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Crystallex inches forward in legal dispute with Venezuela over Las Cristinas project - BNN Bloomberg
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A view of an unlicensed Venezuelan gold mine near the Las Cristinas concession where Canadian miner Crystallex holds a contract, in southern Bolivar State, Venezuela September 29, 2005. Venezuela's government will give
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A man walks past a monument to mining near Las Cristinas, southern Bolivar State, January 30, 2009. Four centuries after the lure of Venezuelan gold brought ruin to English explorer Sir Walter
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Crystallex awarded $1.386 billion for Las Cristinas gold mine expropriation by Venezuela - International Mining
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