The Canadian firm Reunion Gold Corporation, which has a manganese mining project in Matthews Ridge, Region One, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Energy Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago to explore the possibility of building a manganese processing plant there.
“In addition to its proximity to Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago offers numerous benefits including competitive power costs, deep sea port facilities, dedicated areas for industrial projects and proximity to silico-manganese markets,” the company said in a statement on Monday. The MOU sets out the terms under which the parties will collaborate to evaluate the potential development by Reunion of a silico- manganese plant in Trinidad.
National Energy is a subsidiary of the state-owned National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited. It is