Romanex mining licence for Marudi reactivated

The Minister of Natural Resources has formally ordered the reactivation of the mining licence of Romanex Guyana Exploration Ltd, paving the way for that company to undertake exploration and mining in the Marudi Mountain area of Mining District No. 6 Rupununi.

A release yesterday from the Ministry of Natural Resources said that the area had been beset by irregular mining, with persons occupying lands in the area after operations of Romanex had ceased sometime ago. Romanex has been operating here since 2008 but has not been able to get