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Mining in Guyana is a significant contributor to the economy owing to sizable reserves of bauxite, gold, and diamonds. [1] Much of these resources are found in Guyana's Hilly Sand and Clay belt, a region that makes up 20% of the country.
Imbaimadai is a community in the Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region of Guyana. Imbaimadai is a mining community adjoining Amerindian lands. [3] Imbaimadai is known for its gold, diamond and other precious mineral deposits. [4] As of 2016, only 13 mines remained of which seven were operational.
Kurupung is a mining community in the Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region of Guyana, near the Pakaraima Mountains. Kurupung has two airstrips (one at the top of the mountain and one at the bottom of the mountain) (Airport code KPG), [2] a police station, a health unit, and a sub-office of the Elections Commission. Children attend school in other villages. [3]
The area around the river has been used for diamond mining. [3] [4] It was the location for Guyana's first diamond rush of the 1920s. [5] The largest stone recorded as found weighed 29 and five-sixteenth carats [6] and was brought to the commissioner of lands and mines in 1921. It was called 'Kurupung' and bought for USD $4000. [7]
It is a community of about 300 mainly Akawaio Amerindians, living among the hilly, forested banks of the Mazaruni River. Gold mining is a major economic activity in the area. Isseneru received land title around 2007, and demarcation was completed 2009. [3] Known as ‘Issululu’ in Akawaio, the name means 'mass grave'.
Issano is a village of Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region 7), Guyana. It is located along the Mazaruni River, and is a hub for mining. In 2012, the population was 220. [2] Issano is a mostly Amerindian community. It has a primary school (Saint Martin's [3]), health centre [4] and airstrip (ICAO: SYIS [5]). [6]
Kwakwani is a mining and logging village on the Berbice River in the Upper Demerara-Berbice Region of Guyana. [2] Its altitude is 44 metres (147 feet). Kwakwani is approximately 100 km south of Linden. In 1942, the Berbice Bauxite Company opened a Bauxite Mining in the area which is the main industry of the village. [3]
Port Kaituma is a small village within the Barima-Waini administrative region of Guyana. It became known internationally as a gateway village to the Peoples Temple settlement in nearby Jonestown . It has long been a hub for mining in the area.