Venezuela puts nation first in mining

Venezuela's environment minister said Saturday that the government will put national interests first in the mining sector and forbid mining in a forest reserve that is home to two of the country's largest gold ...

[Sleibhin]

Down the road the deposits will be mined by either Russian or Chinese companies.

[ramiro1]

If the venezuelan government is serious about closing mining in Bolivar and Amazonas States, hugo chavez should be nominated for a Nobel Price.
That region has been polluted by foreign and venezuelan mining companies as well as individual miners at least for hundred years.
Hurrah for Hugo Chavez!