Out-of-work Hecla Mining employees at the El Callao Mining Company say they still do not know what will happen to their jobs after a decision to take the Idaho-USA based company into State ownership via CVG-Minerven and to re-assign gold mining rights to the Russian Agapov group. 
Union representatives say they have high expectations and ask the workers to have patience while they negotiate collective benefits contract after a long history of allegedly being underpaid and harassed by Hecla.
Basic Industries & Mining (Mibam) Minister Rodolfo Sanz, however, does not surface unscathed from the debacle since labor representatives are claiming the conflict arose because of "irresponsible statements" by both Sanz and CVG-Minerven president Luis Herrera that the decision to remove Hecla was the product of "labor problems."
In an interview with local newspaper Correo del Coroni, union spokesman Sanders Guilarte said the most worrying thing is that although the Russians will pay higher wages, the mine operation itself is rapidly exhausting the resources and the lifetime of the mine is short ... "now we must focus on achieving a good salary increase, better working conditions and stability."
Basic Industries & Mining (Mibam) Minister Rodolfo Sanz, however, does not surface unscathed from the debacle since labor representatives are claiming the conflict arose because of "irresponsible statements" by both Sanz and CVG-Minerven president Luis Herrera that the decision to remove Hecla was the product of "labor problems."
In an interview with local newspaper Correo del Coroni, union spokesman Sanders Guilarte said the most worrying thing is that although the Russians will pay higher wages, the mine operation itself is rapidly exhausting the resources and the lifetime of the mine is short ... "now we must focus on achieving a good salary increase, better working conditions and stability."
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