Miners on Saturday, participated in an auction hosted by the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) for medium- scale mining properties.
According to the Department of Public Information (DPI) approximately 65 mining blocks within the North West, Cuyuni, Mazaruni and Potaro Mining Districts were auctioned at an event held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC), Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara. Bids started at $300,000 per mining block.