AS the major stakeholder group of the gold and diamond mining sector in Guyana, the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) has been following the ongoing debate regarding the issuance of a Permission of a Geological and Geophysical Survey (PGGS) issued to Muri Brazil Ventures Inc.

The GGDMA and its executive members have analysed the facts of the matter and note the pronouncements on the issue, by the Stabroek News, and other public officials. Never checking with the Muri Brazil Ventures Inc. to verify the information, the Association noted that Stabroek made a belated attempt on December 16 to ascertain the views of the company.

Stabroek News and other officials need to get their facts right about the operation of the gold-mining sector and the Mining Act/Regulations, and not to make uninformed statements, attacking agreements legally entered into between Government and other parties.

Constant aerial surveys and exploration activities are necessary to develop the mining industry, and the issuing of a PGGS is a methodology utilised to get mineral information over large areas.
Further, the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association and its executive members remain unmoved by the statements published in the press, and would like to state, based upon the facts known/provided, that there is nothing sinister about the issuance of a PGGS to Muri Brazil Venture Inc.

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association hereby call on those media houses and concerned citizens to join us in ensuring the development of Guyana through the continuation of identifying Guyana’s mineral potential, which can then be exploited for the benefit of Guyana.

GGDMA