Guyanese to be trained for Guyana Goldfields underground operations

Guyana Goldfields Chief Executive Officer Patrick Sheridan

A combination of local and overseas training and recruitment of trained personnel in the diaspora could see Guyanese occupying high-level operational positions in the production phase of the multi-million-dollar Guyana Goldfields, Chief Executive Officer Patrick Sheridan has told Stabroek Business.

“We have a mine plan and initial underground exploration will be led by expatriates, primarily Canadian underground mining contractors. Over time,  we envisage that as the skills get transferred to locals,