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With 215,000 square kilometres (83,000 sq mi), Guyana is the fourth-smallest country on mainland South America after Uruguay, Suriname and French Guiana. The main economic activities in Guyana are agriculture (production of rice and Demerara sugar ), bauxite mining, gold mining, timber, shrimp fishing and minerals.
Also known as pork-knockers, these artisanal gold and diamond miners have created or been a part of the folklore in Guyana. [7] In 1904, Peters Mine was the first mine opened in Guyana. From 1904 to 1909, it produced 39,800 ounces of gold (approximately 0.8 oz. per ton of ore), and in 1915 to 1916 produced another 1,103 ounces.
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.
Mahdia is a town in Guyana, [2] located near the centre of the country at an altitude of 415 m (1,362 ft). Commerce is centred on the area's gold and diamond mining operations. As such it is affected by the economic booms and busts and attracts immigrants, both local and foreign, to obtain wealth through mining.
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.
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The SIMEC Group (along with Liberty Steel Group) is an independent company within the GFG Alliance, of which Sanjeev Gupta became executive chairman. [4] The company is focused on resources, sustainable power, infrastructure, and commodities trading, [5] Its activities span renewable energy generation, mining, shipping, and commodities trading.
Guyana Goldfields was a Canadian company that owned and operated the Aurora gold mine in Guyana. Before being acquired by Zijin Mining in 2020, Guyana Goldfields was a publicly traded company with shares listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and previously TSX Venture Exchange. Beginning in 1996 the company acquired exploration rights to the ...