Explosives providers in refresher course for mining sector

At the Blasters Workshop hosted by GGMC

With the local mining sector now gearing itself to host major overseas investors, the Guyana Geology and Mines Com-mission (GGMC) says that it is working to provide an enabling environment aimed at maximizing the efficiency of the mining sector.

On Tuesday, the Mining School in collaboration with Australian Company Orica Mining Services joined forces to deliver a theoretical re-fresher programme for blasters in the gold mining and quarrying sectors. This newspaper understands that representatives of the Guyana Police Force and the Guyana Defence Force were also involved in the exercise.

At an opening ceremony on Tuesday which was addressed by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, some of the country’s experienced