…  Hugo Chavez said Sunday that Venezuela hopes to gradually sell off its refineries in …  his leftist allies in the region a stable oil supply. Chavez also raised the idea of issuing a regional bond to raise funds for …  for cooperative projects in education, telecommunications, mining and other areas. He said Venezuela will guarantee to supply 100 …

…  Congress calling for an increase in the Complementary Mining Tax (ICM) levied on foreign mining firms operating in Bolivia. Apparently the amount of the ICM to be …  from Morales’ close ally Venezuela President Hugo Chavez. The Bolivian Chief Executive has based his current strategy on a …

…  Thursday said the country is considering nationalizing its mining industry, a week after President Hugo Chavez announced plans to bring the electricity and telecommunications sectors …

…  government will move ahead with plans to nationalize the mining industry, President Evo Morales said Friday, in the latest move by a …  by Morale’s chief ally, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez last week that his government would take over telecommunications and …

…  a final vote on legislation that would eliminate some mining concessions, seeking more time to discuss the bill with small miners, …  up a second and final vote. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, seeking to take control of idle gold and diamond fields in the South …