Hoping to tap into the current and future demand for stone, local businessman Nazar ‘Shell’ Mohamed is optimistic that his proposed quarry business will be granted all the necessary permits and he promises to commence operations by January of next year if he gets the green light.
“There is this huge demand currently and it will continue for a long time because we haven’t been producing to meet that [demand]. It is why I hope that by January or February of next year…that we will be operational,” Mohamed yesterday told Stabroek News.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday notified the public that applications had been received from Mohamed’s companies ADI’s Kwapau Quarry Areas 1 and 2 and ATANA Quarry Block 1 and 2, for Environmental Authorization. Both operations are located in the Mazaruni River, Essequibo; Mazaruni Mining District 3.