Mining
Guyana is rich in minerals, the major ones being gold, diamonds and bauxite. Other minerals include: kaolin, silica sand, soapstone, kyanite, feldspar, mica, columbitetantalite, manganese, copper, lead, zinc, molybdenite, tungsten, nickel, iron as magnetite and laterite, uranium, amethyst, green quartz, agate, jasper and petroleum. Rocks such as granite have recently become the target of the ...