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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.
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]
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.
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'.
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]
Map of Guyana Georgetown, Capital of Guyana Bartica. This is a list of settlements in Guyana. The following definitions have been used: City: Any settlement listed at [1] with population estimates of 75,000 or more. Town: Defined by the government of Guyana as 'municipalities'. [2] Village As defined by official government documents, census or ...
Brazilian mining in Guyana goes back to the early nineties. The influx of Brazilians into the country was largely a result of Brazil's recent mining policies. Significant federal enactments in the early 1990s, saw mining areas curtailed, and mining activity severely restricted, in part due to the growing environmental concern for forest land. [2]
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 ...