Govt halts mining operations at Chinese Landing
The Government on Wednesday evening announced that all mining operations at Chinese Landing, Region One (Barima-Waini) have been temporarily halted.
The Parliamentary Affairs and Governance...
Omai finds extensive gold in Wenot in 1st half of 2023
– more drilling planned for current, higher-grade zones
Canadian company Omai Goldmines, which is currently doing gold exploration in its Wenot pit in Region Seven...
Miners, other forestry stakeholders to benefit from map reading, navigation course
The Guyana Mining School and Training Centre Inc. (GMSTCI) has launched a comprehensive map reading and navigation short course to equip miners with the...
Batavia Village leases over 1000 acres of land to mining company
A mining and lease agreement was on Friday signed between Batavia Village Council, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) and EKAA HRIM Earth Resource Management Incorporated, bringing...
Gold production from underground mines to surge in coming years – Bharrat
With the preparatory work currently ongoing on various underground mines in Guyana, Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat believes that over the next two to...
Small-scale miners discuss issues affecting industry with President Ali
President Dr Irfaan Ali, this afternoon, made a commitment to address issues faced by small-scale miners during a meeting at the Arthur Chung Conference...
Stop overloading trucks – GGDMA to truck operators, trucking services
Please see full statement:
Gold and Diamond mining continues to be one of the main economic drivers of development in Guyana and safe, reliable and...
Pearl farmer plagued with flooding caused by poorly-maintained trenches
By Amar Persaud
Khemraj Puran, a 48-year-old farmer of Pearl, East Bank Demerara (EBD) has suffered major losses due flooding in his area that is...
Drilling to resume at Wenot deposit next week
– Omai says pit has potential for even more gold
Omai Gold Mines will continue drilling at its Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) location from next week...
Omai moves to new gold exploration mine in Region 7
Having concluded its drilling programme under the old Wenot mine, Canadian company Omai Gold Mines Limited (OGML) has moved on to another section of...
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