Illegal mining to be tracked by satellite – Minister

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President Donald Ramotar (second from right) at the forum. At right is Minister of Natural Resources Robert Persaud. At left is Chairman of the Private Sector Commission, Ron Webster.
President Donald Ramotar (second from right) at the forum. At right is Minister of Natural Resources Robert Persaud. At left is Chairman of the Private Sector Commission, Ron Webster.

Minister of Natural Resources, Robert Persaud yesterday said that illegal mining will soon be tracked by satellite imagery and there would be instant deployments to deal with the problem.

He was speaking at the opening ceremony of mining week at the Guyana International Conference Centre.

Speaking on the questio