[Mount Athos]

But Crystallex Chief Executive Todd Bruce said earlier on Wednesday there was no change in the status of the Las Cristinas project or the firm's contract to operate a mine there.

Those contracts and deeds aren't worth much once a commie like Chavez takes over. I think this executive is in for a surprise, though it shouldn't be a surprise.

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Hecla ----WAS---- the country's largest and most active gold producer.