Crystallex says confused on Las Cristinas move

Crystallex said in a statement it understood that the office of permits at Venezuela's environment ministry had denied the request in a communication to the state-owned company that holds the Las Cristinas concessions. 'The communication ... appears to be in conflict with the Las Cristinas (environmental) approval, construction compliance bond request and environmental tax request issued by the (ministry), and the communication appears to be in opposition to all mineral mining in the Imataca region,' Crystallex said.