Over 35 benefit from training in extractive industry

Participants pour over a map during the entry level training for prospectors in the extractive industry.

Over 35 prospectors were beneficiaries of a two-day course at the introductory level on the extractive industries, conducted by the Guyana Mining School and Training Centre in partnership with the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Associa-tion (GGDMA).

According to a press release from the GGDMA, the training offered included GPS navigation, compass navigation, map scale interpretation, mineralisation map interpretation and topographic map interpretation.

The course was offered free of charge with