Last year was another “sterling” year for gold with export earnings of US$346.4M, an increase of over 22% over 2009, according to the Guyana Gold Board.
In 2010, the gold declaration was 308,438 ounces, an increase of 3260 ounces over the 2009 declaration of 305,178 ounces, the Board said in a release. It noted that while declarations did not reach the 311,816 ounces as projected in the National Budget 2010, this marks the second year in succession