Mining Industry
RUSAL interested in reopening Guyana operations; to submit report to govt
by Samuel Sukhnandan RUSAL-BCGI representative Vladimir Permyakov The Russian Aluminium (RUSAL)-controlled Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (BCGI) has expressed an interest...
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One dead at Australian-owned gold mining pit accident in Guyana
Ryan Taylor A man died early Tuesday morning in an accident at an Australia-owned Troy Resources Guyana Inc gold mining...
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Fungus-infected manganese mine workers did not wear safety gear
Occupational Safety and Health Consultant, Gwyneth King (extreme right) next to Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shamdeo Persaud. Internal Medicine Consultant...
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China to evacuate its critically ill manganese workers from Guyana
China is to evacuate at least 12 of its critically ill manganese mine workers from Guyana on Monday, a well...
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BCGI-RUSAL strike ends, union-management relationship to be entrenched
RUSAL-BCGI workers meeting before the arrival of a government team. A strike at Russian Aluminium (RUSAL)-controlled Bauxite Company of Guyana...
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RUSAL-BCGI management finally recognises union, to begin talks Friday
RUSAL-BCGI workers at Aroaima. The management of United Company Russian Aluminium (UC RUSAL)-controlled Bauxite Company of Guyana Incorporated (BCGI) on...
Read moreDetailsRUSAL-BCGI workers will continue river blockade until labour dispute is resolved – unions
Ropes and barrels across the Berbice River where barges have to go to and from the BCGI-RUSAL mines to collect...
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RUSAL suspends Guyana operations, moves equipment to warehouse for protection
Russian aluminum giant, RUSAL, has suspended bauxite production in Guyana and moved its equipment to a warehouse for protection, the...
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RUSAL-BCGI: Gov’t to consider implications of “either them closing or we closing them”- Trotman
A blockade of ropes and barrels on the Berbice River against BCGI-RUSAL barges collecting bauxite for transporting to a transshipment...
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EPA refutes reports that Aurora gold mine resumed underground mining
Dr. Vincent Adams addressing the 50th Convocation of the University of Guyana on November 12, 2016. Guyana's Environmental Protection Agency...
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