A breach of standard safety practices led to the collapse of a mining pit at Konawaruk on Sunday which claimed 10 lives and the mines body yesterday said it was prevented from taking action against this illicit operation around six weeks ago because of a court injunction.
In a statement yesterday, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) said that following May 17th’s tragedy at Pepper Creek, (Region Eight), GGMC personnel travelled to the area on the 18th May 2015 to investigate. The statement said that GGMC personnel concluded that the
