Orders to cease work and remove were issued on Wednesday to operators of an illegal dredge at 10 Miles, Bartica.
According to a Department of Public Information (DPI) report, the orders were issued after a visit to the work site by Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources, Simona Broomes and a team from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC).
GGMC acting Manager of Mines, Krishna Ramdass was reported as saying that a complaint, received on January 7th, 2019, alleged that mining operations were being done within the boundaries of Bartica’s township.