A Canadian company is looking to start mining bauxite here and has applied to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for environmental authorization.
Guyana Industrial Minerals Inc (GINMIN), the local subsidiary of Canada-based, First Bauxite Company (FBX) is looking to start operations at the Waratilla Cartwright Deposits along the banks of the Essequibo River. The EPA in a notice in the Guyana Chronicle on Thursday said the agency has determined that an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is not required for the project. It said the application has been screened to assess the potential environmental impacts and it has been determined that the project will not significantly affect the environment once relevant mechanisms are implemented to mitigate possible impacts.
It noted that there are no fragile ecosystems
