An overwhelming number of reports from a wide cross-section of stakeholders, of damage caused by increasingly irresponsible mining in Guyana’s rivers and tributaries has forced the Natural Resources Ministry to halt the issuance of any new permits.
The Ministry headed by Robert Persaud, has reported that as a consequence of the reports, and a review of the far reaching negative impacts of river mining, a position was taken “of not accepting any new applications for river claims until further notice and consultation, especially, with Amerindians and riverine communities.”
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