Canadian miners to spend close to US$180M here in near term –Persaud

Close to US$180M will be spent in the near term by Canadian companies holding licences to mine gold here, according to Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud.

Persaud recently participated in the Toronto Mining Conference where Guyana was highlighted. Several Canadian companies such as Guyana Goldfields are involved in large mining operations here. A number of other companies have expressed