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inistry of Natural Resources (MNR) as it is known was established on December 17, 2011 as the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MNRE) with a primary focus of harmonizing policy and management in the Natural resources-based sectors. However, following the appointment of the new Government in May 2015, the institutional structure of the MNRE changed and it became a Department of Natural Resources and Environment under the purview of the Ministry of Presidency. A second change occurred on January 18, 2016 which saw the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment transformed to into the Ministry of Natural Resources.
DPI, Guyana, Tuesday, August 21, 2018 The Ministry of Natural Resources held a public lecture last evening on Affordable Mercury-Free Solutions for Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) Miners in Guyana. The talk was facilitated by Canadian instructor Bruce Marshall who is a post-doctoral fellow in Mining Engineering from the…
– Symposium marks beginning of Mining Week DPI, Guyana, Monday, August 20, 2018 Mining Week 2018 got underway with a symposium which sought to explore how to achieve greater recovery through green mining. The seminar was hosted by the Ministry of Natural Resources at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC)…
