Several workers from Australian-owned Troy Resources and Chinese-owned Zijin Mining-Aurora Gold Mines have tested positive for COVID-19, according to Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton, who said his ministry will be investigating working conditions at both places.
According to the minister, a total of 41 employees from both mining operations between October and this month tested positive. At Troy Resources Guyana Inc (TRGI), 24 employees tested positive with six cases recorded this month, while 17 of Aurora Gold Mines’ (AGM) employees were positive.
The minister noted that the cases at AGM were discovered after 112 employees were tested.
