Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR)

Sixteen charged for breaching Mining Act

Guyana vindicated with push for Local Content Legislation- Minister Bharrat

Guyana could be producing close to 1.2 million barrels per day by next conference – Min Bharrat

The Ministry of Natural Resources is recording tangible results from its crackdown on illegal mining. Gold declarations are up and compliance is improving

Celebration of the 2025 International Day of Forests – Joint letter FAO-UNFF

Cabinet team visits ONE GUYANA FPSO

The Ministry of Natural Resources, in collaboration with ExxonMobil Guyana Limited, facilitated an offshore visit for a team of Cabinet members to the ONE GUYANA...

Guyana launches Bamboo pilot project

The Ministry of Natural Resources is pleased to announce the launch of Guyana’s first major bamboo pilot project through the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC). The...

Government to Mark Guyana’s 60th independence Anniversarywith Commemorative Gold Medallion

As Guyana prepares to commemorate 60 years of independence, the Guyana Gold Board (GGB), an agency under the Ministry of Natural Resources, is proud to...

Sixteen charged for breaching Mining Act

As part of its ongoing crackdown on illegal mining, the Ministry of Natural Resources brought 16 gold miners before the courts in March on various...

Guyana vindicated with push for Local Content Legislation- Minister Bharrat

-1,200 local businesses participating in oil sector-Almost 7,000 Guyanese trained Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat says the tremendous success Guyana has seen with its...

Guyana could be producing close to 1.2 million barrels per day by next conference – Min Bharrat

Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat on Wednesday underscored leadership, sound management and strong partnerships as the three key pillars driving Guyana’s rapid transformation into...

The Ministry of Natural Resources is recording tangible results from its crackdown on illegal mining. Gold declarations are up and compliance is improving

Celebration of the 2025 International Day of Forests – Joint letter FAO-UNFF

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Secretariat of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) have the honour to...

The Ministry 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.

Guyana Geology and Mines Commission:

Mining in Guyana is managed by the Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) under the Mining Act of 1989. The Act allows the GGMC to be the guardian of all minerals in Guyana. Therefore, permission must be received from the GGMC,...

Guyana Gold

Board:

The Guyana Gold Board was established on May 15, 1982 to manage the business of trading gold in Guyana. The Board secures adequate supplies of gold ensuring equitable distribution at fair prices and engages in other commercial...

Guyana Forestry

Commission:

The GFC is responsible for providing advice on issues relating to forest policy, forestry laws and regulations, administration and management of all State Forest land including distribution of forest land for all forest related activities...

A Supply Chain to Eliminating Mercury in Guyanas ASGM Sector

Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF)- IDB

Mainstreaming Biodiversity in the mining sector- UNDP

Environmental Management in the Mining Sector

Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)

Energy Governance and Capacity Initiative (EGCI)

European Union Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (EU- FLEGT)

LATEST NEWS

Press Release – Clarifications on ongoing GGMC enforcement operations at Marudi Mountain, Region 9, and Tassawini, Region 1.

The Ministry of Natural Resources wishes to give clarifications on the enforcement exercises currently under execution at Marudi Mountain and Tassawini. Particularly the Ministry wishes to highlight the nature of the operations; why they became necessary and their overall objectives. Marudi Mountain’s Enforcement The operation began on May 1st, 2019…