Guyana Goldfields, gov’t finalising mineral pact for US$1B Aurora mine

Canadian company Guyana Goldfields is finalising a mineral agreement with the government as the company moves further along in opening its US$1B mine at Aurora, Cuyuni River.

“Everything is on schedule,” the company’s consultant Eric Phillips told Stabroek News on Wednes-day. He said that the mineral agreement and business plan are being finalised while work is continuing to build a new section of road from Buckhall, on the Essequibo, to the company’s mine. In addition, geological work is being finalised.

All other processes related to the environment and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) have been