Mining Industry
GY$18 million worth of mercury smuggled from Suriname – CANU
The mercury that CANU agents say they found in a car at Crabwood Creek, Corentyne. At least GY$18 million worth...
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Stop paying in gold, declare all to reach national target – Miners Assoc
New management Committee (l to r) : Mr. Patrick Harding - Treasurer, Avalon Jagnandan - Managing Director, Ms. Vishanti Balgobin...
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GYEITI civil society gold miner convenor says no conflict of interest, “I maintain my integrity at all times”
Dr Ivor English Natural resources minister says GYEITI civil society convenor not in conflict of interest not actively mining for...
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Former Gold Board chairman says U.S. embassy provided names of suspected gold smugglers
Former Chairman of the Guyana Gold Board, Gabriel Lall holding up a copy of the United States' grand jury's indictment...
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Guyana begins high-tech mineral mapping
Jared Abraham, geologist/geophysicist at the United States-based Aqua Geo Frameworks briefing Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat near one of...
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Guyana working on integrated water management system- Ali
The Parika Water Treatment plant Guyana has embarked on a water integration plan that would see the purification and injection...
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Extractive industries report silence can jeopardise Guyana – policy forum
The Guyana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GYEITI) has been effectively inactive for the past six months, following the publication of...
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GGDMA equips several small-scale gold miners to restart production
The dredge engines that were donated to the 10 small-scale gold miners (GGDMA picture) Ten small-scale miners are now expected...
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Brazil, Guianas to mount joint operation against illegal mining, mercury smuggling
Participants at the first operational meeting of the "Guyana Shield" held in French Guiana from April 3 to 4. At...
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70-year-old gold miner perishes in pit collapse
A 70-year-old man, Emmanuel Jeffrey of Parika, East Bank Essequibo, died Tuesday afternoon when a gold mine at Thomas Island,...
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