A geologist at Australian-owned mining company Troy Resources died yesterday morning after a cave where he was working collapsed at its Karouni operation in Region Seven and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) has been instructed to carry out a thorough investigation.
The dead man has been identified as Ryan Taylor, 33, a father of three, of Alberttown.
Troy Resources, in a statement yesterday, said that operations at its Karouni site have been temporarily suspended and that an investigation is to follow.