Unapproved prospectors at Marudi in the Rupununi will have to remove their equipment by Sunday as part of a deal reached between miners and the authorities during a mediation exercise at Lethem last weekend.
On April 23 and 24, a team from the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) facilitated the mediation process aimed at resolving conflicts that had escalated between large scale mining company, Romanex, miners, and several communities in the South Rupununi. At the end of the meeting, all parties approved and signed an agreement that will chart the course forward for mining in the Marudi Mountains.
In a statement, the Ministry hailed the success of the exercise.