EZ, sometimes the answer is right in front of you....

"hey BMO (or other entity, maybe even US bank..hint, hint) we've got an opportunity to buy out a canadian co. who claims it's a russian company that has carte blanche in venezuela....maybe if you give us a low/no interest loan we can go partners with a third party who has a permitted concession and buy these guys out....and force hugo to produce or totally kill the mining industry in venezuela at the same time totally annhilating any chance of his doing business with any nation in the world (except maybe china who has already told him to f' off)....

thats politics baby......and the financing is easy as long as the terms are hard....imo