Woolford: Gov’t should prospect for gold recovery alternatives

William Woolford

Retired Head of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) William Woolford yesterday said that government ought to pioneer alternative recovery systems for gold because miners would be reluctant to invest in the technology unless it has been proven.

He was speaking at the second of three presentations on ‘Mining Policy Initiatives’ sponsored by the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) at the Sea Breeze Hotel last evening. The mining industry and its issues have been under the spotlight recently for various reasons, including an impending US ban on the export of mercury which