GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana is seeking to export gold to markets in India and China as the country recorded an estimated 353,000 ounces of the commodity so far this year.
Natural Resources and Environment Minister Robert Persaud said that the gold produced so far this year, compares favourably with the 313,000 ounces produced for the same period last year.
According to this year's mid-year report, gold declarations increased by 26.8 per cent to 234,498 ounces and export earnings amounted to US$300.8 million, an increase of 12.2 per cent over the corresponding period in 2012.
