Gold declarations last year topped 700,000 ounces

During 2016, Guyana’s gold sector was able to weather the impact of global politics and record a whopping 712,707 ounces in declarations.

According to the 2016 Annual Report of the Guyana Gold Board (GGB) this represents a 261,648 ounces or 58 percent increase over the 451,059 ounces that were declared in 2015.