Gov’t to step up drive against mercury in mining

As part of its efforts to “foster greener, more sustainable mining”, the Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Natural Resources will soon be establishing a compliance unit and crafting a National Action Plan aimed at minimising and, as far as possible, eliminating the use of mercury in mining operations.

This is according to a release from the Government Information Agency (GINA). According to the release Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman announced these measures on Thursday at the opening of a two-day session on Global Small-Scale Gold Mining