FWIW, partial

The government is currently engaged on an aggressive plan of processing goldmines and that ... he rams home ... has hit vested interests with more than 21 so-called licenses in gold mining have been rescinded and not one granted.

The Minister also criticized the journalist's paper for reporting that licenses had been granted behind President Chavez' back, which, Sanz insisted, is completely false ... he hasn't signed a single license as Minister.

"We have 1,090 kilos of gold obtained from 2008 and I'm going to request that they be sold for investments in productive projects."

The Las Cristinas goldfield has more than 62,000,000 ounces of gold, around $70,000 million and Sanz again states that the government is seeking partners to exploit the mine under the socialist joint venture system.