Dredges, Gold Seized in Puruni River Illegal Mining Crackdown

Gold, two dredges seized in Puruni illegal mining crackdown

…three arrested by police (Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) has seized two water dredges and a quantity of gold during a crackdown on an illegal mining operation along the Puruni River. The operation was conducted on September 17 by the GGMC’s Enforcement Department, with support from the Guyana Police Force, as […]

Dredges, gold seized in Puruni River illegal mining crackdown

AUTHORITIES have seized two water dredges and a quantity of gold after dismantling another illegal mining operation along the Puruni River, the Ministry of Natural Resources has reported. The enforcement exercise was carried out on September 17, 2026, by the Enforcement Department of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), with support from the Guyana […]

Dredges, gold seized in crackdown on illegal mining operation along Puruni River

Two water dredges and a quantity of gold were seized following the discovery and dismantling of yet another illegal mining operation, this time along the Puruni River, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni). The Natural Resources Ministry, in a statement on Saturday, stated that the exercise was conducted by the Enforcement Department of the Guyana Geology and Mines […]

3 arrested as authorities seize gold, dredges from illegal operation in Puruni River

See statement below:  The Ministry of Natural Resources wishes to report the seizure of two water dredges and a quantity of gold after dismantling another illegal mining operation along the Puruni River. The exercise was conducted by the Enforcement Department of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) with support from the Guyana Police Force […]