{"id":23048,"date":"2024-09-18T20:11:52","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T20:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=23048"},"modified":"2024-09-18T20:13:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T20:13:09","slug":"mining-sector-key-to-guyanas-development-ggmc-commissioner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/mining-sector-key-to-guyanas-development-ggmc-commissioner\/","title":{"rendered":"Mining Sector Key to Guyana\u2019s Development \u2013 GGMC Commissioner"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Mining remains a critical contributor to Guyana&#8217;s economic development, providing essential raw materials that support various aspects of modern life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an exclusive interview with NCN News, Newell Dennison, Commissioner of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), emphasized the significance of the mining sector and the ongoing efforts to enhance it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dennison highlighted that despite the growth of the oil and gas sector, mining continues to be a pillar of Guyana&#8217;s sustainability and economic progress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He pointed out that the industry provides materials essential to daily life and infrastructure, and remains a vital component of global economic development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To further advance the sector, GGMC has collaborated with stakeholders to promote public awareness and implement training programs aimed at improving mining practices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The focus is not only on traditional minerals like gold, diamond, and bauxite but also on exploring the potential for other strategic minerals in the global market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dennison explained the need to explore new mineral resources in Guyana, noting that while some are known to be present, their commercial viability remains to be determined. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This exploration is key to expanding the industry and ensuring long-term sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GGMC\u2019s recent Mining Week activities were a highlight of the year, focusing on promoting safe mining practices and raising awareness across various regions of the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mining remains a critical contributor to Guyana&#8217;s economic development, providing essential raw materials that support various aspects of modern life. In an exclusive interview with NCN News, Newell Dennison, Commissioner&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23035,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23048","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=23048"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23053,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23048\/revisions\/23053"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}