A police investigation has been launched into the death of a gold miner whose lifeless body was discovered in an old mining pit at Macurie Backdam, Mazaruni River on Saturday.
The identity of the dead man, who goes by the alias ‘Peasie’ remains unknown. The incident occurred sometime between 3 am and 6 am Saturday.
Stabroek News understands that ‘Peasie’ was employed to work on a four-inch land dredge at Macurie Backdam by a Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara gold miner.