A year after the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) sought partners to operate and manage two Knelson concentrator processing plants, the first is expected to be in operation by this week.
The Knelson Concentrator is a gravity concentration apparatus, mainly used in the gold mining industry for the recovery of fine particles of free gold. It does not involve the use of mercury and is said to offer a more efficient method and costs little to upkeep. However, the cost of one is expensive.
Acting Commissioner of the GGMC Rickford Vieira told Stabroek News last Monday that the
