Senior Geologist Discusses Guyana Geology and Mines Commission's Role and Mining Permits 00:10:00
Javed Baksh - Senior Geologist at Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC). Guyana occurs within the northern part of the Guiana Shield. The Guiana Shield forms the northern part of the Amazonian Craton, the core of the South American continent. Most of the geology of northern Guyana consists of Palaeoproterozoic Orosirian greenstone belts (Barama-Mazaruni Supergroup) intruded by granites.