Fifteen mobile camps, 11 new mining stations to be established

MiningGeorgetown:  Government says that it is constructing 11 new mining stations across the country, and it has acquired 15 mobile camps for monitoring officers and will be deploying these.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment through its mining agency, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), is currently expanding its monitoring and compliance of mining operations in the various mining districts to complement the rapid growth of the mining sector.

The new mining camps and living quarters will be constructed in mining districts including Lethem, Bartica, Aranka Aremu, Arau/Eteringbang, Eclipse Falls, Kamwatta and Kaburi.

 “Further, 15 mobile mining camps have been acquired and deployments have already commenced to areas such as Issano and various parts of the Northwest District, while areas such as Arrow, Cuyuni River and Olive Creek and Mazaruni among others are being targeted to boost monitoring and compliance.”