Mining in the region is hit hard. Since 2011 the government announced in Decree 8.413, which reserves to the State the exploitation and exploration of gold miners hardships for intensified. It is increasingly difficult for anyone to engage in artisanal mining, and when it does must overcome many obstacles as vaccines payments Army officials and even the armed bands that make life in the fields.

The president of the Miners' Federation of Bolivar state, Abelardo Díaz, warns that the outlook for 2014 are full of "uncertainty" because "we do not know what will happen, the mines are taken by the underworld, the uncertainty is very large, not can work, vaccines are higher, gasoline is not achieved and if you get a drum may be in 5 or 6 thousand bolivars. "

For the leader the only way out of the current situation that the government is sincere with his intentions for the mining sector orders and accept suggestions and requests from inside them they know what the problems are and their outputs.

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"There must be a review of all, greater control, possible after the miners, mine came to military officials to order the vaccine, now armed to take control of the place bands arrive, that will end the small-scale mining, and no one can work is terrible and the price of gold continues to fall. Those working in the mine carts services as well take advantage, it's a chain. "

He said that in December a passage from mines Sifontes, south of the state, to Puerto Ordaz and Ciudad Bolivar is quoted at 500 or 600 bolivars, for 31 that passage in the same vehicle amounted to 2000 bolivars, and many had to pay because there were no other options.

"People do what they want, there must be controls, we will meet our demands and make the national government and we hope that we will listen, and Mayor Carlos Chancellor put it to President Maduro and we want to take the opportunity to be a response, our intention is to work smoothly and legality. We dedicate ourselves to what we know, we will not rest until what belongs to us, "Diaz said.http://www.correodelcaroni.com/index.php/economia/item/7961-sector-minero-visualiza-un-2014-de-incertidumbre