The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) yesterday announced that it is preparing to file charges against “raiders” engaged in illegal mining activities in the Marudi Mountain area of Region Nine, while calling a recent confrontation that saw a policeman brutalise a woman and her young son “regrettable”.
In a statement yesterday, GGMC said that with support from the police force it is currently removing over 14 illegal dredges and other mining equipment from the area.
“The operators of these dredges were engaged in the removal of Guyana’s minerals and evasion of payment of royalties and taxes on the minerals extracted.
To date not a single gram of gold has been declared by any of the operators and there
