There appear to be forces at work throughout the ministry whose sole intentions are merely to profit from their own intentions

VHeadline reader and gold industry investor Todd MacSween writes: Well-informed investors are at peace with their decisions as they wait for the Las Cristinas project to begin. Now approximately 10 months after all requirements were met the delay continues. Are the delays normal or justified?

With the project approved and taxes and bonds paid why the long delay?

Could it be that media manipulation and national interests such as oil, agriculture and infrastructure resources such as steel and concrete are priority?

This may very well be the case but delays to projects ready for employment of approximately 2,000 workers and whose company honored all social aspects to their MOA upfront with such things as houses, roads, sewerage treatment and scholarships and medical should stand out as one of Hugo Chavez' greater accomplishments to the new social picture ... a picture where capitalism and socialism can be shown as working hand in hand, allowing the rest of the needed resources for the benefit of progress and prosperity of both the standard of living and business relations.

There appear to be forces at work throughout the ministry whose sole intentions are merely to profit from their own intentions.

• These corrupt ministers need to be dealt with to allow for the system to work as it should. Without all areas of government working together nothing will ever happen. Each day miners complain about packages that were to be supplied and the lack of work needed to support families and lifestyles.

These are Chavez supporters and people who believe that what he is doing and the changes he is making will make their lives more enjoyable.

Indeed this could be truly fulfilled by allowing the gold industry and the handful of companies there to begin the process instead of being delayed by trivial political bickering ... it always appears that the communities in need are the last to enjoy the changes brought about, the communities for which these changes were to have been made.

Years it has been about discussion of a new mining law and as Chavez' special powers are about to be nullified it appears that the gold mining industry will continue to wait for laws that will never be, as the people suffer poisoning from illegal mining and lack of regulation.

Minister Rodolfo Sans is now the new mining minister and president of the CVG.

According to media sources he is the man to get these jobs done and the one who can finally turn the entire mining industry into the great national industry it should be.

Sans appears to be taking the bull by the horns and is getting things resolved.

From dealing with steel, aluminum to concrete one can see he means business ... it will be only a matter of time before he turns his attention towards gold mining and the people of Sifontes..

Todd MacSween
emilytodd@netzero.net