From thedocdd's post on the Yahoo board....

They request the beginning of the plan Mibam Las Cristinas and Brisas
Monday, April 28, 2008
Commission miners and community representatives, indigenous and Creoles, traveled to Caracas to meet with the Minister Rodolfo Sanz

Isidro Casanova


From all sides come to ask miners to problems minister Rodolfo San. Faced with the announced visit to Guyana's Minister of People's Power for Basic Industries and Mining, in order to address the problem mining, upon instructions of the President Hugo Chávez Frías, and representatives of the main spokesmen Communal councils of communities Creole and indigenous people of the parish of San Isidro town Sifontes, they know to press their high expectations on interviews with the minister in this regard and hope that makes this act of presence in this town. That in order to ask directly to the high government official, the urgency to give definitive start to the important developments of mining Las Cristinas and Brisas del Cuyuní. They added informants that these projects are essential for the consolidation of twenty-one communities that make up this parish and town as a whole.

10-year wait

The Las Cristinas project based on an award of the CVG and Crystallex operated by the company, has more than ten years of waiting for permits to boot. It was reported that the company has met all environmental requirements, leaving the project in anticipation of the record of starts.

Situation similar records the project Brisas del Cuyuni, operated by the company Gold Book, featuring its own concession, gave some time ago the last requirement, reported that the Ministry of Environment responded realizing the adoption of the draft, leaving in anticipation of Start record

A commission composed of Pasiano Elliman, Daniel Gomez, Eligio Velasquez and Freddy Enrito-by indigenous communities-and Yokasta Cedeño and Alcides Herrera by native communities, was designated to travel to Caracas and to deliver an urgent letter to the minister Sanz, requesting his presence in Las Claritas for a meeting with community councils and business representatives will be accomplished action to ensure these projects starting with the construction of facilities and initiation of production.

In his letter to the holder of MIBAM spokespersons of the Communal Councils point out that "Our reality today is the mining and mining will remain, however the mines, despite the good price of gold, no longer pay for being very trajinar, hence we need to start these projects with new technologies so that miners can continue working. "

It goes chairman of Minerva

During the visit of Minister Rodolfo Sanz, the company conducted CVG Minerva, there were numerous complaints to management, bringing the consequence that some managers have been withdrawn and President Jose Mercado, will last until this month, according to unofficial information.

Mentioned as possible replacements Market for engineers, Ernesto Flores, who comes to exercise a vice ministry and Luis Herrera Mendoza, current director of National Survey of the Ministry of Basic Industries and Mining. ISIC.