There are over 90 active mining properties operating in the Parish Peak area under the purview of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), the National Mining Syndicate (NMS) stated yesterday.
In a press release in response to a Ministry of Natural Resources statement last week, which said that Parish Peak, located in the Upper Berbice was a restricted area, the NMS said it was in possession of information that completely contradicts that.
Calling the ministry’s statement “misguided”, the NMS said, “We find it disheartening to say the least that the Ministry of Natural Resources would in one breath say to the public that the area is ‘off-limits’ knowing fully well that mining continues to occur in the area. The past five years (perhaps longer), has seen active and unrestricted mining in the Parish Peak area.”
The NMS said that while it has a deep appreciation for the efforts being made by the administration to preserve the country’s biodiversity, it believes that a principled and fair deci
