" Foreign direct investment fell to US$646 million (euro414 million) in Venezuela last year "

Building Las Cristinas and Brisas mines alone would bring in almost double the foreign investment that Venezuela attracted for the whole country last year.

Gold Reserve is looking at spending $700 million as per the latest update and the Crystallex figure for LC must be at least $400 million now once you factor in inflation and cost increases since the last estimate.