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March 28, 2020 – The following statement is released on behalf of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) and the Guyana Gold & Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA):

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) today opened a mining symposium to focus on the use of alternative technologies and techniques for better recovery and the reduction in the use of mercury in Guyana. President of the GGDMA, Andron Alphonso said that this is in keeping with the Association’s goals for 2020, which […]

Following numerous requests from miners and their representative organisations, the GGDMA, GWMO and NMS, the Minister of Natural Resources Hon. Raphael G.0 Trotman, M.P., has issued a directive to the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission to extend the “Final Amnesty” for miners regarding the payment of rentals.

Newly-elected president of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners’ Association (GGDMA) Andron Alphonso has called for unity in the industry to project a single front to promote mining interests in Guyana.