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Small, medium-scale miners lead surge in gold production, declarations — subsector grows 11.3%, exports climb to US$826.2M

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GUYANA’S gold mining subsector expanded by an estimated 11.3 percent in the first half of 2026, according to the Mid-Year Report of 2026.

The record-high global prices pushed gold export earnings up by US$269.8 million to US$826.2 million over the same period.

Total gold declarations reached 232,287 troy ounces in the first half of the year, driven largely by small- and medium-scale declarants, whose output rose from 137,441 troy ounces to 162,182 troy ounces.
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