The mining school is indeed necessary

TIMES INT'L

Dear Editor,
Technology is here and we have to accept the changes that it is ushering in. On a personal note, I just lament the erosion of the ‘pork knocker culture.’ I still like to listen to the many songs and read the stories and poems which capture an almost (at least I am beginning to feel this way) ‘forgotten time.’ I am hearing “I’m going up the Potaro.” (Snap out now).
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment received four computer systems from Mahdia Gold Corporation for a mining school which is to be built in Linden in Region Ten. Welcome technology and a change to ‘mining!’ The plan now is to build the Guyana Mining School and Training Centre in the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission’s (GGMC’s) Minerals Processing Unit, Linden. This will be fully funded by government. At a cost of some Gy$ 35 million, the institution forms part of government’s plan to boost the mining sector and to develop skills at all levels of mining. It is expected that all will be well and ready to go by September month-end.
Already, the ministry and the GGMC are working with the College of the North Atlantic and the Marine Institute in Canada to develop courses to be offered at the school.
This is really commendable, as in any fledgling situation, assistance from well-established external institutions is a must. Help for the new school will be in the areas of training materials, expertise in teaching and relevant courses.
Editor, I am aware of the big boost from the University of Guyana.
Mining is now a specialised field in Guyana and many students take to reading for their degrees in geology and mining. The industry in Guyana has really blossomed and I am happy that it is not getting out of control. I always believe that Guyana’s wealth is right at home, and that a large amount of it is in the hinterland.
Yours truly,
Randy Chambers

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