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Once again, the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association [GGDMA] publicly affirms its unequivocal support for the Minamata Convention on mercury. We also make it crystal clear that in keeping with the tenor of the Convention the Government of Guyana is required to provide technical and financial assistance to Small Scale miners so that gold mining can be done in a responsible manner.

Further, the GGDMA reaffirms that decisions that affect the mining sector must be based on valid data and sound science. We do believe that our firm positions on these matters are well known. Read more

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association [GGDMA] values the emerging partnerships among the small, medium and large scale gold miners in Guyana. The GGDMA stands for the fair and equitable treatment of all Investors in the mining industry, whether foreign or local, whether small medium or large. Read more

…says GGB’s negligence caused high levels of mercury in lab

In light of the recent discovery of high levels of mercury in the laboratory of the Guyana Gold Board (GGB), the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) is suggesting that Government allocate $2 billion to the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) to conduct a feasibility study on the phasing out of the mercury in mining. Read more

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association [GGDMA] is surprised by the recent comparison between gold and oil, made by the Minister of Business, Mr. Dominic Gaskin at a recent oil and gas seminar hosted by the Private Sector Commission [PSC]. The contribution made by the Hon. Minister between the historical contribution of the gold mining sector and the projected contribution of the emergent Oil and Gas Sector, in defending the PSC with Exxon-Mobil, has had the collateral damage effect of him seeming to belittle the historical contribution of the gold mining sector.
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The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association [GGDMA] has secured a legal opinion by independent counsel which reaffirms that the previous action by Ministers responsible for Mines and Minerals, the Boards and Commissioners of the Guyana Geology & Mines Commission (GGMC) since 1994, in allowing portions of or all the lands held in valid Prospecting Licenses held by Guyanese to be marked of and applied for as Mining Permits [Medium Scale], is legal and grounded in the Mining Act and the Regulations. Read more