1 Reviews. Tel: (242) 339 - 1300. Toll Free: (800) 725 - 8847. Email: saltinfo@mortonsalt. Salt production has long been Inaguas main industry, and the island is perfect for it because the climate is mostly dry. It began in the late 1930s, when three American brothers, the Ericksons, came to the island and built a mechanized salt …Web
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The Bahamas has one of the world's largest deposits of aragonite, a type of limestone used in various industries, including roads, construction, and pharmaceuticals.Web
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Solar salt and aragonite, two of the Bahamas' otherwise scanty natural resources, are exported from other points in the island chain. The Bahamas have several labor unions, the largest and strongest of which is the Hotel Workers' Union. ... and mining of aragonite—a type of limestone with several industrial uses—from the sea floor at …Web
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Aragonite mining is typically a hotbed issue for some Bahamians who don't believe the government is doing enough to cultivate the industry or to make money from it.Web
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In May, John Pinder, the Bahamas Public Services Union president, urged the government to cancel a current aragonite production agreement and renegotiate its terms to generate an estimated $4.2 ...Web
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Natural resources: Salt, aragonite, timber. Tourism (2004): 40% of GDP. Government spending (2004): 20% of GDP. ... and mining of aragonite--a type of limestone with several industrial uses--from the sea floor at Ocean Cay. ... The Bahamas holds membership in a number of international organizations: the UN and some specialized …Web
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Discussion Draft Mining Act for the Commonwealth of The Bahamas Prepared by Ocean and Natural Resources Division, Commonwealth Secretariat Draft_Version1-07062020 . 31. Dredging permits ... "small-scale mining" means non-mechanised mining operations; "The Bahamas" means the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. PART II ADMINISTRATION 3. …Web
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Bahamas Public Services Union BPSU President John Pinder yesterday called on the government to increase the royalties it receives from aragonite mining. Pinder estimated that the government could pocket as much as 300 million per month, or 4.2 billion a year, if it renegotiated its aragonite royalties to no less than 350 per metric ton. The …Web
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The government is looking to overflight fees and dormant aragonite mining contracts, among other options, for unexpected revenue in its 2020/2021 national budget moving forward, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest said yesterday, adding that the government will not divest itself of its stakes in the Bahamas …Web
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Ocean Cay port is located on an artificial island spanning 95 acres. It is the biggest island in the Bahamas and close to Miami. Initially built in the 1950s it was used for aragonite sand mining. However, it was also used as a facility for handling LNG tankers, with facilities for handling ships weighing up to 85,000 tonnes.Web
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Firstly, the Andros mining proposal is not about aragonite, it is about mining calcium carbonate (limestone) in an area that would effectively destroy the largest fresh water lens in the Bahamas.Web
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aragonite, widespread mineral, the stable form of calcium carbonate (CaCO 3) at high pressures.It may be distinguished from calcite, the commoner form of calcium carbonate, by its greater hardness and specific gravity.Aragonite is always found in deposits formed at low temperatures near the surface of the Earth, as in caves as stalactites, in the oxidized …Web
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Aragonite worth billions is being mined in the Bahamas - Coastal Care Hydrocarbon, Waste Water and Run-off Sand barges in the Carribean waters, Grenadines. Photograph: © SAF — Coastal Care …Web
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The Bahamas National Citizens Coalition, National Congress of Trade Unions of The Bahamas President John Pinder and others have claimed that aragonite is selling for $900 per metric ton on the open market, but the government is only getting $2 per metric ton. After he was contacted by National Review, Myers, a Bahamian …Web
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"In 2018, the minister of the environment announced that Cabinet was reviewing a report on the value of aragonite and the requisite mitigation of the effects of mining, and that a report would be ...Web
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Sand (Aragonite): Sand is the second most used natural resource in the world after water. It is the main component of concrete, glass and asphalt. Here in The Bahamas, we have aragonite - a fine limestone sand found in the seabed - also used in construction materials and farming. Aragonite mining has tremendousWeb
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Currently the government receives $2 per ton while the Billingham Dredging Corporation sells aragonite they mine in the Bahamas for $900 per ton. In response to the union's suggestions ...Web
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The Bill for an Act to repeal the Ocean Industries Incorporated (Aragonite Mining Encouragement) 1971, was drafted by Bahamian Evolution, a group that demonstrated in Rawson Square last week.Web
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Aragonite mining proposal faces local pushback. An aerial photo of Andros, Bahamas. NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A proposed multi …Web
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NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A bill to repeal the Aragonite Mining Act has been moved under the purview of the Parliament Select Committee on Natural Resources. The bill was laid by Pineridge MP Frederick McAlpine last week on behalf of environmentalists and private citizens Bahamian Evolution, who have been demonstrating in Rawson Square …Web
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Calcean utilizes renewable, biogenic calcium carbonate derived from oolitic aragonite sand originating in The Bahamas. Oolitic aragonite is a renewable and sustainably sourced resource. It naturally forms on the banks of The Bahamas during natural precipitation events called 'whitings.'. During these events, blooms of cyanobacteria ...Web
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A Cabinet minister yesterday clarified that the Government could earn $2.5m annually from a single aragonite mining licence, with that figure not representative of its true value to The Bahamas.Web
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ThisIsOurs 6 years, 1 month ago. I wish the government would commission a professional study on natural resources and make the findings public. Get COB involved. From what I understand having a ...Web
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Earlier this week, the Bahamas National Trust (BNT) voiced concerns over three unofficial and incomplete development proposals in North Andros. BNT Executive Director Eric Carey said the proposals for aragonite mining and commercial development pose significant impact to the environment, including five of six protected national parks …Web
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A mining company has begun to strip away the sea bottom in the Bahamas to extract a commercially valu able mineral in what could be by far the largest under water mining operation in the world ...Web
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Jun 18, 2020 Updated Oct 11, 2023. 0. excerpt. By The Nassau Guardian. Minister of the Environment Romauld Ferreira said The Bahamas must be cautious in regards to the …Web
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Through a lease with Sandy Cay Development Company to mine aragonite off Ocean Cay near Bimini, the Bahamas government reaps a royalty of $2 per metric …Web
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Urging responsibility in this discussion was one of the avenues taken by National Review as we conducted our own probe into aragonite in The Bahamas. When we dealt with this issue nearly a year ago, we spoke several times with Tony Myers, president of Sandy Cay Development Company, which has a 25-year lease to mine …Web
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The Dillingham Corporation of Honolulu had a concession to mine aragonite in a sea bottom area of more than 5.2 million acres — an area nearly twice the size of Connecticut in the Bahamas. The rights to the mining were originally granted by the Bahamian Government to the American Museum of Natural History.Web
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The national Natural Resources Committee continues to explore efforts to commercially develop aragonite, limestone, salt, sand, forestry, sun, wind, and oil resources. ... U.S. firms have expressed interest in these sectors, particularly limestone mining and forestry. ... The Bahamas imports nearly 90 percent of its food at an annual …Web
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A Bahamian natural resources lobby group believes the Government can reap more than $2.5m a year from aragonite royalties, and urged it to publicly disclose …Web
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The government is working to develop a new licensing regime for aragonite mining that is "almost ready" for unveiling, a Cabinet minister has revealed.Web
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A Bahamian company is awaiting government approval for a 50 million-plus aragonite harvesting and manufacturing project targeted for east Grand Bahama, which …Web
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The Commonwealth of The Bahamas is a nation of islands stretching 760 miles from the coast of Florida to the coast of Haiti. Despite historical and cultural similarities with many Caribbean countries, The Bahamas' proximity to Florida reenforces its close ties to the United States. Only twenty-nine of its 700 islands are inhabited, and the ...Web
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The Bahamas scored 64 out of 100 in Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index in 2020 (where zero is perceived as highly corrupt and 100 is very transparent). This means The Bahamas is perceived as notably transparent when compared to the 180 ranked countries. However, the country's score has dropped seven …Web
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