I found this old Bloomberg story from June 2007. I remember how secure it made me feel that Chavez actually mentioned Crystallex. Here is a portion of the article from
http://tiny.cc/zhuAy
KRY:US Crystallex International Corp |
By Steven Bodzin and Theresa Bradley
June 6 (Bloomberg)
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Chavez also said a pending overhaul of the country's constitution won't include provisions to nationalize mines.
The government is continuing to work with Crystallex International Corp., a Toronto-based gold mining company awaiting approval of its environmental impact study for a gold mine in Venezuela, Chavez said.