AGM hiring, commits to abide by gov’t policies

From left are AGM Director, Corporate Office and Government Relations Peter Benny, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Natural Resources Joslyn McKenzie, AGM Administration Manager Frank Liu, Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat, AGM Chief Executive Officer/General Manager Victor Wu and Chief Financial Officer Peter Luo. (AGM Inc photo)

The Zijin Mining Group Company Ltd, the new owner of the Aurora Gold Mines Inc. (AGM), is currently hiring as it prepares to restart mining operations and has committed to abiding by government policies during recent introductory meetings with senior government officials of stakeholder agencies in the mining sector.

Zijin Mining Group is one of the largest gold, copper and zinc producers in China. The company has rich experience in prospecting, construction, mining, metallurgy and operation of gold mines.

In a press statement issued yesterday, AGM noted that General Manager Victor Wu and a team recently held meetings to discuss mining related issues. The statement revealed that the team met with the Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry Joslyn McKenzie, Commissioner of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission Newell Dennison, Deputy Commissioner Dianne McDonald and Mining Manager Krishna Ramdass. Additionally, the team met with General Manager of the Guyana Gold Board Eondrene Thompson and Chief Labour Officer at the Ministry of Labour Charles Ogle.