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1 2 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction................................................................................................. 1 Annual Survey of the Mining Industry....................................................... 2.1 Mine Development 2.2 Feasibility 2.3 Mineral 3 3 4 .. 5 ......... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. at Omai.................................. Mahdia Prospecting ... .. .. .. Properties....... and Pre-production .. .............. Assessment - Production in 1992 .. .. .. .. Licence .. .. GEOLOGICAL SERVICES DIVISION................................................ 3.1 Geological Field Projects...................................................................... 3.1.2 South Savannahs 3.1.3 Yaiema Divide Road 3.1.4 Imbaimadai Alluvial Geomorphological Semi-precious Stones Project................... Project ................................................ Diamond Investigation......................................................... 13 11 11 12 12 Programme........................................ Stone Survey................................... ............................................... ........................................................ 3 .1.5 The Commonwealth Rainforest 3 .1.6 Mabura Hill Dimension Iwokrama and Govt.
Of Guyana 3.2 Medium Scale Prospecting 3.3 Technical Projects 3 .4 Exploration Assistance Permits in Prospecting Licence Areas .. .. .. .. .. .. Prospecting 3.4.1 Romanex -Marudi Mountain 3 .4.2 Goldfield 3.4.3 Golden Star Enterprise Resources Mines Ltd. -Amik Prosp.

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Laboratory ........................................................................... 4 LEGAL DEPARTMENT ........................................................................... 28 5.
MINES DIVISION ..................................................................................... 5.1 Technical Unit .............................................................................. ..........
Surveys 5.1.1 Hydrological 5.1.2 Environmental 29 29 29 Management Agreement 33 ...... 34 34 34 35 lands available for mining 5.2.1 Mining Stations 5.2.2 Mining Offences 5.2.3 Registry Section 5.2.4 Making additional ................................ ............................ ............................... 5.2 Administration .................................................................................
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INTRODUCTION Generally, 1992 was an eventful n. The local gold and diamond and rewarding industry year for the Guyana Geology the trend of improved and Mines production, of79,582 cts obtained of the Omai Gold Mine Mill and Infrastructure, ozs and 44,763 in 1991 (see Table 2.1).
A major development of in the industry which were completed the new high levels topping continued cts.

respectively, production Commissio with declared ozs and 24,640 59,296 was the construction December 1992.

1992, two weeks ahead of schedule.

The mill was commissioned on December in 16, Other major developments of note were the passing Regulations of amendments (Amendment) No.
12 of 1992) which put into place Medium Scale Mining under the Mining Act 1989, on terms which in October to the for establishing adherence Mining Act 1989 (Mining procedures include Regulations valuable parcels production minerals of gold, precious 1992 effectively and precious stones, site.

to an Environmental Management Agreement.


allow for production records to be used as a permit The Mining (Amendment) to convey gold, stones, thereby abolishing and valuable minerals, the requirement prior to conveying them from the for official sealing declined Production of bauxite GUYMINE on its dissolution International which succeeded Government of Guyana/Reynolds Bauxite Aroaima per year of dried bauxite.
moved towards Company its projected in June 1992, while production Inc joint venture at the as the at Aroaima tonnes level of two million full production operations at the state Mines Linmine and Bermine, the organisations increased with its functions, undertook projects of geological field in keeping The Commission, work; mines inspections; investigated and adjudicated originating through medium and large scale exploration, companies operating miners; Suribana.
mining operations and effected repairs under large scale Prospecting emergency hydrological sampling; complaints, challenges, under the Mining Act and regulations, disputes to and and associated activities; applications for small, the exploration work of technical and legal matters processed monitored provided Licences; and mining; prospection relating assistance for to the Linden-Suribana road, between Anarika and The sharp increase in claim holdings recorded in 1991 was shifted where the 202 applications 204,000 for approximately to more than 80% of the total area held under land and river amounted to the nascent made from acres, Medium to December, Scale Mining Sector October claims 286,000 an area of approximately 300,000 operators, areas closed Government decided in 1991.
Small Scale holdings acres at the end of the year, and the 25 Prospecting for land and river locations amounted in force during small and medium scale mining by local Licences 1992 covered to approximately acres.

To promote for large scale exploration, for which exploration data is now available.
to make several restricted areas available for mining, including 1 Like the Small Scale Sector of claim holdings and river locations, the Medium Scale is exclusive the Medium Scale Sector Mining Sector claim holding, production, improvement of mining and environmental With a five-year is intended tenure to promote and mineral processing and large size of area relative and support increasing to of miners used by Guyanese and at the close of mining operations.

technologies during protection to Guyanese.


levels indicated Golden Star Resources for diamonds, Hill joint-venture exploration Quartz Star Resources potential and consequently Golden Star indicated Moreover, surveys of reconnaissance in favour River basins, new targets Star's Guyana, reflects and their new focus on primary to establish new position recent continued to be the most active exploration company, conducting and gold with mixed results.

Exploration results were favourable.


at the Aremu and During the year Golden Prospecting that the Peters' Licence properties Mine gold property that they would relinquish did not have sufficient economic y. exploration this propert for diamonds detailed that they wished to scale down the company indicated over large areas in the Upper Mazaruni for grass roots exploration and Upper Potaro and gold.

Golden for diamonds exploration diamond success for gold in the Venezuelan borderland with dykes.
and lamproite mineralisation in kimberlite Romanex continued exploration in the Marudi Mountain Prospecting Licence geophysics, geochemistry of mapping, property, and diamond to their in their second year, and progressing programme a fully integrated completing drilling third year with a view to augmenting deposits.

relinquished CAMBIOR completed after obtaining discouraging results.
their mineral (gold) for gold at Tamakay exploration inventory and finding additional Prospecting Licence gold which they Roraima Mining Company obtained approval to explore and evaluate silica sand deposits V reed-en-Rust processed on the Demerara River, sands for the OECS and Canadian with the intent markets of producing respectively.
and exporting construction at and The Commission continued sustained growth and development during protection mineral resource and for short-term resource assessment technical These objectives and mining research advisory assessment and mineral products services mining.

and support development.


through to work towards of the gold and diamond were pursued the diversification mining industry, up extant of the mining industry, the and environmental proposals for and the IDB, by following to the UNDESD, USGS submitted the CDB, for industrial mineral A quarterly publication 'Mineral Industry Survey' was instituted.

The publication is intended of developments to inform in the Mining Industry Miners, in Guyana.
Government officials, Mining Company officials and the wider public Guyana Geology Co-operation and Mines Commission (DIEC) and the United Nations (GGMC), the Department Department of Economic and Social of International Economic Development GY/85/006.
Prospectus (UNDESD) conducted The UN agreed to extend this project the Final Review of the Mineral in order to prepare which would highlight mineral resources other than gold and diamond, an updated Promotion Project Mineral while taking 2 opportunity the Guiana to advertise Shield development target for gold, diamonds as an exploration the successful and base metals .
of Omai Gold Mine, and the attractiveness of Training continued role in the resusication to be a major priority, diploma of the geology as the Commission supported programmes and played an at the University awarded scholarships and degree to employees The Commission important of Guyana.
and was proactive of its Mineral technical support subsequently be extended Agreement in obtaining Omai Gold Mines Limited's with the Government of Guyana, to the degree and diploma to the disciplines programmes in mining of management, commitment, applicants, and other qualifying in keeping with the terms financial and to give substantial will This support engineering.

and geology.
and geology.

and civil accountancy The professional geological staff of two senior (UNV's) and one Volunteer by two United Nations Volunteers their tour of duty in 1991, and by new graduate November.

The three-man Senior Engineer subprofessional Mines Division.

Howell took extended staff and a high number of incidences of Senior leave of absence.
complement geologists Service geologist, Mr. Nestor Mining Engineers The low level of professional was reduced to three when and of the the programme of malaria curtailed and one geologist was augmented Overseas (VSO) who began work in who started The Honourable Samuel Hinds, Prime Minister, National direct assumed Elections which followed on October 05, 1992. responsibility for mining after the change in Government 2.
ANNUAL SURVEY OF THE MINING INDUSTRY 2.1 Mine Development and Pre-production at Omai tons per day gyratory The 14,000 Cheddi President for the communition and processing operations of gold <lore bars.

of the ore, the recovery Jagan on November 03, 1992, paving crusher at Omai Gold Mines was commissioned by the way for the commencement of milling of gold and the production Construction of surface facilities of schedule.
and infrastructure The cost of construction which began in September 1991 was to and development amounted Pre­ of ore and 5.4 of US $152 million.

tonnes in the extraction to a budget 31, 1992, compared in 1992 resulted The mill, which is the final component 15, 1992.

The tonnage milled is to be progressively level by January 1993.
Total production of 262,000 received complex, to increased of gold ounces of 2.1 million of the mining as at December activities completed two weeks ahead million US $147.7 production mining million its first mine feed on December reach commercial is expected production of waste.

tonnes in 1993.
tonnes in 1993.

Gold mineralisation in rhyolite at Omai occurs bands in interlayered sequences in three different styles: body (the Main in a stocklike and flows (the Wenot Lake Zone), of volcanic Stock), 3 rim of hornblende The orebody in alluvials pluton diorite by a contact complex.

intrusive pping, shallow-di The quartz thickness.

activities and overlying revealed (the Alluvial Deposits).

The Main Stock, (400 x 500m) intruded into meta-andesite which is the site of the Fennel The pluton rocks.
diorite with the quartz country diorite, which together Pit, is a quartz is surrounded is referred to as the occupies gold-bearing diorite the presence major sections quartz-carbonate is the main host for veins and stringers, veins (up to lm thick), of major mineralised veins and stringers, of the complex, which is infiltrated by to 1.5m in a few centimetres but preproduction mining in the meta-andesite saprolite away from the quartz diorite.
The Wenot Lake Zone consists of interlayered sequences rhyolite, of steeply-dipping andesite units striking and pyroclastic 200m wide.

Gold mineralisation of volcanic with extensive flows has been extensively gold mineralisation weathered in the laterites.

E-W across is closely associated to develop the property, in a zone 1.8km long and up to with the rhyolite bands.

The entire both saprolitic and lateritic package profiles, The Alluvial Deposits comprise mining from the erosion in the century.
sediments earlier area and from past hydraulic units in the of the mineralised Further diamond drilling proven of the Main Stock area and Banka drilling ore reserves 1.60 grammes in 1992, upgraded per tonne, completed grading grammes/tonne contained Study.

gold, an increase for saprolite and probable grades mineable of 0.

7 grammes This represents ounces over the mineable and alluvials.
of 133,000 at cut-off of the Alluvial to 44.3 million per tonne for hard rock, and 0.5 more than 2,260,000 ounces of Deposits tonnes reserves given in the Feasibility mineral potential inventory exist in the main stock area: potential of the Fennel Additional grammes/tonne 1.21 grammes/tonne occurs potential geological extending the alluvial the Omai Gold Mine property.
the limits within for an additional channel, one million and for finding new mineral tonnes, of over 11 million tonnes grading for more than 6.3 million tonnes 1.39 grading Pit.
Wenot Lake Zone shows good and there are good possibilities for parts of in the yet unexplored deposits Omai Gold Mine is owned jointly by CAMBIOR Inc (65%), (GSR) Golden Star Resources for financing (30%) and the Government of Guyana (5%) and CAMBIOR has the responsibility and managing working capital the mine, which has a budgeted cost of US $183 million, including and financial capital costs.
2.2 Feasibility Assessment Properties -Mahdia Prospecting Licence The Mahdia project consists of three contiguous Prospecting Licences held by Golden Star Resources Potaro River drainage -Eagle Mountain, Proto Mahdia and Tiger Creek, It is located 120 miles southwest covering of Georgetown, 60 square miles in the in the vicinity system.

of 4 Mahdia village, which has been the centre of production of alluvial gold since 1884.
From March 1988 to late 1991, Golden Star Resources at Mahdia - investigating the Proto-Mahdia explored , an alluvial mineralisation Hill and Tiger Creek associated in shear zones in the with its three Prospecting of palaeochannel of primary gold at Dickman's age, occurrences area, and gold mineralisation porphyries.

ldspar in 1935 by The Proto Mahdia was identified by McDame Exploration subsidiary Survey geologist of Cominco G. Williams.
Limited, area for primary gold mineralisation, and in 1966, Amax Inc., low grade molybdenum Anaconda nine drilled mineralisation.

It was explored in 1975-197 6.

In 1947-48, Hill, intersecting stocks and quartz-fe Geological properties late Tertiary Licence probable Minnehaha granitoid British Guiana a Guyanese Limited, explored the Minnehaha holes at Dickman's Surveys, the Geology and later Creek and Millionaire copper ite, scheelite, molybden shear zones .
and mineralised rocks, and Mines Commission, and in 1980-81, diamond in follow-up respectively, undertook drilling Hill in 1971-72 The Geological at Minnehaha for investigations volcanic and gold associated with quartz feldspar porphyry bodies mapping, has been fully explored undertook banka drilling mine at Mahdia will exploit Golden Star Resources field ground magnetometry, The proposed reserve is approximately palaeochannel deposit Proven (10m) thick.

and probable metre have been outlined.


483 mg/cubic tons of ore grading 5.2 million An additional derived been identified the gold-bearing for the proposed geological geophysical (over 1700 holes), pitting (70) pits, Proto-Mahdia EM(VLF) and total and bulk sampling.

palaeochannel.

The five miles (8km) long, 1000 feet (300m) wide and 33 feet grade of ounces.

cubic metres with an average at 250,000 ounces Recoverable 1.08 g/ton, from the weathering of shear zones in the saprolite.
gold has been estimated mine is completed.

and engineering of 17,800,000 at Minnehaha, equivalent to 180,000 reserves of gold, has Its The Proto-Mahdia alluvium sand and clay -which become.

supergene lateritic profile .

The alluvium characteristics.

finer downstream.
finer downstream.

is made up of three major sedimentary Gold mineralisation weathered has alluvial with local development clayey and non-alluvia l of a facies -gravel, is thoroughly A Feasibility Study including an Environmental Impact Assessment was submitted and Mines Commission Geology made, and negotiations Government of Guyana would initially additional interests, hold 8.5% interest, and Golden Star would own 91.5% interest for project funding in September of approximately 1992.
Application with subsequent in the mining rights project.

US $13 million are in progress.

for a mining licence to acquire to the has been The 2.3 Mineral in 1992 production Gold and Diamond The trend of increasing gold and diamond production continued in 1992, with declared gold 5 at 79,582 ounces and declared diamond production production GGMC's targets declared considerable of 100,000 gold production 104% increase ounces of gold and 50,000 carats was 34% above 1991 levels over 1991 's figures.
and declared at 44,763 carats.

of diamonds diamond Even though were not realised, showed a production Sustaining of the early 1900's: increases production over the past three years, gold not since 1908 has gold production to further enhance from medium scale miners is expected in 1992 climbed towards topped 70,000 ounces, and the levels production miners.
will trigger production poised enhanced Production from Omai Gold Mines, new high levels of gold production in 1993 and 1994 is set at 385,000 and 445,000 gold production by local 1993, due to begin commercial operations so that the target in Guyana, in January for total gold ounces respectively.

Thus Guyana is and which could be sustained to become a significant product by medium scale world producer of gold, a position ion and new large scale exploration finds.
Diamond exports increased by 108% to 37,457 carats, representing 84% of declared In 1991, 82% of declared production.

production in 1990.

It is estimated Production production since 1990, pointing was exported.

to the success are of gem quality for 1993 and 1994 is set at 65,000 and 75,000 carats Like gold, declared of fiscal measures and 40% are industrial introduced stones.

that 60% of the diamonds has increased for diamond steadily diamond forecast respectively.
Table 2 (i) -Gold and Diamond production and exports, 1989 -1992 1992 1991 1990 1.

Gold (ozs) 79,582 59,296 38,716 (i) Carats 44,736 21,20918,877 2.

Diamond: (ii)Stones 386,620 176,964145,655 1989 17,364 7,842 66,377 3.

Diamond Exports (i)Carats 37,457 18,037 4,911 (ii)Stones280,336 135,014 46,718 (iii)Approx.
953 6,141 Value US $3,050,000 1,723,000419,562 47,625 Table 2 (ii) Gold and Diamond Production Forecast, 1993, 1994 1994 1993 385,000 445,000 65,000 75,000 Gold (ozs) Diamond ( cts) The sustained increases in declared production of gold and diamonds indicate a heightening is reflected of mining activity, which compared 1991, a 14% increase.
with 396 in 1991, and the larger in the larger number of licenced number of new dredges, suction 167 compared dredges, 503 units with 14 7 in in the order of G $700 million New dredges represented investment in the 6 .

gold and diamond mining sector A shift from small claim holdings towards the acquisition After recording of Medium Scale Permits for and mining, was demonstrated.
prospecting area under small land and river (from 290,000 1.6% less than the corresponding Permits (202 acres) in claim holdings in a 40% increase acres) at December number in 1991.
The 242,400 acres applied shortfall of the observed in 1992 are far in excess 1992 relative decreased 31, 1992, were for Medium Scale 4,000 (approximately 286,000 in 1991, in 1992 the slightly acres in 1991) and the 10,125 applications) claim holdings in existence (approximately claims to 1991. total The preference for land dredging/hydr continued, relative a major factor being the generally to river dredging and the better for land claims smaller capital opportunities for prospection to be employed outlay available continues bank.a drills to miners, number of land claims claims increased slightly at the end of 1992 decreased river aulicking to define payable by miners.
and is augmenting increased from 72% to 76% of all claims.

were abandoned Throughout claims material.

In this regard banka drilling of alluvials the year, the Commission its fleet of Bank.a drills by purchasing its three contracted The six new drills.

of land the percentage by 4% to 7704 in 1992 (7410 in 1991), in existence by 18% to 2437 compared to 2881 in 1991.

A higher proportion of than land claims.


The number of River claims There was a 3 8% decline 2576 in 1991) and 25% decline Georgetown type of operation in 1992.

The latter is declining in the number of small scale prospecting permits in Mining Privileges ( 1605 in 1992, (5952 in 1992, 7952 in 1991) issued in that the number of small individual more organised, operations.

figures suggest in favour of larger, pork-knocker Table 2(iii) General Statistics relating to Mining Industry in 1992 performance 1.
Dredges (a)New Licences (b)Renewed ( c)Total on Register 1225 167 Licences 336 2.

Claims at Dec 31, 1992 - 10125 at Dec 31, 19921265 ( a)In existence (b)Abandoned (c)Transfers (d)Transfers approved (application)22 2 3.

Application for Licences (a)Claims (b)Trading ( c) Residential 1594 350 Permission239 7 ( d)Business Permission 536 4.

Verifications (a)Applications (b)Claims ( c)Claims verified to be verified 1799 552 1247 5.
Disputes filed 82 (a)Complaints (b)Challenges filed10 ( c)Matters before the Hearing Officer 28 ( d)Matters Hearing Officer concluded by the 19 Bauxite Production of metal grade bauxite weak demand for metal grade bauxite.

prevailing at K wakwani and Linden was adversely by the affected operations In 1992 Linmine's of 716,000 production 199l's was calcined bauxite, grade and 20% (79,000 tonnes, Kara Kara mines.
of calcined bauxite tonnes 0.8% or 3,000 tonnes chemical tonnes) produced 391,000 of final-processed abrasive product).

grade, of processed Fifty-five 24% (94,000 tonnes percent tonnes) (213 tonnes) metallurgical (54% of bauxite, crude ore was 1.30 million ore, from the Kara Kara, North Darabece, Montgomery Total production of and North-East grade.

Bennine's tonnes tonnes 516,000 388,000 tonnes product.
K wakwani falling also experienced operations final product of processed grade; was metallurgical to 82% of 1991 's production from existing grade; 1.2% or 6,000 24% or 122,000 tonnes million tonnes production levels, stockpiles producing amounting ore mined by Bennine in 1992 was 253,000 of 630,000 tonnes.

( of which 75% or chemical Total crude cement grade) largely of final On June 19, 1992, GUYMINE was dissolved and LINMINE and HERMINE were created the Linden and Kwakwani mines, respectively.
From June 01, 1992 Minproc to operate Pty Limited the Linden of Australia bauxite commenced a management contract for Linmine, mines back to a profitable state prior to the divestment Engineers with a view to bringing of Linmine.

In 1992 Aroaima Bauxite Company shipped 1,406,402 million tonnes of dried bauxite a 62% increase production and shipment target of 1.6 million tonnes However, of dried bauxite.

over 199l 's 870,309 tonne production.


this was 87% of the 1992 Aroaima's International 1992 production NV conducted Boskalis was from the South Mine progressing to the North Mine; in the North Mine, while contract dredging of overburden 8 Green Mining Incorporated infrastructure the dock, and major equipment were contracted comprised purchases improvements the construction were two haul trucks to strip the overburden in the South Mine.

Mine of a new haul road and improvements to and an excavator.
Construction was opened of housing for employees' for staff was undertaken, -a building dependents the Demerara programme for dredging in 1993.

A and will be completed in 1993.

There was will be constructed River shipping channel to maximize loading of vessels, a surcharge for which funds were acquired through of US $2.00/tonne.
school an ongoing ocean-going The Aroaima Mining operation Bauxite International Inc. Guyana and Reynolds is a joint venture between the Government of Table 2(iv) production from 1989-1992 from Linden and Kwakwani operations, Bauxite 1991-1992 Aroaima operation Production (tonnes) 1992 1991 1990 1989 (LINMINE) Grade 215,000 331,000 288,000 298,000 Linden Calcined Refractory RASC Calcined Abrasive Dried Metallurgical Chemical Total Final Products 391,000 716,000 767,000 665,000 Ore Mined 1,231,000 Grade AAC 3,000 29,000 28,000 47,000 Grade MGB 94,000 241,000 343,000 233,000 Grade MAZ 79,000 115,000 108,000 87,000 1,751,000 1,561,000 1,000,000 Kwakwani (BERMINE) Dried Metal Grade MAZ Chemical Grade CGB 6,000 Cement Grade ACGB Total Final Products 516,000 631,000 657,000 656,500 *253,000 Ore Mined 388,000 498,000 545,000 487,000 122,000 133,000 112,000 167,000 *432,000*526,000 *716,000 2,500 Aroaima Dried, Shipped Bauxite 1,406,000 870,000 (*Figures Marketing from production Division's records.)
information from BERMINE; all others from GUYMINE Quarry Products The newly established From October operations.

medium scale mining 1992 when applications demonstrated sector were first received local interest in quarry to the end of December 9 1992, twelve applications for medium scale prospecting permits for quarry materials were received.
Although declared quarry of 72,504 production production was about 30% above the 1991 level, at the present rate of declared the pressing per year cannot the government's on stream in 1993. tons in 1992 (totally from St. Mary's demands for the medium term for quarry products estimated at 500,000 be met.
This demand has been created infrastructure rehabilitation project by the growth for roads and sea defenses, scheduled to and come and Baracara quarries) -600,000 tons in construction activity, Government is giving consideration serious of obtaining to re-opening waste rock from Omai Gold Mines' quarry operations complex, to supply the Teperu-Itabu and is assessing the viability demand on the coast for aggregates and boulders.
Silica Sand There was a growing interest in silica and opportunities sand in 1992, in response for obtaining glass sand markets to the existing sands in the Caribbean, Guyana silica quality River, silica to the middle surficial widening sand is generally sands extends grade, of glass-sand and resources are unlimited, behind the coastal plain from the Essequibo and extending River, up to 100 feet deep.

reaches of the Berbice markets for in North America.
as a belt of high to the Corentyne In 1992 Silica Sand was produced for local use in concrete production, stabilisation.

products Small tonnages which began in September are used in the production 1992.

Declared production, production, come on stream, was merely production of silica sand could rise to in 502 tons in 1992.
When the new operations as a land fill and for of cultured thought marble to be a small which will of 1.25 million excess foundation sanitaryware of actual fraction be export oriented, tons per year.

Current sand pit production is conservatively estimated at 400,000 tons per year.

Talc, Clays, Kaolin Two thousand, nine hundred and eighty-four Mountains in the North West of Guyana, (2,984) taken from the tons of soapstone was by the Geology and Mines Commission, testing and carving.
Guyana National Engineering Corporation extracted Bell-lu pit for clay brick production -an 11 % increase over 2,200 tons extracted for 2,439 tons of in Kauramembu industrial clay from their 1991.

Approximately former Czechoslovakia putty manufacturers production total kaolin used approxim from Topira one tonne for industrial tests from Topira of V anceram.

was extracted on behalf deposit In addition of Topira ately 10.

7 and 140 tons respectively of 152 tons approximately.
and shipped to the local ceramic and to give kaolin, of kaolin /0 3.

GEOLOGICAL SERVICES DIVISION Three major activities monitoring of applications field investigations, and processing and medium scale Prospecting approximately 300,000 for a Mining Licence.

programmes acres -of these 16 were In addition, and geography.

were undertaken exploration for large scale Prospecting Permits.

by Geological Services.


with prospecting and Reconnaissance in force covering 3 were under application There were 25 Prospecting explored, of companies Licences Licences, permits, These were geological on a part time basis in the diploma being actively geologists programmes in geology lectured Licence The Chemical projects, mining and examination analyses and testwork.

companies and Petrological and miners.


laboratories This included of samples prior to export undertook a mineral analyses for in-house identification for chemical service and metallurgical geological for miners, and certification A two-week geological sciences awareness Commission also ran an introductory geological to fifth formers from high schools opportunities orientation in geology.
of career course microcomputer course was held across the country From July 20 to 31 and August 10 t0 24, the and to give them an for fifth formers.

from August 10 to 22, to introduce the A one-week stones, programme with concurrent and evaluation of grading preliminary of diamonds, precious identification geologist auspicies /gemologist, of the Venezuela Mr. P. Venegas.

-Guyana joint Mr.Venegas' was undertaken attachment by Venezuelan Commission, as a Technical on May 25 to 29, was under the project.
Assistance and evaluation training of Guyanese of professional diamonds and semi­ and subprofessional staff in government 3.1 Geological Field Projects In 1992 six field projects associated Geological Government alluvial Services of Guyana Iwokrama Rainforest were executed stones, semi-precious in the survey participated area.

project minerals, Division to investigate mineral resources of topaz and the dimension stone, of resources and gold.
In addition, in the Commonwealth - 3 .1.1 The Upper Potaro Mineral Survey conducted at determining sediments in the Ayanganna reported and distribution area of the upper Potaro gravels.
from diamondiferous of topaz and other economic by geologist, the presence river basin, Mr. Sherwood in alluvial were where topaz occurrences minerals Lowe, was aimed Geologically, A vanavero the area is composed Suite intruding Proterozoic Roraima Group, to be the source with thermal of diamonds metamorphism and associated bedded horizontally at intrusive topaz minerals.

of differentiated sills of dolerite/gabbro and conglomerates of the late sandstones contacts.
The conglomerates of the are thought II Pit sampling tailings, dredge 3mm length, more abundant operation associated rutile, in the Potaro with rutile, of alluvials was complemented and sampling in a range of colours of diamond pit operations.

pale yellow by stream sediment Topaz occurred sampling, of in small grain sizes of 2- and pale blue, in association sampling from transparent, zircon and ilmenite.
A 250kg sample of dredge tailings River yielded zircon, 730 carats of topaz 2-3mm in length and traces ilmenite, of gold.

with from a diamond 19 carats 3-Smm, The overall small grain sizes and low distribution that the of the topaz found, indicated areas upstream particularly the should escarpment, right bank tributaries for any follow-up which are flowing down the Roraima investigations be more favourable for topaz.
3.1.2 South Savannahs semi-precious Stones project - by Senior Geologist I, J. Ghansam, in the Aishalton This project topaz occurrence crystals define short diversification resource extraction at Adelair, was undertaken to evaluate -Kataliriwau to follow up reports and quartz was to and mineral of the jewellery industry, which would provide rural employment through green quartz, South Savannah.
stones resources of amethyst, area in the Rupununi Its objective the expansion to medium term resources of semi-precious to support rose quartz of and development.

Pitting and channel sampling and green quartz, and stream sediment were employed rose quartz to test and evaluate occurrences were done to test for topaz.
of amethyst, sample analyses Cobbles Angular boulders ridge 3, located and granite granite and boulders of amethyst, of rose quartz/milky quartz two miles North-east obtained of Kataliriwau rose quartz and green quartz maximum dimensions outstation.

of massive Outcrops pegmatites were associated with the blocks quartz.

of 6m x 4m x 3m on of coarse porphyr itic were found to be surficial.
The amethyst reserves were depleted, as boulders as the eluvial up to 4m long and 2m wide admixed has been heavily with milky amethyst deposit worked.

Green quartz occurred quartz, on a low ridge approximately five miles WNW of Aishalton.

Venezuelan and rose quartz Geologist/Gemologist samples obtained can be obtained from Mr. P. Venegas during the amethyst the field investigation, and rose quartz.
of and indicated assessment that good made a preliminary material amethyst quality 3.1.3 Yaiema Divide Road Project The Yaiema project gold mining into additional days of low gold prices, essential aspect investigations have revealed formed part of a GGMC initiative areas.

Areas selected for geological and those considered to expand small and medium scale in the work were those abandoned An geologically for gold mineralisation.
of the initiative is the establishment lines to areas that field to be prospective.

measures will encourage favourable of convenient It is hoped these access 12 small/medium scale gold miners into these areas .

Specifically, the Yaiema project The road, which apparently served by the United undertaken had to be relocated into disuse, Kuribrong river, Branch road and the Kuribrong Nations river.
and when completed, focused on the area straddling during as a baseline Surveys and the Geological Its extension a 13-mile a 1971 economic Department, the Yaiema Divide mineral road.

survey and has since fallen began to the Bajan Bay area on the will establish line between the Issano walking and cleared.

An area just east of the start work.


The area was considered known mineralizer are considered ), the presence to be a highly favoured of the Y aiema road was selected for geological stock (a to the Okuwa Southern evaluation favourable because of old gold workings, of its closeness and the presence of meta-sediments, which host to gold mineralisation in the area.

A 400 x 100 grid was established in the area.

Soil and rock sampling, and geological mapping are to be started in early 1993.
3 .1.4 lmbaimadai Alluvial Geomorphological Diamond Investigation This project involved the use of desktop for alluvial features with good potential techniques and field geomorphological and gold for diamond to undertake n. mineralisatio reconnaissance surveys A geomorphological map of the upper Mazaruni area was compiled using aerial photographs.

flats, river valley Roraima escarpment.


Several floors, geomorphological palaeo low and high terraces, features were identified channels of interest covered and an alluvial an area of more than 26km .
The alluvial features fan in front of the alluvial for field investigation: Ground checking Field activities Mazaruni was undertaken mapping, pitting geological which all have their sources and Karowrieng drainage, to follow the field programme started and stream sediment within included in November along the sampling the Roraima Group.

1991.

The results from the field work showed that the main gold placers channels.
based alluvial reworked to be the major source of diamonds, frequently with ilmenite associated have the greatest potential clay river as well as the present to 5.6 carats and stones ofup and zircon.

Alluvial flats diamond deposits.

for economic and river valley gold and gravels seems The Karowrieng Diamonds were floors appeared to were reported.
were formed within The Imbaimadai methodologies developing potential detailed mapping, geomorphological long term land form for gold and diamond evolution Geomorphological for prospection mineralisation.

morphogenetic was successful Investigation Alluvial for alluvial deposits in with include The next stage of investigation analyses, of and the development tool.
in the Roraima Group sedimentary as a sampling using Banka drilling models, Diamond should /3 Results placer from this phase would contribute deposits in the Roraima Group.
alluvial towards the evolution of an exploration model for 3.1.5 The Commonwealth and Government ofGuyana-Iwokrama Rainforest Programme In 1989 the Commonwealth an offer by President 3600km of tropical rainforest methods and for conserving biological National conservation Desmond of sustainable tropical strengthens for developing diversity.
Plan (NF AP) whose aim is to support and to strengthen This initiative and protection on a national Forestry Action Hoyte of Guyana of rainforest the 1989 and complements forest inventory, agencies.

regulatory accepted basis, management, utilization, A work 'Programme' structured in four levels alongside experts, working to full implementation.
Level 2, of which the NRI Phase I Site Resource was designed the Guyana Inter-Agency Level 1 of the Programme by a multi-disciplinary (GIAC) to bring focused on concept Committee team of definition.

to the research Other components cover environmental is a part, is devoted to develop Survey impact Commonwealth the concept through development.

programme strategy is planned.

Level 3 will be orchestrated Development by an Interim Global Nations for Technical Co-operation.
administr research activities will be implemented.
ative issues Programme, It will deal with the many management, which are the vital pre-requisites of Level 4 when a full programme planning, legal and of Board of Trustees from the United Environment Fund and from the Commonwealth with support Fund The Site Resource Survey Recognising the Commonwealth information base-line the scarcity Secretariat on the physical of resource data for this area, which has been largely and GIAC agreed on a two-phased inaccessible, to provide essential nature and dimensions strategy of the Reserve.
Phase I was conceived specialists to describe studies required during Phase II.

The Natural environmental as a two-month the general multi-disciplinary survey by reconnaissance the and to outline characteristics, (NRI) was Resources Institute (ODA) on behalf of the by the Overseas Development Secretariat Administration to undertake Survey Commonwealth and Government the Phase I Site Resource Survey.
of Guyana Iwokrama ( excerpted from Site Resource resource detailed commissioned Commonwealth NRI/ODA, Rainforest Programme).

Geologist Ms. T. Finerty visited team undertaking the Site Resource Survey.
disciplinary the road dissecting updated the geological the Rainforest project the site from April 25 to May 17, as part of the multi­ along out geological She carried mapping Surama turnoff and Kurupukari, and area between map, using the Global Positioning System to give added accuracy for 14 orientation and positioning on the ground .

This work was included Resources from the the Rainforest Institute, Site Resource Survey project area.
for the Overseas in the Site Resource development will be used in identifying Report of the United the programme of research by the Natural Kingdom.

Results for activities Administration produced Survey 3.1.6 Mabura Hill Dimension Stone Survey Project geologist, Ms. T. Finerty, the Mabura Hill area iq the vicinity of the assessed River for its dimension rocks, and ·the major objective stone potential.
This area is known for the thickness sections within and continuity these formations; of the field mapping and rock above of the hard rock formations the overburden to record to dioritic of doleritic Mabura Hill road and the Demerara exposures sampling the water-table thickness units; programme were to assess and of workable and weathering and to examine the appearance, characteristics; to map the distribution and petrographic end structural vari�tions texture ,of �e various of the rock rock units.
elements ' ... • .

.

• !ii, .

4 No extensive rock outcrops through weathe.ring, east area, and 13.5m x 4.5m at Winters' widespread development, Kumaparu presence may themselves constitute overlooked.

of fresh rock with good lateral a dimension stone resource, were found.

Rather, ·rock exposures of 'corestones', mine.

Drilling were.blocky as large as·6!

}1 X 4.6IIJ.

X 2.5m i.n the.


is needed and blocks large boulders butJhe and depth continuity, to establish due to the the not be and this possibility should Two areas were recognised of fresh rock.

A study of the petrographic in determining suitability bodies criteria some potential variations .
stone for dimension as having their for the development of moderate in the rocks would be an important 3.2 Medium Scale Prospecting Permits Processing after one-year two hundred from fifty-five of applications in October were received and two applications term, commenced applicants.

1992.
1992.

From October for Medium Scale Prospecting permits, to the end of December which are renewable 1992, by the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission, A Medium Scale Prospecting Permit hundred (1200) acres, twelve Prospecting Permits and a Permittee to the mineral are specific or minerals which are applied for.

covers an area of one hundred and fifty ( 150) to may hold several permits.
Medium Scale Applications Yarakita Arakaka in the extreme in the Northwest Northwest District, for Medium Scale of Guyana, Permits Prospecting Ekereku and lower Mazaruni covered widespread River in the far West, Port Kaituma upper, middle and Cuyuni, Middle Puruni, areas -from and 15 middle upper, and lower Potaro, to Siparuni were over Mazaruni (66), Cuyuni (56) and Northwest District (53) The largest areas.

in Central Guyana.
in Central Guyana.

number of applications The holder of a Medium Scale Prospecting of five (5) years and rights Permit can apply for a Mining Permit for ofrenewal periods.

the means for local miners to progressively for further expand the scale and medium scale mining, The Mining Permit establishes improve the mining and recovery which has a tenure methods of their operations.
Like the small-scale to Guyanese Corporations with authority only be issued Guyanese, organisations, claim licence, citizens established to conduct a Medium Scale Prospecting citizens, and Mining Permit can Companies of Guyanese owned by or partnerships in Guyana, Public Corporat mining operations.

ions and Government permit The Medium Scale Prospecting any mineral or mineral commodity, including and the Mining Permit, stone products and silica can be issued sand.
with respect to 3.3 Technical Assistance Projects assistance projects were in varying Evaluation (2 years); Development (iii) Seven technical the UNDESD, Quality Minerals of Geological through (ii)Industrial Compilation Resource Enhancement end products; Inventory data and Metallurgy (3 years); Study; Geological (v) Caribbean (vi) Testing characterisation Preinvestment and (vii) industrial Advisory Development minerals of industrial of Semi-precious of discussion.
resources stages and Gemstone Inter-American Services Development (2 years); Bank project (iv) USGS, Mineral They are, (i) (6 months); for Bank's STEP Fund -Jewellery for development and flowsheet minerals.

Of these, only the CDB's STEP Fund Projects were finalised.

agreement between Study and proposals were solicited.
GGMC and CDB on October 02, Consultants were shortlisted of the After the signing for the Jewellery Extension of UNDESD Mineral Promotion Project -GUY/85/006 The Terminal Tripartite Review of the project of Mineral sponsored Investment for the Promotion in Guyana, agreed on by the United Nations the life of the project to accommodate the fielding of a consultant to Development December update Programme 02, 1991 to extend the prospectus as prepared under the project.
The report that the Mineral on the Terminal Promotion stated production of the two-volume Prospectus opportunities played a role in the mining sector, the -Gold and Diamonds activities exact contribution in the mining sector.

of the Prospectus had contributed to the increased had largely achieved Project Tripartite Review meeting was received its stated in March 1992. it and that the objectives in Guyana -investment Since other factors was hard to measure.
16 The major activities under the Mineral Promotion project were: Fielding of three consultants: and publication of the investment prospectus and the investment brochure with a US company; Preparation under a subcontract Redrafting Promotional Training of several Procurement and printing missions of geological by GGMC officials GGMC staff members maps of Guyana; to promote through mineral study tours; investment in Guyana; of equipment such as computer/printer/software and two photocopiers.
The major outputs were listed as follows: has been prepared a two-volume prospectus theNPO; several overseas companies; the production were concluded exercise agreements promotion with foreign s were undertaken of geological maps.

which was considered useful" "extremely by and domestic by locally with participation mining companies; based mining The training did not return to GGMC.
of GGMC staff was generally successful, although one trainee in drafting skills The project in January commenced for UNDP contribution 1986, with an estimated seventeen and a Government in-kind It duration.

of contribution of US $202,850 months provided G$323,285.

The equipment of Guyana (i.e.

Government the GGMC) at the end of the project .


provided by the UNDP under this project is to be transferred to the Table 3(i) Major Equipment provided by the project (20 Compaq 286 Item Computer Xerox Rank photocopiers Software (8) E pson Printer Consumables, spare parts, etc.

US$ 5,200 9,400 2,500 1,500 3,194 us $21,794 ====== Total The cost of the extension project to update the prospectus was estimated at US $25,530, to be funded jointly by the UNDESD and the GGMC.
17 Support Institutional to GGMC - GUY/85/003 The Terminal Tripartite Review meeting held on December 02, 1991 formally the closed of the meeting under this project The report were the physical Institutional Support project.

undertaken purchase Recruitment the Laboratory, Absorption all levels and installation of a Chief Technical of laboratory Adviser the award of three four-month who spearheaded of laboratory Spectrophotom equipment, staff.
and laboratory the reorganisation for training and Mineralogy, fellowships etry, Emission Spectrophotometry in Fire Assay and Atomic in-house of training reorganisation chemicals of the Chemical Laboratory, the consumables, of and refurbishing was received in March 1992.

Activities The project the project months.

contribution commenced provided of G $195,000.


in January 1986, project duration of US $718,000 was estimated twenty-nine and government in-kind for a UNDP contribution The project was deemed to be successful, the Fire Assay and Emission with the achievement Spectrographic of most of its expected Specifically, outputs.

Laboratory the Chemical analyses Ray mineralogical and training of the Analytical using the powder diffraction Officer permitted technique.
techniques greater in in X­ competence were reintroduced The reintroduction by the acquisition of the Fire Assay and Emission of the Atomic Absorption the Fire Assay Furnace and the training possible Spectrograph, Bharat.

determine spectrophotometer.


the acquisition antimony, mercury, arsenic, Through of a Mercury selenium, techniques Spectrographic was made Spectrophotometer, the I.SM Wadsworth Messrs Layne and to of GGMC Chemist, system GGMC acquired tellurium and tin by atomic absorption the facility Hydride bismuth, Mr. David Detra, Consultant in Spectrographic professional.
the Spectrographic Laboratory, he examined for longer and made recommendations On a second visit, Analyses, visit to the made a preliminary define its needs and suggest training the rehabilitation term training.

of the laboratory, Two UN Volunteers trained of a for assistance in Geomorphology and Geochemistry.

Halilovic, Geomorphologist and Ms. Canan Urulbay, Two Volunteers Geologist were recruited with experience GGMC to evaluate national technicians requested 1991 -Mr. Jasmin in Ceramic Raw Materials.
were in The success of the project after they had completed affected was partly by the resignation their term of service.

However, the analytical of the continuous skills acquired through of the in­ the project.

and emigration by virtue was able to retain fellows, house training, the Commission A new area of work for GGMC will be Industrial analyses analyses.

The equipment provided to GGMC under the project Minerals GGMC should move actively which the Commission and market its are to be to undertake.
It was felt that how has the capacity skills in chemical to GGMC.
transferred 18 Table 3(ii) Major Equipment Provided by the Project US$ Elmer AAS 2380 equipment equipment preparation equipment Item Fire Assay 25 K va electric furnace equipment Furnace spares Jaw Crusher 2-Perkin AAS accessories Sample Petrological Computer Lab expendable equipment Lab apparatus Petrological Gold assay balance Vibratory disc mill Lab disc mill Mineralogy Rotap sieve shaker Spectrograph 15,000 3,000 6,200 49,800 24,000 27,600 10,700 15,200 28,700 11,000 8,300 7,800 10,200 11,200 1,500 1,700 7,000 us $238,900 - - - - - - polishing machine Total grinder Venezuelan Technical Assistance in evaluating diamonds and semi-precious stones Under the Technical Assistance Joint Commission, Venezuelan Scheme of the Government of Guyana/ Government of Geologist/Gemologist, of to the Ministry spent two weeks May 25 to June 05, at the Guyana Geology attached Mr. P. Venegas, parcels where he evaluated training also gave introductory of diamonds in commercial and samples description of semi-precious of and evaluation the professional and subprofessional staff of the Commission.
Venezuela Energy and Mines, and Mines Commission Mr. Venegas stones.

diamonds to Mr. Venegas evaluated eight parcels that the diamonds affirmed colour small and large stones and perfect shape, containing which were of first quality.

he studied in addition of diamonds 'were generally totaling of first quality, 4853.5 carats.

Mr. Venegas excellent possessing white There were no inclusions'.
only a few or almost Mr. Venegas recommended cutting in Guyana should that diamond and increasing in size as proficiency and experience be expanded, starting are achieved.

and recommended that which he examined and polished, to be of gem-quality and set in gold jewellery.

This will add value of tourmaline, rose quartz jewellery manufacturers.
and banded agate should be that likewise, Mr. Venegas recommended for polished cut, faceted and of small stones samples should with the cutting He assessed the best quality to the stone and variety the best quality added value.

of amethyst be cut, faceted to local 19 3 .4 Exploration in Prospecting Licence Areas 3.4.1.
Romanex -Marudi Mountain Prospecting Licence During their second exploration year, May 1991 to July 1992, exploration areas to the south and northeast and the Mazoa Hill area 2km to the south southeast, around Marudi Mountain adjoining target.

surveys, geological Diamond drilling surveys geochemical mapping techniques of Mazoa Hill.
Mazoa Hill was the main exploration ground magnetic (24 holes totaling -soil sampling, were employed 4403.4 metres), deep auger sampling in an integrated VLF and rock chip sampling, and programme.

exploration surveys, was centered two including Bulk mineable open pit reserves of 4,276,000 is stratabound, ounces of gold were defined at Mazoa Hill by 2891 metres of drilling mineralisation veins and broad silicified chlorite almandites phyrrotite (17 holes).
quartz a stock work of steep crosscutting pyrrhotite minerals unit.

Other associated frequently bands associated dipping and are with occurs and hematite.

Visible gold ferruginous magnetite -garnet combinations.
garnet, iron carbonates, of pyrite, concentrations within a steeply quartzite occurring -chlorite with strong within veinlets, tons open at depth and containing 354,000 Gold The ferruginous is part of the regional quartzite and elastic lower Proterozoic dolomitic K witaro Sequence of chemical subvolcanics, formations, intruded which gave rise to thermal metamorphism.

current Group.
current Group.

presence Romanex's marble in the Kwitaro sediments porphyries of marble and dolomitic marble and banded iron and a south savannah pervasive granitic work is the first to demonstrate with marble, batholith by feldspar the Guided by geochemical and geophysical anomalies, in the extension conducted offset of the Mazoa Hill deposit.

were overlain sunk at Marudi Mountain metres.


by ferruginous quartzite intersected Banded iron formations units in the southern a significant band of mineralised diamond drilling were intersected area.
One of three diamond ferruginous was (3 holes) the possible these in both areas, drill holes 127 quartzite at areas to the northeast and south of Mazoa Hill, targeting Romanex plans to increase the vertical depth of increasing open geochemical the open pit reserves on their Marudi Mountain drilling by 50 metres, at the Mazoa Hill deposit property by extending by the anomalies and by further drilling to find new deposits.
Preliminary metallurgical tests of drill core and weathered saprolite gave 88 to 99% recovery of gold after gravity concentration tests.

and cyanidation 3.4.2 Goldfield Enterprise Mines Ltd. -Arnik Prospecting Licence Work done in the Fourth Quarter of the 2nd Year consisted of stream sediment sampling of 20 the contact gravels.

facilitate between Nineteen sampling pits were excavated, of the hard cemented and the dolerite comprising gravels.
the sandstone sill (8 samples) new pits and expansion of alluvial of pre�existing and pit sampling pits to Gold was recovered fine gold.

for recovering inefficient from pit samples by panning, as earlier sluicing proved operations The Arnik property sill of the Roraima is underlain Intrusive doleritic by sandstones of the Roraima Suite along the western boundary Group intruded of the property by a large .
3.4.3 Golden Star Resources -Gold, Diamond Prospecting Licence 1992 marked organisational with South American Peters' Goldfields Aurora Hill, Mine, Quartz changes for Golden Star Resources Inc. in May.

Golden Star Resources and Five Star Prospecting through their so acquired properties Licence amalgamation the Akaiwong, .

Mazaruni Prospecting Licence (alluvial diamond) During 1992 Golden Star conducted as the company Red Hill Loop and Apaikwa.
sought Mazaruni, Saganang, gravel of alluvial processing deposits was carried out.

This was in a wash plant to recover were used to evaluate samples exercise the gravel four Prospecting on its exploration and gold at Eping, of alluvial diamonds to delineate reserves mapping and banka drilling to bulk sampling, A programme of by mechanical followed Licence areas at delineate and processing of the sample diamond and gold.

The results deposits.


In addition, Eping Prospecting Company indicated efforts their exploration dykes such as have been found in similar bearing sampling heavy mineral to search Licence areas that they had not located to investigate programmes for kimberlite the potential lamproite a commercial deposit, of the Mazaruni/Roraima and that they would re-focus area for diamond in Venezuela.

host rock lithologies were undertaken and lamproite satellite minerals.
at the Saganang and The Akaiwong, Aurora, Five Star Prospecting Licences Exploration was continued at Aurora and Akaiwong, but work at Five Star remained on hold.

At Akaiwong, drilling a programme (8 holes totaling diamond not encouraging.

of pitting, trenching, was completed mapping in 1992.
Preliminary and of trenches were results geological 765 metres) The Akaiwong area is underlain by the Proterozoic greenschist dykes of the A vanavero facies mafic to felsic metavolcanics pervasive intruded Gold occurs Suite.

of Cuyuni Formation, intrusives a series and later dolerite in a stockworks quartz veins and stringer by felsic 21 hydrothermally altered, in large linear shear zones stringers in the volcanics.
fractured and sheared porphyritic dioritic intrusive, and in quartz veins and Aurora done by Denison photogeological at Aurora from 1989-1991, trench sampling interpretation, which consisted of airborne and The work magnetometry and underground was reviewed.

ground surface metres), geochemistry and sampling mapping Golden Star undertook and diamond drilling a programme and geochemical anomalies.
to follow up geological of geological (56 boreholes and geochemical for over 9,000 trenching mapping, surveys, and property The Aurora metavolcanics SW, parallel metavolcanics of the Cuyuni Formation to the NW-SE strike/foliation are locally cut by quartz stringers the conta�t lies across and veins.

between in the NE and the Proteroizoic of the greenstones.
Proterozoic folded metasediments Aurora granodiorite The folded metasediments to the and and Gold mineralisation proferentially occurs in extensively altered felsic flows and tuffs, intruded later by an epizonal, porphyr ies, as exposed at Mad Kiss.

multi phase granite to dioritic pluton (Aurora batholith) and tectonically Good potential exists for a number of targets, at Aleck Hill and South Mad Kiss and possibly at Mad Kiss.
In addition type mineralisation principally underground for bulk mineable on vein potential open pit attractive there are other Hill and many other gold count geochemical at Mad Kiss, East Walcott Hill, Walcott type mineralisation potential targets anomalies in stock work throughout the property.
Quartz Hill Prospecting Resources Licence and Omai Gold Mines Ltd Joint Venture between Golden Star Quartz Hill Prospecting Licence, which adjoins mafic to felsic volcanics, by intercalating Proterozoic -Mazaruni deformed granitic Suite cut all of the older rocks.

-of Trans Amazonian Supergroup, by the Trans Amazonian bodies the Omai Gold Mine property of the Barama and sediments, to by dioritic and intruded volcaniclastics orogeny is underlain age.
Mafic dykes of the Avanavero (Roraima Intrusive) A study integrating air photographs the Omai and Quartz Hill geological a roughly and topographic data, airborne magnetic data, radar lineament trending data indicated east-west imagery, that coincides roughly with Omai's Wenot Lake zone.

Based on the results of the study a deep auger sampling out.

programme was carried Encouraging results were obtained in the north-east section of the property.

22 Mine Peters' Golden Star Resources .


Licence property indicated that they would relinquish the Peters' Mine Prospecting The Peters' Mine quartz veins and stock work occur within a series of metavolcanics rocks and a broad shear zone surrounded metasedimentary Gold occurs saprolitic in quartz horizon, veins and stringers contained but appears by a felsic tonalitic host rock; it is free milling pyrite, in the fresh rock.

intrusive mainly with the sulphides, in the sheared and/or to the east.
the within The prominent Hill, shear zone and its footwall contact Red Hill structural rocks, trend, approximately which forms the Peters' 150 metres width Mango Landing, Herods by ground open pit be evaluated) magnetics, and underground is the principal reserves target for further exploration.

There are good possibilities (which material tons of tailings grading 14 g/tonne, and reportedly, exist.
54,000 Mine, as defined for is yet to Considerable exploration was done at Peters' (airborne and PUT-EM Surveys -South American Goldfieldsjoint venture partnership magnetic) and diamond in 1987-89 (geochemistry, Mine, by the United Nations drilling) and the in 1960, and Surveys Geological by-Homestake ground and air magnetics, diamond drilling).
Cambior Inc/Golden Star Resources Limited joint venture Tikwah Prospecting Licence The Tikwah Prospecting Licence area is underlain by an assemblage of mafic to felsic lavas and pyroclastic system of volcanic rocks cut by dolerite quartz flows also host gold-bearing gold-bearing quartz dykes, all of Proterozoic age.

The felsic volcanic unit hosts a veins which were mined in the 1940's at Tikwah mine.

Mafic veins at Echo Creek.


In 1992 semi-detailed over the entire Heavy mineral geological property concentrates of known gold occurrences were undertaken.

Two major geochemical anomalies amethyst, crystals, showed an assemblage and reconnaissance of quartz mapping soil geochemistry were uncovered.

beryl, zircon and possibly, epidote.

Aremu Prospecting Licence Exploration work confirmed the existence rich sediments, identified alteration.

associated with a magnetic in saprolite anomaly.


associated gold anomalies of a shear zone stratabound Soil geochemistry within bands of iron­ over this shear zone with carbonaceous bands and hydrothermal 23 Geologic ally, the area is described as being underlain pyroclastic granitic between batholiths.

sediments and minor volcanic flows of the Barama -Mazaruni elastic by predominantly and Supergroup occurring An extensive obtain details programme.
of mineral follow-up isation geochemical in anomalous programme areas described was carried during out in 1992 in an attempt to the earlier 1991 soil sampling 3.5 Chemical laboratory The Chemical Chemistry Laboratories.

accompanying Laboratory (main) Laboratory, The work completed Table 3.5(i).
comprises Spectrographic, the Sample Preparation Section, and Atomic Absorption Wet Fire Assay, Spectrophotometry by the Chemical Laboratory in 1992 is summarised in the 3.6 Petrological Laboratory A summary of the work completed by the Petrological Laboratory The Laboratory offered services in mineral BHT System Microscopes and two Leitz Wetzlar in 1992 is given in the identification free of charge PM lOAD and one Olympus were returned microscopes after In 1992 three Olympus table 3.6(i).
accompanying to local miners.

Photomicrographic repairs the Petrological Laboratory System were acquired was able to resume microscopic analyses of rocks.

in Canada by Golden Star Resources Limited.

With these new and repaired microscopes, 24 Table 3-:!

'(i) Analytical Work done by the Chemical for 1992 Laboratory Samples Submitted Sample Type Location No.

Of Test Required or Technique Remarks Samples Element Determined K.Persaud Geol.

Manager, Rock Mid Maz.

K.Persaud Geol.


Manager, Clay Au Aqua Regia/MIBK/AAS Complete Chem.

Analyses a)HF'cold attack'/AAS b)Loss on Ignition analysis c)Spectrographic J.Ghansam, Snr.

Geol.

Clay Rockstone 7 Physical Properties T est a) Plasticity of Clay b) Air & oven drying Shrinkage Test c)Firing shrinkage test at I IOOC d)Firing colour determination at 1000 C and 1100 C tests e)Porosity Methods ·f) Bulk Specific -hot & cold Gravity T ests Snr.

J. Mingo, Min.

Eng.


Rocks/ Issano 20 Au Gravel a)Batelling b)Amalgamation & Parting c)Fire Assaying Fire Assaying held back due to electrical problems.

C. Urulbay, Geologist Guymine 36 a)Phys.

Bauxite Overburden b)Wet sieve analy.

Clay c)Complete Prop.

Test a) As in (a) to (e) in 2 above b)Wet sieving, drying& c) Loss oflgnition weighing To be completed -Chem.

Analysisd)HF 'cold attack'/AAS e)Spectrographic analysis Aeency/ Representative Samples Tvoe N2..fil Tuia!
Test Required Technique Samples llli&b.t gr Element of samples Determined Guyana Police Force 3 Yellow Metal Yellow Metal 9 -diamond ring Yellow Metal Earring Au Wet Chemical/AAS Au Nil Weight Weighing on analytical balance Ms. C. Curtis Sands 3 18 kg Dry Sieve Analy.

Dry Sieving and weighting $2,700 Mr. J. Alexander Sand Silica 2 kg a) Complete Chem.
a) Drying, sieving & weighing Analysis b) Loss oflgnition b) Sieve analysis c)HF 'cold attack'/AAS analysis d) Spectrographic $13,425 16 2kg Sieve analysis Drying, sieving & weighing 25 Agency/ Samnles Renresentative Samnles weight .

!!.

[ Element Tyne No.Of Total Tgst Reguired Technigue Cost ----- ------ of samnles Determined Mr. D. Dublin Soil 80 2 kg.

Free Cold a)Batelling b)Amalgamation and Parting$40,000 Mr. J. Carter Soil 14 84 kg.
Sample a)Drying at 60 C & Splitting b)Crushing c) Pulverising to '-125 km d)Coning and Quartering e)Weighing $28,000 Preparation TOTAL COST $84,125 Table 3.6(1) Petrological Laboratory Report for 1992 Month Person/Company Location Sample Type No.

Of No.
Of Analysis Analytical Samples Samples Required Method Received Completed Jan Oma, Gold Mines Ltd Omai Pulverised 8 8 Certification of export Visual and microscopic Mineral Bonasika Hexagon Ltd (Guyana) and White Sand Flat White Feedpan Rock Quarry 2 2 Certification for export Omai Gold Mines Ltd Omai Sa pro Ii te and Co re II II Certification for export Mr. J. Halilovic Imbaimadai Geologist Concentrate of 37 Black Sand 31 Feb Omai Gold Mines Ltd Omai Rock Saprolite 17 17 Hexagon (Guyana) Mineral West Bank Kaolin I -(32 lbs) Limited Mine No 3 Linden GUYMIDA Y arrowkabra White Sand l-(151bs) Qualitative Characterisation mineral Binocular microscopic Certification for export Visual and microscopic Certification for export Visual and microscopic Certification for export Visual and microscopic Mr. J. Hallilovic Imbaimadai Concentrate Geologist Continued analysis 6 Of Black Samples in Sand Submitted January Qualitative Characterisation mineral Binocular microscopic March Golden Star Resources Red Hill Loop Batel 23 23 Limited Eping, Concentrate Perenong Certification for export Visual and microscopic 3 April S. Lowe, Geologist Ayanganna Field Assignment May 4 Black Sand and sieve concentrate Golden Star Resources Red Hill Loop, Heavy mineral 29 Limited Potopa Creek 29 26 Topaz and mineral Binocular characterisation microscopic Certification for export Visual ann microscopic Petrological Laboratory Report for 1992 (con't) Month Person/Company Location Sample Type No.Of No.Of Analysis Analytical Samples Samples Required Method Received Comeleted June S. Lowe, Geologist Ayanganna Continued Of samples In May analysis submitted 4 White Sand ltd (Guyana) Sand Hills, White sand kaolinitic Barama River Clay and soapstone 5 5 Grorge Mining Hicks Potaro Saprolite 1 - (300 lbs) Company Certification for export Visual and microscopic Certification for export Visual and microscopic Certification for export Visual and microscopic July Korea Mining Ianna-Barama Soil 27 Promotion Co. 27 Certification for export Visual and microscopic Star Golden Resources Ltd. Rock/Soil 5 5 Certification for export Visual and microscopic White Sand (Guyana) Ltd White Sand 1-535 lbs August Golden Star Ltd Resources Akaiwong Pulverised Soil 159 159 Certification for export Visual and microscopic Certification for export Visual and microscopic Mr. J. Halilovic, Imbaimadai Geologist JO Batte!
Concentrates JO Mineral Characterisation Microscopic Mrs. K. Livan for Mr. Yacoob Ally NWD A. Mazarally and Sons Kwebana, Quartz (rock) 2 2 Mineral Characterisation Microscopic For gold Sept. Golden Star Resources Limited Heavy Mineral 64 concentrate 64 October Trans Guyana Mines Shell Beach Shell Nov. Roraima Mining Co. White Sand W hite Sand 1-6016 Certification for export Visual and microscopic Certification for export Visual and microscopic Certification for export Visual and microscopic Hicks Mazaruni Saprolite/ 15 15 Certification for export Visual and microscopic George Mining Company Pulverised Ayanganna/ Sept-Mr. S. Lowe Dec Geologist lmbaimadai Concentate/ 190 190 Pulverised Mr. Persaud, Mngr Geo!
Oct. Roraima Mining Co White Sand 3 3 Mineral Characterisation Miscroscopic Heavy Mineral Analysis Separation Heavy Liquid And Microscopic examined (job work) Thin Section Month Person/Company Location Sample Type No.Of No.Of Analysis Analytical Samples Samples Received Comeleted Required Method Jan. Mr. S. Lowe Ayanganna Rock 2 2 Thin Section Sawing/grinding, etc.

Geologist Sept. Ms. T. Finerty Geologist Geologist Rock Mabura 12 12 Thin Section Sawing/grinding, etc.

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27 4.

LEGAL DEPARTMENT Prospecting/Mining Licences, Reconnaissance Survey Applications Mineral Agreements, In 1992, the Commission concluded seven properties.

which covered surveys Agreement, reconnaissance Wenamu and Tassawini.
Commissioner Finance, agreements, mineral in the upper Potaro In addition, Revenue of Inland for both mineral and one Mineral for rights two Prospecting Negotiations and upper Mazaruni were initiated for and the areas around basins, with the Ministry discussions General's chambers and exploitation.

there were extensive and Attorney exploration Licences over four draft of ofNew York and Cambior Plaza Mining Company Limited Licences Prospecting 31, respectively.
Roraima on September precious Agreement of gold, silver, Quebec, signed and December Mineral deposits Ianna, Imotai, stones West Fork, Quartzstone, for the Winter's Mine and Tamakay Mining Company Limited, 07, 1992 for the exploration, of Val d'Or, Incorporated 27 areas on a November a local Company signed and mining of at upper Sir Walter, evaluation in properties and valuable Wariri and Aranka.

minerals Agreements Draft Mineral Golden Star Resources, (CAMDICO).
CAMDICO March 26, Trans Guyana Limited Licence for shell along the beaches Cambior were being processed Inc. and Caribbean for HGB Ventures Mining Development Limited Investment of USA, Company has applied for a Mining Licence over an area at Groete USA, was granted Creek.

On a Mining with principals in Wisconsin, in the North West District.
Negotiations were held with Kretschmar International Geoscience for the finalisation of agreements Corporation (KIGC) of for reconnaissance surveys Canada and Golden Star Resources in the Wenamu and Tassawini Mazaruni areas for gold and diamonds areas for base metals (GSR).

(KIGC) and in the upper Potaro and upper Prospecting the signature awaiting Licences for stone at Arimai and sand at Makouria, were finalised and of the representative of Essequibo Timbers Limited.
An application by Exall of Canada for a transfer of the Brex Mazaruni diamond property was being processed.

Mining Amendment Regulations On October 24, 1992, Mining (Amendment) Regulations 3, 13, 27, 29, 30, 44, 75, 140, 182 (2), 186 and 187 of the No.

12 of 1992 came into force and thereby amended Regulations.
Principal between and consultation Regulations the Mines, These represented the finalisation Legal and Geological Services Divisions and the Guyana of many weeks of extensive discussions 28 Gold and Diamond Miners' Association (GGDMA) .

Primarily, these regulations established the procedural for environmental protection, for the introduction and other requirements, of Medium Scale Mining Permits, including provisions for the extension maximum width of 300 feet.
1 of the Principal Schedule for conveyance procedure of the requirement abolition challenged was extended of the size of river locations The amendments to include both sides of the river bank to a also amended the Table of Fees and Rentals of Regulations of gold, valuable and increases minerals same, and the period for sealing to Fees and Rentals.

or precious Further, with the was simplified stones the over which a claim may be from one to two years.

Order No.
Order No.

53 of 1992 was passed Together of Claim Licences.

renewal for automatic holders allows of claim licences.

to exempt sections (632) and (3) of the Mining Act to with the amendment to regulation 29, this effectively The royalties for bauxite minerals, minerals or metals respectively, were each adjusted to three percent and valuable (3%) ad valorem.

In 1992 the Legal Department the staff in March.


In the absence was run by Legal Officer, Ms. Rosemary Ms. Benjamin of a Legal Adviser, Benjami11, worked closely who Attorney-at-Law, whose services the Commission retained.

joined with Mr. M. Edwards 5.

MINES DIVISION 5.1 Technical Unit 5 .1.1.

Hydrological Surveys The Hydrometeorological on GGMC's behalf, with field support Service of Agriculture uridertook from GGMC.
From November of the Ministry hydrological were uridertaken and organisation River, in the Potaro Kuribrong, Essequibo surveys 12 to December River, uridertaken above Imbaimadai, and Konawaruk 14, 1991, surveys Rivers from Jurie 2 to July in the middle Essequibo 1, 1992 at the Karowreing River, River area.

A second exercise was Mazarurii River below and Mazarurii River at Kamarang and above Kamarang.
The objectives surveys of the hydrological were: a) to measure b) collect c) collect water samples samples of identified streams; water quality concentration.

the discharge for sediment for chemical analyses; This data is to be used in the assessment of the environmental impact of mining on the 29 and in the formulation of systems riverain the Environmental these two exercises Management were submitted environmental with particular to guidelines, Reports for medium and small scale miners.
Service eological by the Hydrometer Agreement in 1992. reference on Middle Essequibo Survey River Hydrological Summary results of sediment analyses in the middle Essequibo River area, are given in the table 5(i) which follows.

Table S(i) Name of Stream Starting Date Duration Time (hrs) (PPM bywt.)
Mean Concentration Potaro Veira's River at Camp Site River Potaro above Kuribrong 91.11.18 91.11.19 91.12.03 91.12.04 91.11.29 91.11.30 15:45 8:40 15:20 9:25 16:50 16: 11 1.95 1170.5 2:03 786.6 1:42 764.5 1:42 1361.3 1:42 1023.1 1:40 423.5 Name of Stream Starting Date Duration Time (hrs) (PPM by wt.)
Mean Concentration River Kuribrong @l.25 mile above mouth 11:45 91.11.24 91.11.25 11 :20 16:59 91.11.26 10:30 91.11.28 0:62 578.5 1:30 973.7 0:55 1152.1 1 :07 949.3 Essequibo River at Jardine's Camp 14:20 91.11.13 10:00 91.11.14 9 10:55 91.12.0 9:20 91.12.10 2:42 1594.8 2:53 822.9 2:62 1292.2 2:00 1032.2 River Essequibo above Konawaruk near W araputa 91.11.15 91.11.16 91.12.06 91.12.07 12:25 11 :00 13:10 9:45 2:17 318.1 2:17 74 2:67 1710.9 2:1 1411.4 Konawaruk above mouth River 11 :45 91.11.20 10:30 91.12.05 9:34 91.12.11 15:12 91.12.11 1:42 1076 1:25 718.1 1290.3 1: 13 1:28 1099.3 30 PH Values Ph values obtained 4.8 to 5.5 and in the Konawaruk in the Potaro River (4 samples) river ranged from 3.7 to 4.5; Essequibo two 2 samples returned values of 5.2 and River (3 samples) 5.4.
Table 5(ii) Summary results of Discharge Measurements are tabulated below.
Name of Station Date Width Area f/s Change (flt) CFS Mean GAGE Velocity Height Discharge Potaro above Kuribrong River 91.11.29 91.11.30 473.5 5,616 0.22 0.00 1,230 471.0 5,323 0.27 0.00 1,450 River 91.11.18 Potaro at Vieira's 91.11.19 Camp Site 91.12.03 91.12.04 818.0 8,346 0.64 2.66 5.250 815.5 8,927 0.54 2.42 4,860 717.5 7,113 0.42 0.02+ 3,022 723.5 7,406 0.50 0.02+ 3,680 River 91.11.15 Essequibo near W araputa 91.11.16 91.12.06 above Konawaruk 91.12.06 River 1,647.8 1,647.8 1,592.0 1,592.0 25,500 0.76 0.00 19,500 23,700 0.81 0.01+ 9,300 11,500 23,900 0.45 0.01+ 23,500 0.51 0.00 12,100 Essequibo River Jardine's Camp 91.11.13 1,988.2 91.11.14 91.12.09 91.12.10 25,120 0.68 0.02-17,110 25,500 0.76 0.02+ 19,500 1,988.2 2,345 26,800 0.81 0.08+ 21,600 2,472 31,500 0.97 0.18+ 0,700 91.11.20 Konawaruk River 91.12.05 approximately 1000 ft above 91.12.11 91.12.11 mouth 141 580.8 0.27 0.01-156 122 442.6 0.76 0.03+ 336 147.5 892.0 1.27 0.07- 1,130 142.8 854.0 1.08 0.06 919 River 91.11.24 Kuribrong 1 91.11.25 approximately mile above 91.11.26 91.11.28 mouth 274 1,860 0.53 0.02-956 275.5 1,788 0.47 0.00 850 283 1,753 0.52 0.02-920 282 1,812 0.52 0.02-937 31 Upper Mazaruni Hydrological Survey Table: 5(iii) SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF SEDIMENT ANALYSIS NAME OF STREAM DATE TIME OF DURATION MEAN CON- SAMPLING HRS CENTRATIO Karowrieng Persaud's Camp River at 92-06-0612:50 0.43 Karowrieng Persaud's Camp River at 92-06-0915:40 0.40 Mazaruni Imbaimadai River below 92-06-1210:28 0.48 Mazaruni Imbaimadai River below 92-06-1212:40 0.50 MazaruniRiver Imdaimadai above 92-06-1312:28 0.37 N PPMBY WT 1521.28 1211.84 423.65 639.07 807.67 Mazaruni Imbaimadai River above 92-06-158:57 0.42 627.2 Mazaruni Kamarang River at 92-06-2312:22 0.38 Mazaruni Kamarang River at 92-06-2711:09 0.33 r above 92-06-2917:10 0.35 MazaruniRive Kamarang at Rodwell's Landing erabove 92-06-3010:23 0.35 MazaruniRiv Kamarang at Rodwell's Landing 644.37 625.52 587.77 301.69 32 Upper Mazaruni Hydrological Survey Table 5.
(iv) SUMMARY OF RESULT OF DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS NAME OF STATION DATE WIDTH (FT) AREA MEAN GAGE DIS- (FT) VELOC HEIGH CHARG ITY T E (F/S) CHAN (F/S) GE (FT) Karowrieng Persaud's River at 92-06-08126 Camp 92-06-09141 2158 1.92 0.93 3028.4 1.46 -0.09 4200 4410 Mazaruni River Below 92-06-12301 Imbaimadai 92-06-12296 7381 2.60 -0.13 7508 2.55 -0.15 19200 19200 above 92-06-13221 Mazaruni river Imbaimadai 92-06-15215 4783 2.47 -0.21 3852 1.77 0.11 11800 6800 at 92-06-23438 Mazaruni river Kamarang 92-06-24427 92-06-27414 9734 2.95 -0.09 9399 2.70 0.01 10815 3.64 -0.03 28700 25400 39400 Mazaruni River above 92-06-29405 92-06-30394 Kamarang at Rodwell's Landing 9444 3.06 -0.01 9418 2.85 -0.06 28900 26900 5 .1.2 Environmental Management Agreement The Division commenced of an Environment work on the formulation the impact of to environmental Management small and medium scale mining management parameters for and at the end of management in environmental with sponsorship from the from projects undertaken form an essential are 'Review the technical reports Group (TAG) of the Commonwealth Agreement.
Management Secretariat, These reports operational during to control which is intended and to establish to give direction operations As intended, Assistance Agreement on the environment, mining mining.

Technical background Environmental Aspects Cremer and Warner of London, and "Report dredge Guyana" for the Environmental of Dredge and of the Department by Alan Bradley and small scale open pit gold and diamond by Dr. E. N. Watkin, and Operational Republic for of aspects in the Co-operative Australia.
on the Technological of Mines, Western Operations' Small Pit Mining mining of of operations 33 5.2 Administration 5.2.1 Mining Stations and Bartica Regional Office During the first half of the year Mines Officers undertook verification exercises in Ekereku, reports Potaro and Cuyuni areas, and Ranger Garraway by Golden Star of illegal workings on their Prospecting was stationed Licence at Mahdia in response areas.

to In the latter in Potaro/Mahdia Mines Officer Butters), and safety with respect activities.
following However, reasons.

half of the year, three of the proposed (supervised by Mines Officer Ramkhelawan), and Cuyuni (supervised to small and medium scale operations L. Fredericks).
was the primary by Surveyor focus of inspection five Mining Stations Mazaruni (supervised were established by Senior health Occupational operations from the Mining Stations were severely restricted for the (a) (b) (c) and a Surveyor, of most of the in the non-completion L. Fredericks Ranger De Young remaining on site for Senior despite of the supervisor, -Malaria infection number of crew members resulted activities for this station, duration.
Station was recalled after five weeks of its planned Station for stationing Cuyuni Station significant scheduled the planned Mazaruni Butters closed Potaro/Mahdia week at Mahdia, Ramkhelawan and investigate two weeks at this location, and Election duration -Mines Officer Ramkhelawan was able to verify in excess a number of disputes.

-After spending for Registration whilst of one hundred at Omai.

However, Senior The station of twelve duties.

weeks.
weeks.

was recalled Mr. based at Mahdia, in the Konawaruk claims after spending one river, Mines Officer was subsequently It should be noted that in accordance with the Mining Act and Regulations, only Mines were possible This meant that no verifications in the Officers absence are permitted of the Mines Officer responsible to verify claims.

for the Mining Station.

Rangers D. Persaud and C. Bradford were stationed at the Commission's office regional in Bartica for the entire year.
5.2.2 Mining Offences During the year 1992, fifty charges were filed for breaches of the Mining Act and Of these, Regulations.

Prosecution 1992 these were still 1993. of twenty-nine five were withdrawn of the fifty charges and replaced commenced with more appropriate charges.

during twenty-one the year and at the end of were called and postponed for before the Court.

The remaining Court at Bartica was held seven times during 1992, and forty-eight cases which were 34 since 1989, were concluded.
Forty-six cases were dismissed, for non-service of pending summons, concluded and twenty-seven between after out-of-court .

GGMC and the offending parties for lack of prosecution, nineteen settlements were A total of sixty-eight charges were still before the Court at the end of 1992, eighteen of which were for charges Magistrate's Court, on behalf of the Commission.

filed before 1991.
filed before 1991.

Mines Officer A. Bunbury prosecuted at the Bartica Disputes and Challenges Throughout 1992, Hearing Officer Magistrate Ms. Juliet Holder-Allen heard and adjudicated on disputes and challenges made under the Mining Act and Regulations.

5.2.3 Registry Section During the year emphasis was placed on accuracy and efficiency with respect to the filing and retrieval of records and statistical data, and there was some improvement in these areas.
The Registry section was stretched mining activities.

of small-scale was still of Claims in Existence' able to meet the statutory and the 'List expansion the section 'List Gazette.
out by the ever-increasing However, by undertaking work load occasioned substantial by an work, overtime of the and submission for the preparation deadlines of Claims Abandoned', for printing in the Official 5.2.4 Making additional lands available for mining by local operators To give effect to Government's preparatory decision in the 3rd quarter, to make additional to facilitate work commenced and Closed Areas -and the equitable the compilation which included and the acquisition this programme of description of maps for the demarcation was temporarily shelved However, of blocks in the as new in October, land available the opening distribution to local of restricted of ground.
of all the State Mining miners, areas -State Mining Reserves Preparations Reserves Puruni policy and Closed Areas, and Aremu rivers.

were awaited.

directions were initiated, 5.3 Inspection Tours 5.3.1 Gold Mines Mazda's Konawaruk operations Senior gold dredging alluvial Mining Engineer G. Howell, with Senior Mines Officer G. Best, inspected the operations in the upper Konawaruk, on March 10 and 11 .

35 Mining was in progress at the St. Mary's and Hammer Head areas.
Mining in conjunction using four fleets of dredges, working (6-14") emplaced operated excavated the succeeding with two ten inches Six fourteen inches The first dredge The Hammer Head operation dredges.

the tailings.

at St. Mary's.

(2-1 O") diameter dredges.


with 'bailer' dredges diameter the ore which was progressively re-worked which rehandled (2 fleets of 3 dredges) dredges was similar; by each there were two fleets, was done and The ore was processed Trommel material by mercury amalgamation into trommels.

fine undersize was recovered reported into a production by wide sluice undersize boxes with riffles, to a 'Knudson and burning.
passed bowl' centrifugal with the heavy material classifier box in the production feeding and the box.

The final concentrate Topographic calculation, grade control road was constructed Mazda's on the right the barge service mines at upper Konawaruk.

bank of the Essequibo which the Company surveys of mined out areas and banka drilling and mine planning.
Twenty-four from Mango Landing on the left bank of the Essequibo were used for grade and a half miles of laterite to point to facilitate capped via Tumatumari, to Waraputa trail, River opposite Mango Landing planned to institute.

Another ten miles of road was planned to join Seballi Exploration of the alluvial deposits was done by B.G.
Consolidated at upper Konawaruk Wheel dredging primarily was aborted who commenced a short-lived Bucket in 1951-53 operation Verification of 24 million in 1984-85, for the upper Konawaruk placers.
were calculated metasediments of the Barama Mazaruni with later and porphyries, due to financial problems was done by GGMC and Business reserves cubic metres at an average The bedrock geology of consists by trans Amazonian and porphyries intruded Granitic rocks banka drilling and mineable RUDIS of grade of 0.22 g/m in 1958 (the by the Company).

supergroup, Association intrusives.

experienced operation dolerite granitic are prevalent.
stocks Yugoslavia Mazda was granted a mining in in March 1990 based on the reserves defined the upper Konawaruk by the earlier concession exploration.

Omai Development Works On March 12 and 13, Senior Mining Engineer G. Howell, Officer G. Best, made a tour of inspection of Omai Gold Mine's assisted by Senior development Mines operations.
Mining of low grade saprolite (0.8 g/tonne) was being done by a fleet of five 85-tonne Caterpillar trucks was stockpiled; grade saprolite loaded by a 992C Caterpillar loader, the underlying to expose hard rock.

Low uneconomic hard rock would be used for plant construction.

Foundations in mine planning, mine waste dilution.

mine geology were being used for the primary control were on schedule.
activities crusher to plan bench configuration Development and quality and the Mill, and work was ongoing and minimize 36 22 Miles Issano -Hicks' Mining Lease From May 21-23 Senior Patrick Mining Engineer open pit mining Periera's Best inspected assisted by at 42 Miles Issano.

Senior operations J. Mingo, Mines Officer G. After drilling and blasting truck for haulage on to a 25-tonne which needed time of the visit and mine dewatering no blasting, was approximately was done by six-inch 33 metres.
A bulldozer pump leading gravel the hard rock ore was excavated metres over 200-300 was stockpiled and loaded to a stockpile.

as low grade ore.

The height Saprolite of the mine face at the by a 235-backhoe overburden, to an 8 x 6-inches pump.

was used to maintain the haul road, A processing jaw crusher plant was being installed per hour (maximum a 150-ton its oversize which recycles capacity) screen separating into a centrifugal undersize are stored from the concentrator through bowl.
The plant will be fed from the stockpile yd capacity.

in a tailings pond of 33,000 of a 80-ton impact capacity) the impact crusher, a trommel and discharges with a its crusher -it consisted per hour (maximum by a conveyor.

Tails Gold mineralisation part of the Okuwa batholith.

flooding, in subvertical Granite locally, stock, alteration.

and manganese shears occurs Silica occurs and tuffs are pervaded oxides, by chlorite and sulphides -epidote are present.
in tuffs which are intruded by • granitic 14 Miles Issano mining Two gold area were inspected May 25. operations in the George Mining Engineer by Senior Hicks mining concession in the east Kaburi J. Mingo with Senior Mines Officer G. Best, on operation, At Richard Carter's fragmented by hydraulicking, overburden and channeled face was approximately (2-3ft deep) and underlying into a sump.

The slurry 48 feet high and 72 feet wide.


At the saprolite ore were was pumped into a The mine second ore was excavated by hydraulicking, and fed directly box.

into a sluice stripped sluice box.

operation, in the Kaburi Gold mineralisation goldfield is associated sedimentary rocks within with quartz-carbonate veins belt, greenstone the Mazaruni which in a package of volcanic structures are intruded are intruded the earlier Pleistocene sheared.
in the southwest by NE to NNE trending rock types are blanketed Berbice Formation.

of the area by the El Dorado granite.

dolerite dykes of the A vanavero by white and brown sands belonging The granite instrusive and greenstones suite, and all of to to the Cretaceous The Mazaruni Group rocks have been tightly folded and in the Hick's Mineralisation and quartz veining, granodiorite alteration unfoliated in foliated sills.
and diorite concession area occurs metavolcanics (mainly in a subvertical with to basalt) andesite zone of hydrothermal 37 5 .3 .2 Bauxite operations On March 24-28, GUYMINE's inspected Bauxite Company.

Senior Mining Engineer J. Mingo and Senior operations Mines Officer G. Best and the operations bauxite of Aroaima Linden and Kwakwani Linmine East Montgomery, Kara Kara, North East Kara Kara, North Dorabece and Dorabece mines were inspected on March 24-28.

No mining planned for Dacoura mine in 1992.


At Kara Kara, mining activities were terminated.

Proven reserves of 1.6 tonnes remained.

Stripping scrapers stripping dragline.

in North Dorabece and a dragline.

was being undertaken The Bucket wheel excavator was The ore was exposed was being undertaken for mining.

twelve by a 1310 Bucket Wheel excavator, in preparation extending the mine face.
At East Montgomery scrapers and a with a 1197 Bucket wheel excavator, three Kwakwani Linmine's Kwakwani mines were inspected on March 27.

Due to a reduced demand for metal grade ore from the K wakwani of Dayco's subdued.

Block 5 and 2 Manaka operations, Mining was only being undertaken stripping at 8 Chimeri and and mining activities stripping and the imminent closure at Kwakwani were at 24 Green Creek.

mines, a large existing stockpile, Aroaima Aroaima Bauxite mines were inspected removal to mining.
overburden Aroaima the South mine, while preparatory stripping.

Scrapers, completed Most of the stripping and Boskalis at the time of the inspectio was contracted for overburden n. in March 23 and 24.
Mining was in progress was being done at Block one of the North at Mine, a small amount of Bauxite was done by Green Mining Incorporated Company (ABC) had undertaken with a fleet of 631 E removal by dredging, which was almost ABC was mining at the southern with no drilling Trucks, in three stockpiles placed than 18% prior to its being fed into the dryer.

and blasting.
and blasting.

-for metal and chemical Overburden end of the South mine, using backhoes and 769 C was dumped on mined out areas and ore was grades the moisture -to reduce content to less A new crusher design problems, front end loaders.

its operating A new scrubber of rated capacity capacity 800 tons per hour was installed was 250 tons per hour.

It was fed directly dust emissions.

which reduced in October was installed, 1991.


Due to or by trucks 38 Inspectors' Reports reports Inspector's tours were not made during the second half of the year .

were completed visits for each of the inspection described.

Follow-up 5.3.3 Silica Sand, kaolin operations The Silica Sand pits along the Soesdyke-Linden highway pit at Topira Mines J. Mingo, together with and the kaolin Senior were inspected Officer G. Best.
in March by Senior Mining Engineer 5.4 Mineral Processing the Institute of Applied Science and Technology (IAST) and the between Negotiations which commenced Commission, of an agreement equipment assumed for the lease of the Pilot Plant building, early in the year, were completed Mineral Processing in November Processing Department and Laboratory subsequently with the signing and office accommodation.

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buildings of the leased occupancy The Mineral Research which was scheduled organisation an early start of the Department to research commenced in 1993. activities activities, including for continuation those planned in 1992, were not carried for the Fine Gold out during the end of the year, which should Recovery towards Programme the year.
However, facilitate 5.5 Emergency repairs to the Anarika-Suribana road The Geology the Anarika-Suribana around feet of revetments Arawai hill foot where were installed near Arawai.

and Mines Commission section of the Wismar-Suribana a large depression to of emergency repairs were concentrated Repairs 40 made the road near impassable.

road in August.

a programme commenced In August In August and September, hauled from deposits approximately cost.

nearby.

under $3.8 million.


the depression at Arawai was infilled using sand and laterite Ten miles of road were repaired altogether, at a cost of Rental of equipment accounted for the main part (90%) of the Green Mining Incorporated included This latter was hired to provide of trees, de bushing, and operate excavation repairs.

pumping, felling and compaction placement of sand and laterite.
equipment for the road to aid road drainage, water Senior Mining Engineer, the need for continual emphasized Mr. R. Squires who was in charge of the road, especially maintenance after the rainy season.

of the road repairs project, 39 5.6 Drilling Core Drilling Exploration drilling of 1992, on a sub-contract feet (3,600') quarters three thousand six hundred for bauxite at Aroaima during Bauxite holes.

from thirty-six from Guymine for Aroaima was executed was drilled the third and fourth A total Company.
of Banka Drilling Four Banka drills were made available to the mining public on a rental basis, during 1992.

The drills drillers from the Commission by both mining companies were assigned to assist and individual miners.

with their drilling When available programmes.

the renters were rented 5.


7Training in Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment • Field staff of the Technical and and malaria in Smear Sampling Inspectorate Department benefitted from a two-day which The training, from the Vector Control Service, Diagnosis and Treatment.

was done at their Clinic at the Training Course was carried Georgetown out by personnel Hospital.
5.8 Constraints in (Technical) Staffing The Mines Department was unable of the depletion of its technical to complete because effectively unavailable for field duties staff.

Six out of sixteen for the most part of the year.

its work programme for 1992, largely were sub-professional staff Three Mining Technicians and diploma degree Officers participated Officer was seconded Officer, Disciplinary the second half of the year.
in Mining in Registration to the Geological Mines Officer and Senior Mining one Assistant Hearing.
and three Mines Officers Engineering at the University and other duties Services related Department; pursued of Guyana; to National studies in the Mines full-time two Senior Elections; one Mines -one Senior Mines a pending to Georgetown for leave on absence three officers one Ranger -were confined Engineer G. Howell was on extended Incidences of malaria infection and reinfection also constrained the full realisation of the 1992 Work Programme.
Messrs Husbands, Samaroo and Todd completed scholarship at Mining School in Manaus in Brazil Mines Officers.

They Paranapanema proceeded qualifications to the University of Guyana at the start to the level of the Diploma in Mining Engineering academic of the University year to upgrade of Guyana.

their a three-year and were appointed of the 1992-93 40 6.
ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION (1) (2) (3) Division Relations Department comprises:- The Administrative and Industrial Personnel Canteen, Security and Main Registry.

Publication Information and Library, Printery, Bindery and Photo Laboratory.

Services Carpentry for the Mechanical and Maintenance Workshop -responsible Department Department and the Radio and Electrical Workshop and transport, Workshop.
the -responsible for the Cartographic Section, -responsible for Personnel the functions, 6.1 Personnel and Industrial Relations The Personnel and wages administration, Section Relations the formulation and Industrial was responsible for staff recruitment, and of personnel rules and enforcement salaries regulations, and training.

The total number of employees at December 5 Mining 5 Geologists, 31, 1992 was 194.

Of these 19 were Engineers, 1 Cartographer, 1 1 Chemist and professional Attorney-at-Law.
staff -including Training Training of employees to equip them with skills and raise Divisions, Geology, Safety.

Most Guyana.

the level of the efficiency and at various levels underwent training Cartography, of the Commission, in several Management to enhance in 1992.

Officers in all Mining, including disciplines, Health and and Occupational of at or in conjunction component.
undergraduate training and knowledge received There was a small overseas with the University Accountancy, was done locally, of the training Chemistry, priority performance and Cartography.

employees, at the University for the diploma of Guyana.

in Cartographic and degree The Commission programmes sponsored which was accredited Geology in training was in Mining, including Certificate of Guyana.
The main emphasis students, in Geology sponsored the diploma Advanced University the graduating students for the 1992-93 academic students.

1991-92 employee Course Techniques, Five of the first batch of seven students were employees of GGMC.

The Course year, with the registration in Cartography An elementary Certificate students academic graduated.
year: out of the four registered Course graduated was restarted in July 1992 -three of in October 1992 and three other was run by the Commission (3 from GGMC), one GGMC GGMC and in Mining a one-year of one GGMC employee by the in the As mentioned earlier were conducted on page 14 training programmes students -sixteen for fifth form students in Geology and in participated Micro-Computing course the geology in July and August, and in the micro computing Course.
41 A list of employees who participated in training programmes is given in Table 6.
(i) below: Name Designation Program of Study Year of Graduation Full-Ti me Tappin Ferreira Senior Colin Spannan Mining Technician Watson Mining Technician Eulene Vieira Mining Technician Rickford Aubrey Sargeant Mining Technician Garfield Stuart Ronald Glasgow Wilberforce Clyde Thompson Analytical officer Field Asst Diploma Laurell Student Diploma Paul Welch Student Diploma Balwant Student Diploma Tulladhar Diploma Aretha Diploma Rollin Elton Sampson Sponsored Student Diploma Student Diploma Julius Daudi Husbands Mines Officer Diploma Samaroo Mines Officer Diploma Mahendra Todd Mines Officer Diploma Carlos Mines Officer Diploma Wendell Health I BSc Mining Eng.
1993 I BSc Mining Eng.

1993 I BSc Mining Eng.

1994 I BSc Mining Eng.

1994 Bsc Mining Eng.

1993 Msc Mining Eng.

1994 Bsc Geology 1993 II BSc Chemistry 1994 in Geology 1994 in Geology 1994 in Geology 1994 in Geology 1994 in Geology 1994 in Geology 1994 in Geology 1994 in Geology 1994 in Min.

Eng 1993 in Min.

Eng.

1993 in Min.

Eng.

1993 in Occupa-1993 to Comm.


BSc Management 1994 Crawford Sponsored Student Nelson Sponsored Student Arjune Sponsored Panday Sponsored Alleyne Senior tional June Allen Secretary Griffith Sponsored Sponsored & Safety Name Designation Programme of Study Year of Graduation Part-Time Cartography Ryan Smith Asst.

Draughtsman Ryan Smith Asst.

Draughtsman I Adv.

Cartography 1993 I Elementary and Techniques 1992 I Adv.
Cartography 1992 Faye Kerr Draughtsman I Cartography 1992 Dawn Budhu Draughtsman II Cartography 1992 Terry Moore Asst.

Draughtsman Garnett Asst.

Mngr.

(P&IR) BSc Management 1994 Leslyn in Accountancy Accountant Meredith Assistant Merlyn 1993 in Accountancy Wendy Gray Clerk IV (Accounts) 1994 in Accountancy Horace 1994 Diploma Diploma Officer Diploma Moore Asst.

Purch.

42 Christopher Clerk III (Pers.)


Diploma in Personnel Roberts Relations Sean Corlette Clerk II (Stores) in Accountancy 1994 Arthur Gibbs Budget & Purch.

Off.

BSc Accountancy 1995 ·George ScotlandAsst.

Internal BSc Accountancy 1995 Joselyn GrimmondSnr.

Asst.

Draughtsman BA Geography 1996 Norma HarrisAdmin Officer Post Graduate Industrial Diploma & 1993 Auditor Studies International Relations 1994 Jan Carter Clerk IV (Computer) Studies & Social lations Cert.
in Industrial Re- Hazel Welch Clerk III (Personnel) -do - Clarence Gaim Clerk II (Min,Js) do - Sharon Hackett Clerk II (Mines) -do - 1993 1993 1993 1993 The Commission sponsored short training courses skills in areas of Public and improvement of the attendance middle and junior of 19 senior, Time Management, enhancement of Office and Supervisory Computing.
Image, Office Assistant's level staff at duties, Bursary Awards There were two awardees under the Bursary at the Common Entrance Award scheme for employees' Examination.

The 1992 awardees, children who Donna Hasting the total number of awardees under the Bursary Scheme in 1992 to performed creditably and Odessa Kerr, brought mne.

Increase in Salaries The Commission paid a seventy-five percent (75%) increase in Salaries across-the-board in 1992.

The increase made retroactive to January.


was paid in two stages, 10% for January to March, and 65% paid in July, Uniforms In keeping with the Commission's policy, uniforms or uniform allowances were provided to all categories of employees.

Registry The main Registry was responsible the filing system, receiving and despatching mail and typing maintained Registry by the Geological Services Department.

correspondence.
correspondence.

and applications Section, for Medium Scale Prospecting and Mines Division Permits were filed sub-units, for maintaining The Personnel 43 Canteen The physical appearance of cost coffee/tea/drink introduced.

at the Canteen of the Canteen was upgraded and a new system of providing free during the morning and afternoon break periods was Security The Security Section in recruiting difficulty occasions, guards despite Section Security were required Guards of the quality to work double shifts.
circumstances, the adverse operated short of manpower needed.

for most of the year, because of on several Consequently of the Nevertheless, the performance was satisfactory.

6.2 Information and Publication Department 6.2.1 Cartographic Section During 1992 the Cartographic Section work related was the cartographic Draughtsmen performed to exploration for approximately and mining activities, 90% of the time, often with the important functions.
several Of prime which importance occupied assistance two of the three Senior of lower level Draughtsmen.

This work entailed the plotting, of land for which applications description, calculation were made for Prospecting of acreage and certification Licences, Prospecting for Medium from the influx of applications part of it ensued Permits The greater of Applications were the list below provides the North West, Cuyuni and of some specific concentrated in an example locations.

tracts and Mining Licences.


Scale Prospecting Mazaruni Permits.
Mining Districts: Creek Eping River Red Hill Loop Creek River Wariri Oko Mountains AremuRiver Imotai Barama River Arakaka River Mariaba White Creek MeamuRiver Apaiqua River River Muribang Chenapau Mazawini Mazanmi Kaburi Puruni Cuyuni Kowaik Creek Tassawini Mahdia Kumong-Kumong Creek River Groete Creek River Po taro River River Quartzstone River Jubilee River River Essequibo River River River In addition, State Mining relationship maps of the Ayanganna Reserves to prospective Puruni spatial Closed and Imabaimadai and the Iwokrama Rainforest 'Reserve' Areas, the Aremu, and were prepared to show their and existing mining and prospection/exploration areas.
44 In May 1992 a 1 :500,000 Areas etc.

was prepared.

at the request closed areas were prepared .

public scale map showing Several all existing scale maps showing 1: 1,100,000 Prospecting Licence areas, Licence Prospecting of Mines Officers of the Commission and for sale to the Map Design and Construction of maps was done at the request Final draughting work was started on the Aishalton In July, the new series Specifications.
for the Potaro Guyana was also produced being re-drawn The Aishalton sheet was completed to proofing and Potaro on scale 1 :250,000 sheet was completed stage.

geological of the Division sheets.

of Geological These sheets are part of Scale with International in keeping Services.

as a first draft.
as a first draft.

A vegetation to proofing stage while the base information map of a portion of North West Work on a series of specially package packaged will consist Resource of written Information text and maps for Administrative and Maps continued during the year.

The completed Regions package overview features for the selected 1, 7, 8, 9 and 10, where most of the gold and diamond is designed of mineral resources, infrastructure, mining local and foreign, communications, in Guyana occurs.
investors, potential to provide with a comprehensive and socio-eronomic The regions.

Map work completed geographic at the end of 1992 was as follows: Region 1 -Barima-W aini Region 7 -Cuyuni-Mazaruni aruni Region 8 -Potaro-Sip Region 10 -Upper Dem.
Berbice Topography, Climate Topography, Geology Vegetation Topography, Topography, Geology graphs - Data for the written two Geography Graduants their to complete Section the Information of Guyana who were attached Mineral and Documentation text was collected of the University National Service.

Unit of the Library and processed by and October to the Cartographic is being compiled information September Resource during by .

Printing The Plan Printer Table 6(iii) requisitions.
was fully utilized sets out amount of paper utilized during the year fulfilling both internal costs.

and related and external 45 Month Table 6(iii) -Plan Printer Internal External Sq.

ft.

Cost($) Sq.

ft.
Cost($) in 1992 Production 8 48 200.00 116 3,300.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 1,200.00 197 4,725.00 Februar y March 90 2,250.00 177 4,750.00 April 610 6,795.00 653.5 15,275.00 11,500.00 3,300.00 388 May 128 June 163 3,975.00 252 6,300.00 2,200.00 20 500.00 July 88 August 400 10,930.00 September October 84 November 315 8,725.00 December 320 12,400.00 223 6,155.00 362 9,050.00 249 6,512.00 9,400.00 136 3,400.00 216 5,500.00 276 10,535.00 916 80,425.00 -- *The sum of $78,425.00 2903 78,425.00* --- was paid into the Accounts Section as cash revenue from printing.
Other Cartographic Activities The Cartographic Section several other tasks related completed notices , banners, cards (including immunization to the Commission's cards for the activities of official -preparation of Health) Ministry and a GGMC calendar for 1993.

The Cartographic staff should be commended for their performance, during which they maintained production more than 90% of the officers were exposed duration, in-house.

conducted Details the year.


In order to upgrade to training programmes have been given at 6.1 under Training.

and the high level of in cartography, year of one academic skills Library The Library mining in Guyana.

and students.

is the repository During 1992 the Library of several and rare publications on geology and the mining staff of the Commission, valuable served public Ms. Donna McRae was recruited as Information and Documentation responsibility -production for the Library.
of a Quarterly Publication were introduced information current in January Two new projects Officer, of into the activities on the mining 'Mineral in Guyana, called Industry and the preparation of mineral resource giving Survey', with direct the Library industry 46 to form part of a comprehensive package In 1992, three issues of information of the Mineral and maps for potential Industry Survey industry.
in the mining for the first three calendar inf�rmation investors produced been very favourable and organisations, installed and manage the list and Catalogue and Libraries, in the Library to facilitate -it is circulated quarters.

The response to the Mineral including free of cost to Government officials, A computer overseas.

of the quarterly publication, geological libraries the publication of Books, Maps and publications, and for general application.
to computerise were Industry has Survey Mining Companies was The physical facilities of the Library were extended as part of a programme to upgrade its was extended, additional renewed dexion and several were purchased.

The building doubled, box files totally and mineral processing service.

capacity mining and degree Mining and Geology diploma whom are sponsored by the Commission.
offers its library reports, facilities periodicals was done on an ongoing journals, The Library is very important of the University programmes the Commission In support of these programmes of Guyana.

Maintenance of books, .
basis of Guyana, many of to students of the shelving important was assembled, new textbooks user-seating in geology, to the staff of the University Table 6(iv) Summary Library Statistics related of statistics to the operation of the Library in 1992 Clientele Served Books loaned 708 484 $ Sales Local Overseas Photocopying Cash Receipt Internal ( external) $121,967 40,465 $110,188 13,774 Accessioned 108 52 1 : l, 000, 000 New Publications Sales Reports Maps 128 Aeromagnetic 115 Mineral 70 1: 1,000,000 Geological 37 Electromagnetic 33 Quarter 13 Drainage Pattern Magnetic Residual 5 4 Topographic Others 4 409 --- Degree 47 6.3 Services Department Carpentry and Maintenance Workshop The Carpentry and Maintenance Workshop was responsible constructing for the upkeep of the of the compound, and for the maintenance buildings for offices.
The majority to improve furniture expansion buildings submitted by George Henry Associates the firm and the Commission.

facilities plan to alleviate of the work done during 1992 related for staff.

Funds were budgeted the acute shortage of office space.

and discussions plans were not finalised.


and repair to the construction of of the in 1992 for commencement Plans were officials were held between Architectural The building furniture and other furnishings Architect of Mechanical Workshop and Transport The Mechanical fourteen Limited, the Commission's Transport was responsible for servicing repairs to ten of Four Nissan by and repaired of AINLIM, from whom they were purchased.

were serviced vehicles.


a branch and effecting Services Workshop vehicles Four new vehicles during were purchased two Bedford Trucks, ( 4x2) Cab Pickups.

These provided the year.
The operating two Toyoto-Hiace Mini-buses, fleet comprised one Nissan six motor-cars, 26-seater needs of the Commission bus, and two Toyoto during 1992. one Land Cruiser, all the transportation comprising one (4x2) Cab Pickup, one Mini-bus, and two motor cars Field trips to Aishalton, Issano, W araputa, Ya-Ya, Bartica, Mabura, Suribana was involved and Tumatumari in an accident were made by the trucks, Pickups and Land early in the year and was out of service for the major part of the year.

Ituni, Cruiser.
Ituni, Cruiser.

Aroaima, Pickup GDD 597 The Commission, as an incentive on the East Coast of Demerara to employees, provided transportation to and from work and on the West Coast and West Bank who resided for employees of Demerara.

assigned Drivers that employees were required arrived at work on time, and were reliable these duties to begin work very early in the morning to are to be commended for their high sense of responsibility in carrying out their duties.

to work.
to work.

and dedication ensure Those drivers Radio and Electronic Workshop Tue Radio and Electronic for the maintenance of the electrical system throughout field locations.

Section the compound During 1992, repairs and the Commissioner's were done to the wiring repairs Office, and routine between Head Office and the Field controlling out.

were carried and maintenance system Workshop and the radio communication was responsible system 48 7.
ATTENDANCE AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES/COURSES the Inaugural Commissioner (ag) Mr. W. Woolford, and Kampta Mining attended Conference from April 21 to 24.

The conference on Latin America's community of the Americas.
and investment the mining ive for mining 'Investing Mining South America (ag) Geological in the Americas' in brought was promoted in the list Guyana was included International as being very attract Persaud-Manager Industry countri presented es favoured a Country for investment paper on Mining investment.

in gold mining.

in Guyana, opportunities in Guyana -from experience Former Pre sident, and Golden Star discussed Dave Fennel Topics Mine Development.
Mining Industry: Global his Company's covered Mineral and "Structuring Perspective"; "Latin and Joint Option at the Conference included Services Miami, together South America of South American Hoyte, Desmond President Resources' exploration through America's Venture Agreements".

Geologist Sherwood Lowe attended on October in a programme 30 to November which included on Gold deposit a course 10.
Gold deposit field visits by International in Archean to mines based on deposits Union of Geological greenstone in Archean (IUGS) modelling Sciences (Brazil styles belts 1992) e. The course was sponsored held in Brazil were studied greenston and UNESCO.

8.

LAPIDARY WORKSHOP The Lapidary Workshop continued its operations precious artifacts.

stones, agate, Most of the manufactures rose quartz, were in fulfillment amethyst, jasper, of orders from tourists.
in 1992 utilising green quartz to manufacture stocks cabochons of semi­ and in-hand Sales in 1992 amounted to $122,000, a 25% increase over 1991 sales .

9.

FINANCE DIVISION The Commission recorded a surplus budgeted figure of $99,322,000 this gives unfavourable of $64,000 million variance of $35,310 ,000. before depreciation.

a Against 9.1 Income The Commission's Receipts for 1992 totalled gave an unfavourable $242,906,000, variance with which, when compared for of $40,091,000.

Income the budgeted sum.


1992 was 85.83% of the budgeted figure of $282,996,000 49 Income to December 31, 1992 -shown below.

for 1992 Table 7(i) GGMC Income received % of Actual % Increase Actual Income Budgeted Variance over 1991 $ $ $ % (11,257,000) 69.55 194,306,000 6.78 27,730,000 31 5.64 7,953,000 5,757,000 129 37 Fees etc.
16,473,000 Fines, Licences 13,710,000 168,942,000 Royalties and Leases 25,718,000 Concessions 16 Drilling 2,402,000 144 Lapidary 122,000 0.05 122,000 26 Canteen Others 14,672,000 10.59 41,227,000 0.99 10,840,000 Sales 867,000 0.36 780,000 87,000 -6 6.04 139,000 14,534,000 625 (15,509,000) (8,458,000) (25,364,000) 242,905,000 100.00 82,996,000 (40,090,000) 45% The Commission's income averaged $20,242,000 per month over the period January to December 1992.
9.2 Expenses, contribution to Central Government The total expenses for 1992 was $178,928,000, gave a favourable variance of$4,746,000.
which when compared figure of$183,674,000 with the budgeted Table 9(ii) Expenses to December 31, 1992 Actual Budgeted Actual $ $ $ Variance % of total 0/o Increase expenses over 1991 % Cost 53,501,000 4,519,000 6,632,000 4,122,000 5,935,000 8,476,000 88,144,000 26,769,000 18,399,000 12,106,000 7,578,000 4,242,000 108,0001,140,000 Employment Ration and Supplies Materials Fuel and Lubricants Transportation & Repairs Maintenance Relation D.S.C./Public for Geolo- Compensation Assets 75,000,000 (75,000,000) gical Surveys Research Mineral Lapidary 1,713,000 41.92 & Dev.
9,000 600,000 591,000 0.005 Processing 814,000 1,347,000 533,000 0.46 1,720,000 7,000 0.96 34,643,000 29.90 22,250,000 2.53 3.71 11,767,000 7,984,000 2.30 1,642,000 3.31 4.73 ( 4,234,000) 1,032,000 0.06 108,000 96 166 409 26 351 167 50 9000 53 197 50 Actual Budgeted Variance % of total % Increase Actual $ & Suppl.
8,817,000 9,247,000 $ Off Services Others $ 2,951,000 (5,866,000) 4.93 5.17 (9,431.000) 18,678,000 % 289 52 expenses over 1991 $178,893,000 183,674,000 4,781,000 100.00 83% Surplus/(Deficit) before Depreciation $64,012,000 -------------------- $99,322,000 (35,300,000) 8% ===== Contribution Government to Central amounts (a)The following were paid over to the Central Government for the year 1992.

........ P.A.Y.E.
........ P.A.Y.E.

N.I.S......... $5,051,771.23 $1,762,840.93 $6,814,612.16 Arawai Road Project (Emergency Repairs) Total 3,800,000.00 $10,614,612.16 (b)The Commission's the Consolidated Geological instalments Fund.

This amount represents Surveys and Mines Department.

31, 1992 .
31, 1992 .

to December Board of Directors of the sum of $75 million for the assets of the compensation were made in three The remittances approved to be paid into 9.3 Creditors, Debtors The Commission's which is comprised million accounts showed creditor of refundable deposits balances at December .

and Sundry Creditors 31, 1992 as $2,63 The Debtor balances recorded $4,244,000 and of this amount $238,000, totaled was with the Expediters.
in the Commission's debtors Ledger at December 31, 1992 The Debtor balances were aged as follows:- 3 months Over 3 mths and Over 6 mths and Over 9 mths and Over 12 & under under 6 mths under 12 mths 9 mths under months Total $ $ 1,784,000 1,106,000 696,000 244,000 415,000 4,244,000 $ $ $ $ Receivables at December 31, 1992 were $2,150,000.

51 investments, 9.4 Cash Position, The reconciled balance Interest in the Commission's while the cash in the Bank was shown as $25,881,00G.

Book.
Book.

$50,788,000 were due to be made to the Commission's Cash Book at December 31, 1992 was The relevant Accrued earned adjustments invested The Commission National Co-operative M$ l l of these securities value of $100,000 Bank and the National were retired to augment were also held at the end of the year.

Bank of Industry in short-term and Commerce.

the Commission's assets.


at the Guyana During the year Defence Bonds to the securities a total of $112,898,000 The Commission earned accrued interest in the sum of $44.32 million at December 1992.

9.5 Assets and Stocks Acquisition of Fixed Assets Capital Items purchased by the Commission during 1992 were substantial.

Major capital items purchased are listed in Table 9(iii) below: fleet of vehicles.
(a) purchased the Commission's to increase ....... $1,572,075 3,831,569 Tax - 2,476,497 and Purchase Radio set ...................... and a photomicrogramic Four Nissan vehicles were (i) l -(4x2) Cab Pickup............... (ii) 1 Mini Bus ..................... (iii) 2 Motor cars -consumption One IO-Channel 3-Petrological for the Petrological Lab.
One Generator Imbaimadai Installation of the Telephone project ....................... 265,750 of additional System/Intercom ............... phones and programming Microscopes and Engine for use on the 3,397,503 509,466 system (b) (c) (d) (e) 1,157,230 $13,210,290 Total Assets Register assets The value of the Commission's of the information of the inadequacy was not available, Asset register were not accounted and others could not be verified at available.
and it was discovered December A proper that certain for in the Commission's 31, 1992 with accounting depreciated record books of any accuracy because in the form of an accurate assets were totally account.

9.6 Stock Valuation Stock values at December from which the relevant adequate inventory system 31, 1992 could not be ascertained stock values because there was no could have been obtained.
52 Stores, Purchasing The stores during serviced 1992 and ensured that fourteen nine Mining Stations, five Geological despatches and one Drilling Projects were worth at least $15 million project securely packed and sent out.

The staff of this Section requests made numerous though small in number performed admirably the of $15 million and satisfied .

by the Commission.
by the Commission.

The staff handled in excess 53 Appendix 1 Appointments and Promotim1 Cartographer 1992-09-01 New appointment Designation Date of Woolford Deputy Commissioner Name William Lenise Fredericks Diane Skeete Mineral Processing Rosemary Legal Officer Ted Semple Snr.

Data Management Smith Senior Sandrene Chemist Donna McRae Information and Documenta- Benjamin I Eng.

I 1992-01-06 Promotion 1992-03-18 New appointment Off.
1992-06-01 Redesignation 1992-11-01 Promotion Appointment Remarks 1992-01-01 Promotion tion Officer 1992-01-06 New appointment Surveyor Baird Senior Gibbs Budgeting Vieira Mining Technician Accountant 1992-12-01 Promotion Abraham Gordon Nestor Geologist 1992-11-09 New appointment Norma Harris Admin Officer 1992-12-15 Promotion Leroy Fredericks 1992-04-01 Promotion (Geol.)

1992-06-01 Promotion Gloria McFarlene Admin.
Assistant I 1992-09-01 Promotion Rickford Off.1992-12-01 Promotion Arthur Maylene 1992-06-01 Promotion Todd Mines Officer 1992-06-22 New appointment Carlos David Husbands Mines Officer 1992-09-15 New appointment Samaroo Mines Officer 1992-09-15 New appointment Mahendra Dennis Jonas Tradesman 1992-03-16 New appointment Beverley Juliet Neville I Secretary 1992-10-01 Promotion I 1992-10-01 New appointment Secretary Taylor Confidential Chapwanya Confidential Bourne Senior Ranger 1992-04-20 Supernumerary King Chief Clerk (Registry) and Purchase I Appointment Clerk II 1992-10-01 New appointment 1992-10-01 New appointment 1992-01-14 Promotion Cecil Pollard Driver/Mechanic Scott Typist Glennis Mingo Driver Montague Ernest Dunlop Laboratory Sharon Hackett Clerk I Wyron Braithwaite Trevor John Paul Serieux Temporary Cecil Haynes Security Guard I Shondell Colin Braithwaite Kojo Fowler Stores Assistant 1992-04-01 New appointment 1992-04-06 New appointment 1992-05-18 Promotion 1992-10-06 New appointment Driver 1992-09-03 New appointment 1992-11-02 New appointment Bobb Office Assistant 1992-01-21 New appointment Office Assistant 1992-04-01 New appointment Hicks Laboratory Assistant 1992-09-14 New appointment Press Operator Asst Printing Porter 54 Appendix2 Names Designation Termination Remarks Terminations Date of Supervisor Accountant 1992-08-01 Brian Alves Expediter 1992-02-01 Dismissal Roy Austin Driller 1992-06-01 Resign ation 1992-10-12 Resign ation Asheek Alli Lapidary 1992-04-01 Resign ation David Farnum Asst Draughtsman Gale France Assistant Resign ation Halley Electrician 1992-04- Death Maurice Hemraj Maintenance Tyrone Anita Hossanah Analytical Colin James Office Assistant Carlton Joseph Debbie Vibert Louis Moe Mata Persaud Asst Mines Officer 1992-08-01 Resign ation Earl Roberts Tradesman I Michael Karen Smith Clerk II (Accounts) Allison Vieira Asst Draughtsman 1992-08-01 Resign ation 1992-05-11 Resign ation 1992-05-01 Resign ation Asst 1992-07-01 Resignation Officer I 1992-04-01 Resignation 1992-08-01 Resign ation Guard 1992-03-01 Resign ation Lopes Telephonist 1992-02-10 Dismissal Milling Driver 1992-06-29 Dismissal 1992-08-01 Resignation 1992-02-01 Resignation Personnel Officer Photo Lithographer Rutherford Security 55 Tel No.
592-2-57592 Fax No.

592-2-67257 Republic Of Guyana Office of the Auditor General 1002 P.O.
Box Guyana Georgetown, AG:73/96 28 June, 1996 REPORT OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL TO THE MINISTER ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE GUYANA GEOLOGY AND MINES COMMISSION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 1992 of the Guyana Geology and I have audited the financial Mines Commission for the year ended 31 December 1992, as set out on cost pages 1 to 14, which have been prepared under the historical convention assets of certain fixed and the accounting policies as modified by the revaluation as set out on pag�·3.
statements Respective Responsibilities of Management and Auditors is responsible for the preparation Management statements·.

opinion, based on my audit, on those statements opinion to you.

It is my responsibility to form an independent of the financial and to report mv Basis of Opinion.

I conducted my audit in accordance standards.

Those standards audit to obtain reasonable assurance statements examining, disclosures about whether the financial are free of material misstatement.
An audit includes on a test basis, evidence supporting the on the financial statements.

require that I plan and perform the An audit also includes accepted auditing with generally amounts and �-asse$sing the accounting principles use<:f and the significaP..t estimates made by Management financial statement a reasonable basis for my opinion.

presentation.

as well as -evaluatin g the overall I believe that my audit provides Disclaimer of Opinion Resulting from Insufficient Information.
As explained in Note 11, fixed assets have been stated in the accounts at a total cost or valuation verification assets was ever done.

As a result, the completeness, validi�y of this balance of $40,704,709 ascertained.

to determine the existence and condition of these of $40,204,709.

accuracy and No physical could rot be satisfactorily count was carried out at 31 December 1992 and there we1.-e have been applied to procedures that could No stock no practicable auditing confirm quantities and values.
Further, adequate accounting records in relation to Accordingly, the information the existence and valuation the balance sheet at 31 December 1992, were not obtained.

have not keen L�ept.. to verify inventories and explanations of inventories stated at $2,254,485 in necessary Several pages in the sundry debtors control account In addition, no provision completeness, stated as sundry debtors could not be determined.

accuracy and validity of the balance of $17,988,061 bad debts.
As a result, the was made for were missing.

1 \<.__ The completeness, I -stated as sundry creditors could not accuracy and validity of the amount of $3,162,491 be determined since several pages in the general ledger sundry creditors missing.

control account were Details of Gaibank Line of Credit were not provided for audit, and there were no practicable have been applied.
As a result, the accuracy and validity of the amount of $818,515 stated as Gaibank Line of Credit at 31 December 1992 could not be satisfactorily verified.

audit procedures that alternative could Because of the significance of the matters ref erred to in paragraphs, I am unable to form preceding financial statements state� �� t�G.�mmissi?n's affairs as at 31 December 1992 ar.d reP,o;.r-1:i�_:J;)�:...rtrs, the the present fairly, in all material respects, the the i:m erat1.ons for the year then ended.
an opinion whether ���:}1 ����� __ ;;,::) -- ---- 'ifvry A •.U•.

.

.,, OFFrCE oF -THE AUDITOR GENERAL 63, HIGH STREET KINGSTON GEORGETOWN GUYANA 2 FINANCIAL STATEMENT 1992 GUYANA GEQLQGY ANO MINES CQMMISSIQN STATEMENI QF INCOME ANO EXPENDITURE FQR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER.
1992 INCQME NQTES 1992 � � � 19.91 � ROYALTIES 2 3 LICENCES FEES, FINES ETC 4 CONCESSIONS 5 6 OTHERS 164,984,333 121,105,046 6,261,456 15,775,921 25,845,526 33,503,029 5,985,508 12,314,265 17,339,253 32,619,629 246,370,265 189,363,701 EXPENDITURE: EMPLOYMENT cos·7 ADMINISTRATION 8 AND TRAVELLING TRANSPORT DEPRECIATION 9 53,681,489 50,258,423 27,212,759 23,925,031 7,760,454 5,357,384 4,167,098 2,381,000 SURPLUS/(DEFICIT): APPROPRIATION CONSOLIDATED 75,000,000 RETAINED SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) 54,312,515 TO FU 10 50,000,000 81,677,813 117,057,750 57,685,888 129,312,515 131,677,813 STATEMENT OF ACCUMULATED SURPLUS (DEFICIT) BAL.
AT BEGINNING RETAINED SURPLUS/(DEF BAL.

AT END OF YEAR OF YEAR ICIT) FOR THE YEAR: 165,900,159 54,312,515 220,212,674 84,222,346 81,677,813 165,900,159 1 GUYANA GEOLOGY AND MINES COMMISSION BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER, 1992 NOTES 1992 G_$_ tilfil_ G_$_ FIXED ASSETS 11 27,834,951 18,914,777 CURRENT ASSETS: INVENTORIES 12 SUNDRY DEBTORS 13 CASH ON HAND AND IN BANK SHORT TERM INVESTMENT 15 LORING LAB.
INVESTMENT 14 2,254,485 17,988,061 1,991,263 25,820,610 20,918,181 17,207,511 161,979,154 0 203,139,881 110,151,212 8,505 155,179,101 S: CURRENT LIABILITIE SUNDRY CREDITORS DEFERRED INCOME 16 ACCRUED EXPENSE 17 SUSPENSE ACCOUNT NET CURRENT ASSETS: FINANCED BY: GOVT.
OF GUYANA 18 CAPITAL CAPITAL RESERVE ACCUMULATED S/P 19 SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS GAIBANK LINE OF CREDIT 3,162,491 1,755,052 2,266,322 678,999 517,748 6,625,560 265,653 567,552 425,740 3,013,997 196,514,321 152, 165, 104 224,349,272 171,079,881 2,374,825 943,258 2,374,825 943,258 220,212,674 165,900,159 223,530,757 169,218,242 818,515 1,861,639 224,349,272 171,079,881 2 GUYANA,GEOLOGY AND MINES COMMISSION NOTES ON THE ACCOUNTS 1.
ACCOUNTING POLICIES ACCOUNTING CONVENTION {a) The accounts convention have been prepared under the histc as modified for the valuation of certain fixed assets.

{b) Depreciation No depreciation is provided on freehold land.
Depreciation specified lives as follows:- on other fixed assets is on the straight line method calculated at the rates below which are estimated to write off the assets over the terms of their useful Buildings Scientific, Motor vehicles Office field and mining equipment furniture, fixtures and fittings.

2% 10% -20% 25% 5%-10% {c) Inventories value.

These are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable at using the first-in-first-out Cost is arrived method .
3 MOTE 2 -ROYALTIES -------------- -$164,984.333 ROYALTIES: GOLD BAUXITE PRECIOUS STONES STONES SAND 157,448,350 302,477 6,717,099 66,302 450,105 164,984,333 NOTE 3-LICENCES-$6,261,456 LICENCES OIL EXPLORATION PROSPECTING TRADING CLAIMS -P/STONES CLAIMS GOLD RIVER LOCATIONS GOLDSMITH DUPLICATE LICENCES DREDGE LICENCES MINING PRIVILEGES 0 155,183 2,355,000 142,565 218,445 577,340 190,500 38 2,525,960 96,425 6,261,456 NOTE-4_-FEES f=INES ETC::_$15,775,921 801 802 803 804 805 806 836 FEES FORFEITURES TRIBUTES APP.
FOR DREDGES REGISTRATION FEES TRAN.

OF DREDGES DUTY ON TRANSFERS 162,994 0 15,392,351 55,200 28,532 5,170 131,674 15,775,921 NOTE 5 -CONCESSIONS -$25,845,526 827 829 830 831 832 MINING CONCESSIONS CON.

DREDGING CON.

DUPLICATE MINING LEASES EXCL.
PERMISSION 671,080 326,600 0 5,035 24,842,811 25,845,526 4 NOTE 6 -OTHERS -$33,503,029 RENTS HOUSING MINING EQUIPMENT PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION INTEREST ON INVESTMENT 27,209,448 SALE OF LAPIDARY PRODUCT SERVICES CERTIFICATE 1,001 0 320,000 0 122,193 PUBLICATION 365,491 825 826 828 834 838 847 837(b) SALE OF OFFICIAL DISPOSAL OF ASSETS 839 DRILLING 871 CANTEEN SALES 873 SURCHARGE 874 840(b) VERIFICATION 878 877 GAIN ON FOREIGN EXCHANGE 566,845 MINING CONTRACTS 0 2,401,890 867,373 0 1,308,882 OF CLAIMS 0 33,163,123 -� 339,90� 835 MISCELLANEOUS 33,503,029 5 NOTE 7 -EMPLOYMENT COSTS -$53.681.489 701 702 703(a) 703(b) 704 705 706 707 708 709 710 711 712 714 715 716 717 718 719 720 721 724 771 & TRAVELLING SALARIES WAGES SALARIES OVERTIME COMMUTED OVERTIME WAGES OVERTIME STATION/BUSH ALLOWANCE HOUSE ALLOWANCE DUTY ALLOWANCE SUBSISTENCE RISK ALLOWANCE CASH IN LIEU OF LEAVE TRAVELLING ENTERTAINMENT ALLOWANCE PENSION SCHEME(EMPLOYERS N.I.S.
DIRECTORS EMOLUMENT LEAVE PASSAGE RESPONSIBLITY ACTING ALLOWANCE UNIFORM & SAFETY GEARS TRAINING PERSONAL ALLOWANCE GRATUITY AND SEVERANCE PAY EMPLOYERS CONTRIBUTION AND EDUCATION ALLOWANCE ALLOWANCE CONTRIBUTION) 35.324.445 1,223.370 2.398.243 0 1.060.180 430.168 0 0 1.325.465 34,606 1.190.481 150.687 258.724 2.625.110 1.146.992 180,000 3.039.630 92.311 501.326 1,387.903 974.018 218.738 119,092 53,681,489 6 NOTE a-ADM1N_EXPENSES -$ EQUIP.
-VEHICLES ETC.

PUBLICATION OF OFFICE EQUIPMENT OF RADIO & COMM.

EQUIP.
OF ELECTRICAL OF VEHICLES OF CRAFT, EQUIPMENT LOOSE TOOLS & SUNDRY EQUIPMENT 447,631 LUNCH & SNACKS 1,669,258 FUEL LUBRICANTS 4,177,256 MAINTENANCE 78,225 MAINTENANCE 442,608 MAINTENANCE 2,525,173 MAINTENANCE 545,802 TELEPHONE,TELEX,CABLES 218,839 ELECTRICITY 1,039,775 RENTAL OF OFFICE EQUIPMENT 11,200 MAINTENANCE 359,014 PRINTING & DUPLICATING 605,323 MATERIALS & SUPPLIES-DRAWING OFFICE 715,875 PROFESSIONAL&CONSUL TANGY SERVICES AUDIT FEES OFFICE STATIONERY OFFICIAL POSTAGE MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE JANITORIAL CUSTODIAL SERVICE LEASES BURSARIES NATIONAL EVENTS COMPENSATION TO MINERS DRUGS & MEDtCAL SUPPLIES ASSAY LABO RA TORY SUPPLIES CHEMICAL LABORATORY SUPPLIES PETROLOGICAL INSURANCE OF ASSETS BANK CHARGES RATION MISCELLANEOUS - ADVERTISEMENT DONATIONS-GIFTS, 1,134,609 100,000 2,810,209 5,751,078 8,959 2,647,553 2,207,737 348,416 109,262 110,100 26,1�0 27,298 301,880 523,742 0 21,912 1,112 59,283 139,449 4,574,192 2,638,480 277,773 144,854 & REPAIRS TO BUILDINGS OF GROUNDS LABORATORY SUPPLIES OTHER EXPENSES WREATHS, ETC.
& CLEANING & NOTtCES 7 770 773 774 776 777 778 779 782 783 785 786 787 789 791 792 793 794 795 EXPENSE MISCELLANEOUS EXHIBITIONS & SALES ENTERTAINMENT STORAGE CUSTOMS & EXCISE FREIGHT & HANDLING CHARGES LEGAL EXPENSES WELFARE & SUNDRIES REVENUE STAMPS DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT & COMMUNICATION MATERIAL & SUPPLIES-COMPUTER MAINTENANCE OF COMPUTER RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT LOSS ON FOREIGN EX�ANGE SUBSIDIES SPORTS CLUB ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION TAX WITHOLDING 2,227,926 0 797,794 341 134,485 171,827 103,430 1,089,670 12,898 108,000 3,452,097 313,617 9,000 6,388 1,140,000 6,160 17,006 3,867,757 50,258,4ij 8 NOTE 9-TRANSPORT AND TRAVELLING -$7,760.454 718 722 732 OVERSEAS CONFERENCE ROAD AIR AND OTHER TRANSPORTATION HIRE OF EQUIPMENT & VISITS 879.705 5,752,861 1,127,888 7,760,454 NOTE 10 - CONSOLIDATED FUND -$75,000,000 This amount represents Fund.
Consolidatd a payment to the NOTE 11 -FIXED ASSETS LAND& BLDGS.

MOTOR VEHICLES FIX.

AND FIELD AND FUR.

SCIENTIFIC OFF.
FITIINGS MINING E/MENT TOTAL COSTNALUATION 1992 At 1 January, G$ G$ 2,345,458 9,296,898 G$ 3,167,564 G$ 11,117,231 in 1992 Additions 96,145 11,792.483 2,372,430 16,500 Disposals At 31 December, 199 0 2,441,603 0 21,089,381 0 5,539,994 0 11,133,731 DEPRECIATION: 1992 At 1 January, Charged for the year 237,381 2,363,680 1,000,927 3,410,385 37,961 4,149,357 302,856 867,210 Written At 31 December, back on dispc 199 · -·--�-----·-·-···-----·--- 275,342 6,513,037 0 0 -----�--------- - 783 ___ 1,303, 0 4,277,595 0 G$ 25,927,151 14,277,558 0 40,204,709 7,012,373 5,357,384 0 12,369,7_§7 NET BOOK VALUES: 199.
At 31 December, At 31 December, 2,166,261 14,576,344 ----------------------=== 6,856,136 4,236,211 -========================================= 2,166,637 7,706,846 27,834,952 199 2,108,076 6,933,218 ------------------------------------=-============= ------------- 18,914,777 --: 9 NOTE 12 -INVENTORIES -$2,254,485 608 609 611 STOCK OF GOLD STOCK OF DIAMONDS STOCK - STORES LUMBER etc.
NOTE 13-SUNDRY DEBTORS -$17,988,061 601 602 613(b) 613(a) SUNDRY DEBTORS CONTROL DEPOSITS LODGED PREPAYMENTS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 1,018 0 2,253,467 2,254,485 18,366,299 2,880 29,238 (410,356 17,988,061 ) NOTE 14-CASH ON HAND AND BANK-$20,918,181 604 605 606 607(a) 607(b) 607(c) 607(d) 614 615 620 CASH IN HAND BANK BALANCE (CASH) PETTY CASH IMPREST SUB IMPREST A/C 212006199 SUB IMPREST A/C 212007000 SUB IMPREST A/C 212007001 SUB IMPREST A/C 212005758 SUB IMPREST A/C 203005024 SUB IMPREST A/C 212006198 SUB IMPREST A/C 212007044 SUB IMPREST A/C 212007002 STAMP IMPREST STAMP IMPREST (CASHIER) ICE IMPREST CANTEEN IMPREST IDRC BANK ACCOUNT HINTERLAND RD.
PROJECT 0 20,710,168 (16,394) 8,378 30,299 6,263 29,475 29,585 29,455 29,172 10,416 (428) 1,631 (6,691) 100 0 56,752 20,918,181 10 NOTE 15 -SHORT TERM INVESTMENT - $161,979.154 OPENING BALANCE NEW INVESTMENTS FIXED DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE FIXED DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE FIXED DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE FIXED DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE FIXED DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE FIXED DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE FIXED DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE NO.

NO.

NO.

NO.

NO.

NO.

NO.

RETIREMENT NO.

100326 D.D.


90.11.21 OF FIXED DEPOSIT C $ $ 110,151,212 7,091,983 3,045,120 1,415,200 241,524 3,812,049 4,304,899 15,000,000 34,910,775 145,061,987 5,000,000 140,061,987 REINVESTMENT OF PRINCIPAL & INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSIT ACCTS: $ FIXED DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE NO.

92908 D.D.

89.

NO.

92909 D.D.

89.

FIXED DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE NO.

92910 D.D.

89.

FIXED DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE NO.

92911 D.D.

89.

FIXED DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE FIXED DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE NO.

92912 D.D.

89.
92912 D.D.

89.

FIXED DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE NO.

93181 D.D.

89.

NO.

93182 D.D.

89.

FIXED DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE FIXED DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE NO.

93183 D.D.

89.

FIXED DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE NO.

100001 D.D.

9C NO.

100002 D.D.

9C FIXED DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE NO.

100003 D.D.

9C CERTIFICATE FIXED DEPOSIT FIXED DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE NO.

100004 D.D.

9C FIXED DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE NO.

100073 D.D.

9C NO.

100074 D.D.

9C FIXED DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE N0.

100075 D.D.

9C FIXED DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE NO.


113798 D. D. 9: FIXED DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE NO.

113583 D.D.

9: FIXED DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE NO.

113511 D.D.

9' FIXED DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE NO.

95616 D.D.

91.

FIXED DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE TE NO.

113787 D.D.

9: FIXED DEPOSIT CERTIFICA N0.100849 D.D.

9' FIXED DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE NO.

139602 D.D.

9: FIXED DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE N0.

113727 D.D.

9: FIXED DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE FIXED DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE NO.

019233 D.D.

9C CERTIFICATE NO.

100516 D.D.


9' FIXED DEPOSIT FIXED DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE NO.

113905 D.D.
9: 483,929 479,599 479,916 479,916 143,975 419,129 419,129 383,183 566,944 566,944 283,042 283,472 301,957 540,712 582,648 631,465 632,121 1,551,367 3,823,633 629,957 5,003,746 1,811,239 39,510 535,198 581,683 262,753 21,917,167 161,979,154 11 NQIE 16-SUNDRY CBEDITOBS-S3.162.�9:I 401(a} 401(b) 432 SUNDRY CREDITORS PROVISION REFUNDABLE FOR AUDITING DEPOSIT CONTROL NQIE 17 -ACCRUED EXPENSES -S678,999 402 403 404 405(b) 405(a) 406(a) 407 408 409 410(a) 410(b) 411 412 413 414 416 417 418 419 420 421 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431(a) 431(b) 433 UNION PAYABLE FUND PAYABLE FUND MORTGAGE ACCRUED SALARIES ACCRUED WAGES OTHER ACCRUED EXPENSES PAYE N.D.S.
SALARIES N.I.S PAYABLE WAGES PAYABLE LIFE INSURANCE DEPENDANTS DEPENDANTS PENSION FUND PAYABLE UNION DUES P.S.U.

CREDIT RENT DUE AND PAYABLE MORTGAGE FINANCE PAYABLE LEAVE PASSAGE PAYABLE FIELD ALLOWANCE PAYABLE MISCELLANEOUS GNCB TRUST MORTGAGE ACTING ALLOWANCE RISK ALLOWANCE ACCRUED LEAVE PASSAGE DUTY ALLOWANCE PAYABLE ALLOWANCE RESPONSIBLE SUB.

& TRAVELLING HOUSE ALLOWANCE PERSONAL ALLOWANCE SPORTS CLUB D.I.A.

H.I.A.
H.I.A.

WITHOLDING PAYABLE PAYABLE TAX 1,009,170 948,336 1,204,985 3,162,491 (84,943) (2,630) 405,209 256,601 (7,987) (777,998) 213,788 3,748 3,350 8,050 (413) (70,708) 2,990 (8,437) 397 825 287,710 180 56,320 1,534 0 948 (120,808) 0 0 40,877 (1,798) 274,196 1,298 (8,825) 800 204,725 678,999 12 NOTE 18 -GOVT.
OF GUYANA CAPITAL -$2,374,825 This is comprised as follows: - Assets less liabilities at 1 /8ll9 Other expenditure � 1984 2,139,306 235,519 2,374,825 2,139,306 235,519 2,374,825 The Commission and Mines Commission Act 1979. came into existence on 1/8ll9 by an order enacted through the Geology to Section According 1/8ll9 the Commission such nominal upon between value and bearing the Minister 35( 1) and (2) of the Act, for the assets shall issue to the Government debentures rates and repayment and liabilities at stock of or debenture dates as may be agreed vested such interest responsible for finance and the Commission.
The debenture interest stock has not been issued rates have not yet been agreed.

to the Government and the repayment terms and NOTE 19 -ACCUMULATED SURPLUS: The Guyana Geology Commission transfer to and Mines Commission Act 1979 Section 20 (1) provides shall maintain a reserve fund and shall, out of the net surplus that the of each year, that fund a sum equal to not less than such sum as may be fixed by the Minister.

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