Technical review panel on river mining is non-starter

A technical joint working group that would have carried out a review of environmental issues and concerns pertaining to river and tributary mining never got off the ground but issues are being discussed between the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA).

“There is no specific working group to look at river claims,” GGDMA administrative coordinator Colin Sparman told Stabroek News,