Even the CVG wanted LC and Brisas combined in 2001..

http://www.marketwire.com/press-rele...

SEPTEMBER 25, 2001 - 11:24 EDT

Gold Reserve Inc.: Brisas and Las Cristinas to be
Combined Into World Class Gold and Copper Mine

SPOKANE, WASHINGTON--Gold Reserve Inc. (TSE:GLR.A) (OTC:GLDR.OB)
is pleased to announce that Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana
("CVG"), a Venezuelan government corporation, has announced, in an
official news release, the government's intention to unify the
Brisas and Las Cristinas gold and copper mining projects into a
single, combined project that will allow sustainable employment
and development in Bolivar State.

If you need more just google "gold reserve brisas cristinas combined" . There are plenty of references...