An Australian company has applied to the environmental authorities for an authorization for large scale gold mining at Black Water Creek, Kaburi Area, Region Seven which will use cyanide in its recovery operations and an impact assessment now has to be done.
A notice in today’s Stabroek News from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says that Pharsalus Gold Inc. is planning mining at what is known as the Hicks/Kaburi Concession in Cuyuni/Mazaruni. Planned use of cyanide will raise