Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Michael Henry, says urgent focus is to be placed on the issue of land ownership and the use of reclaimed lands for agriculture within mining...

The Ministry of Transport and Mining will spearhead work on several of the Government’s priority projects during the 2016/17 parliamentary year. Notable among these are: the privatisation of the Norman...

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) is reminding entrepreneurs in the mining industry that they can access funding through the bank’s credit facility for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Account...

Director of Minerals Economics in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Denis Miller, says the minerals sector is very important to the economy in terms of providing valuable...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, foresees an inevitable cessation in the export of bauxite, noting that there are more long- term benefits in having it...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, has called for a tripartite meeting involving the Government, unions, and the management of St. Ann-based Noranda Bauxite Limited (NBL)....

The Government of Jamaica welcomes the decision of the Arbitration Tribunal with respect to the dispute between Noranda Bauxite Company Limited and the Government of Jamaica. The matter relates to...

Students and members of the public will have a chance to view the Mines and Geology Division’s (MGD) inventory of precious stones, rocks and minerals from around the world during...