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Some mining operations in the Port Kaituma area will be closed down after they were found to be contaminating the community’s water system, according to Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Persaud.
While he did not say how many operations, Persaud told reporters yesterday that some operations would have to be closed until they put themselves in line with the mining regulations.
Earlier this week, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) announced that it was experiencing operational difficulties at the company’s facility at Port Kaituma, “due to mining activities which have affected