Hope he flushed his environment minister, here is a suggestion to increase production, encourage capital investment in natural resource for example large gold mines ie Las Cristinas, create mining related jobs, local supplies and downstream related industries benefits, Mining company ie Crystallex pay taxes on income and percentage of PRODUCTION to Government, with employment and all taxes, local municipalities, Bolivar State, Central bank and Government benefit, there is also the intangible, service sectors, job training, skill development and technical training, environment benefits, health care, and so much more, or you can let the resource sits in its unproductive state, do nothing, and nobody gains,

cc Hugo Chavez