Small miners in the Rupununi are petitioning the Ministry of Natural Resources to be allowed to mine on the Prospecting Licence of Romanex, saying that the company is occupying state lands while failing to execute the terms of the mining licence granted to it in April 2009.
According to the letter from the Rupununi Miners Association dated December 7, 2012, 193 petitioners inclusive of dredge owners, workers and other persons are legitimately involved in mining at Marudi and are directly affected
