{"id":14337,"date":"2023-11-29T15:20:55","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T15:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=14337"},"modified":"2023-11-29T15:20:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T15:20:56","slug":"mining-conference-at-university-of-guyana-focuses-on-reducing-mercury-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/mining-conference-at-university-of-guyana-focuses-on-reducing-mercury-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Mining Conference at University of Guyana Focuses on Reducing Mercury Use"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Local and international experts have convened at the University of Guyana for the Gold Mining in Guyana Conference, with a primary focus on mitigating the use of mercury. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two-day conference brings together experts, researchers, and policymakers in the mining sector to address and discuss ways to mitigate the adverse effects of mining and related harmful practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Josiah-Mining-Conference-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Darcy Waldron, Head of the Department of Environment at the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), highlighted the efforts to modernize mining in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Josiah-Mining-Conference-2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The GGMC offers a suite of analytical services to the sector, promoting technology for increased efficiency, mineral recovery, and reduced environmental impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Waldron also emphasized the GGMC&#8217;s comprehensive work, including mining reports, geo-chemical projects covering over half of Guyana&#8217;s territory, and the development of Guyana&#8217;s geological map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The conference, held in collaboration with the French National Research Institute on Sustainable Development and WWF Guianas, features presentations from local and international experts in the mining and environmental fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Reporting for NCN News, Josiah Williams.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local and international experts have convened at the University of Guyana for the Gold Mining in Guyana Conference, with a primary focus on mitigating the use of mercury. The two-day&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14338,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[361,365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-and-economy","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14337"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14341,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14337\/revisions\/14341"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}