Russian natural resources delegation caucus with local counterparts

A delegation from Russia’s Natural Resources and Environment Ministry met with officials of Guyana’s Natural Resources Ministry and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission on Wednesday to discuss a number of opportunities for cooperation in the mining sector.
The two-day meeting – a follow up from a previous meeting in October 2016 in Russia – was held in the Natural Resources Ministry’s boardroom, Upper Brickdam, Georgetown.
The respective Ministries and agencies of the two countries have agreed to meet on a yearly basis to advance areas of cooperation.
Among the issues discussed are the provision of assistance in scientific and technical knowledge of drawing up, compiling and analysing Guyana’s baseline geological, topographic and metallogenic maps; assistance in the compiling/analysis and reporting of historical and current geological, topographic and metallogenic data and assistance in delineating lands according to resources for specific types/sizes of mining.
Also on the agenda are the provision of satellite geological surveys and monitoring, the training of mining officers at Russian Geological Institute and enterprises and the development of Small Hydropower in Guyana.
The Ministry’s team will include Clayton Hall, MNR Technical Officer Mines; Euliene Watson, acting Commissioner of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission; Dianne McDonald; and Manager Geological Services, GGMC Gordon Nestor.
The Russian team comprises Head of the Federal Agency of Subsoil Management, Sergey Aksenov; Deputy Head of Division of Bilateral Cooperation, Department of International Cooperation of the Natural Resources and the Environment Ministry of the Russian Federation, Anna Khurshidova; Russian Ambassador to Guyana, Nikolay Smirnov; and officials of the Russian Friendship University and Russian bauxite company RUSAL.