§ Mr. J. B. Hyndasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what activities are now under way in British Guiana for oil and mineral exploration; which companies are undertaking these activities; and from what dates.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe activities now under way are as follows: 53W
Company Permission(s) to explore for Permission(s) granted McBride Gas and Oil Corporation Oil 9. 9.54 9. 9.54 Morabisi Mining Company Columbite/Tantalite 18.10.51 27.11.53 7. 7.54 San Francis Metals Company Columbite/Tantalite 16.11.53 8. 9.54 D. Lewes Radioactive minerals 7.10.54 L. A. Husbands Radioactive minerals 7.10.54 Mazaruni Dredging Company Gold, precious stones, valuable minerals. 11. 9.54 African Manganese Company Ltd Manganese 24.11.52 9. 2.54 Barima Gold Mining Company (Canada) Limited. Gold 1. 1.46 23. 4.49 Valuable Minerals 1. 3.52 Manganese and Iron Ore 2. 5.52 Merumite 24. 6.52 Manganese and Valuable Minerals 12. 1.53 Manganese 4. 3.54 B.G. Consolidated Goldfields Limited Gold 16.10.37 16.10.37 1. 1.38 15. 3.48 Columbium Corporation Columbite/Tantalite 1. 6.51 6. 6.53 Demerara Bauxite Company Limited Bauxite 7. 2.42 21. 6.48 29. 1.48 22. 8.51 15. 1.54 Rupununi Gold Mining Company (Canada) Limited. Gold 15. 1.46 R. G. Humphrey Gold, Valuable Minerals and Precious Stones. 9. 1.52 Gold and other Minerals 10. 6.52 Diamonds and Metals Exploration Company Limited. Gold and Precious Stones 26. 4.50 Harvey Aluminium Inc. Bauxite 26. 8.53 Columbite 4. 6.54 Reynolds Metals Company Bauxite 1. 1.44 15. 1.54 24.11.47 19. 3.49 In addition, five applications—one for oil, two iron ore and two mica—are pending.