The Environmental Protection Agency is currently monitoring the tailings and pond discharge of Bosai Minerals Group Guyana Incorporated (BMGGI) in Linden which has increased reportedly by heavy rainfall last Thursday.
According to a press release last night from the Ministry of Natural Resources, while the dam remains intact, the management of Bosai has since diverted the normal discharge course over a longer area to allow for natural filtration before entering Kara Kara Creek.
The release said that this measure has resulted in the Kara Kara Creek showing signs of turbid tailings flow.
“As such, the Environmental Protection Agency has recommended that Bosai Minerals Group Guyana Incorporated cease discharge from its wash plant until the measures which include completing the diversion path, building a dyke, and strengthen the overflow before restarting discharge”, the release said.
The release said that the Ministry’s Environmental Pro-tection Agency will continue to work closely with the management of Bosai to monitor the situation and to assess the measures in place before restarting discharge and recommend further mitigation measures.
The collapse of the tailings dam at Omai Gold Mines Limited in 1995 sent large amounts of cyanide waste into the Essequibo River, sparking the biggest environmental disaster in the country.
