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Guyana eyes restart of manganese mining
Signed and sealed! James Crombie (left) and David Fennel (centre), representing the Canada-based mineral exploration firm and Kampta Persaud, Manager of Geological Services, GGMC.
A Canadian exploration firm has signed a licensing agreement with Guyana that could see the restart of manganese mining in the country.
On Monday, Kampta Persaud, Manager of Geological Services, Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), and David Fennell and James Crombie, on behalf of a private mining firm, signed the agreement paving the way for the company to explore for manganese and iron resources in Regions One and Nine.
The Canada-based company, through a Guyanese subsidiary, has been conducting mining operations and exploratory works in Guyana since 1983, a government statement has said.
Guyana has several known occurrences of manganese and iron resources. Manganese is a silvery-gray metal resembling iron. It is hard and very brittle, difficult to fuse, but easy to oxidize
The mineral is primarily found in Matthews Ridge and Pipaini in Region One, while iron ore occurrences are concentrated at the head of the Pomeroon River and in the South Rupununi.
Matthews Ridge was named after FPF Matthews, a government economic geologist who first discovered manganese in the area in 1951.
Manganese mining started in 1960 and ceased in 1968, reportedly due to declining grade of the ore.
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