Bauxite Mining Guyana Simon Vermote
Commercial bauxite mining started in Linden a hundred years ago In 1916 the Demerara Bauxite Company Limited known as DEMBA a subsidiary of the Aluminum Company of Canada Limited was established with the objective of mining processing and selling bauxite The site chosen for this preliminary venture was on the Demerara River 105 kilometres 65 mi south of the capital city …