PARAMARIBO – The eight illegal gold miners who were arrested on May 3 at the Royal Hill mine of Zijin.Rosebel Gold Mines have since been released. According to the police, this occurred following intervention by the Public Prosecution Service, and the case was settled out of court. Five of them paid a fine of SRD 5,000, while three others had to pay SRD 10,000 for violating the Mining Act and the Economic Offences Act. The arrests followed incid…
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PARAMARIBO – The eight illegal gold miners who were arrested on May 3 at the Royal Hill mine of Zijin.Rosebel Gold Mines have since been released. According to the police, this occurred following intervention by the Public Prosecution Service, and the case was settled out of court. Five of them paid a fine of SRD 5,000, while three others had to pay SRD 10,000 for violating the Mining Act and the Economic Offences Act. The arrests followed incid…