Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman says that a South African company will be visiting next week to conduct a feasibility study on a gold refinery and the Government of Guyana is “strongly” considering the possibility.
Speaking at a Guyana Gold Board (GGB) press conference yesterday afternoon, Trotman said that such a venture would modernise the industry.
“I should say as well that the GGB has received a number of proposals as it relates to a refinery in Guyana. We have been doing this method for decades but we believe the time has come. I said before that every situation gives rise to opportunities and so we are looking, strongly looking at the possibility of setting up a refinery either through a public-private partnership or do it through government,” Trotman said.
