The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission is involved in questionable things

Apr 19, 2017 Letters

Dear Editor,
I wish to bring to your attention a matter that involves questioning the attitude at the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission. I have been responsible for some claims held by Cyril Francis and Joseph Isidore (my father) both deceased, who were residents of Mahdia.
Since my father’s death, I’ve tried to get the claims verified with much difficulty. I was never aware of the greed and covetousness of persons in the mining sector until having to deal with these claim issues. The first issue I had with the Commission was in 2010 when I attempted to verify eight claims at Konawak, Mining District #2. Another claim holder who I would consider a ‘big fish’ came up with a strategy to take those claims away from me. So I was told that the said claims were null and void due to late payments. However, in 2012 upon my lawyer’s request for information of the claims, I received a response stating that only two of the eight claims were null and void.
It was very interesting to note that the two gold claims with excellent potential were made null and void by the GGMC official to benefit a Pomeroon “Big fish” gold miner. In 2015 I commenced verification of another ten claims in Pamela, Mining District #2. This process has prolonged until now where another ‘big fish’ is trying to attack again. I must let you know however, that these individuals are being aided by officials in GGMC. Not the ordinary officials, by the way, it is some of the big ones who are facilitating these people to get whatever they want from the small miners.
The particular claim that this ‘big fish’ is trying to grab is Gift #1 which is situated at the left bank of the Potaro River about 2500ft from Pamela Landing. The coordinates read: A- 59.201831, 5.334111; B- 59.202110, 5.334850; C- 59.204050, 5.33850; D- 59.204180, 5.337720. Location date: 15th September, 1993, all payments were made on time, boundary lines clear and boards intact.
With no authentic reason this individual has been able to have a cease order placed on our operations there. He has no grounds for dispute but still continues to attract the attention of the officials to even adhere to his plea. After seeing that there were no loop holes for him to glean on, this individual is now seeking to have ‘his’ officers remove our boundary so as to give him access to the said location. I think it is time to expose the things that have been going on at GGMC, as these people fail to realize that we all have to live. They have been continually robbing the small miners and this has to stop.
I am of the view that questionable behaviour at the GGMC is so epidemic and strategically aligned to benefit the questionable officials and their questionable cohorts, thus small and medium scale miners have been robbed and continue to be robbed with impunity.
Mary Isidore

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