A closure plan for the Omai mines has been agreed to by the relevant parties and the existing infrastructure is to be left at the location rather than the site being restored to its natural state.
This disclosure yesterday, was to have been made at a press briefing but the absence of Prime Minister Samuel Hinds forced the cancelling of the event. However, the Guyana Information Agency (GINA) issued a joint statement from the Government, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Omai Gold Mines Limited (OGML)/IAMGOLD regarding the agreement.