Aragonite real value just $2.5m | The Tribune
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 ton.

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 ton.
Many of the aragonite "experts" seem to be implying that through sand exports, each Bahamian will eventually receive tens of thousands of dollars in hand! In …
Yesterday, President of the Bahamas Public Service Union John Pinder said the minister's explanation was a. "cop out". Pinder said it is taking too long for the …
On Tuesday, Bahamas Public Services Union (BPSU) President John Pinder called on the government to increase the royalties. Pinder estimated the government …
Minister of the Environment Romauld Ferreira said The Bahamas must be cautious in regards to the mining of aragonite, given the scientific data that shows it is …
Bahamian deposits hold 75-100 billion tons of recoverable Aragonite. Aragonite's precipitation from seawater over 700 years ago assures low contaminates, making it a …
Sand barges in the Carribean waters, Grenadines. Photograph: © SAF — Coastal Care. Excerpts; Across the inky-blue Gulf Stream from Florida, near the sheer edge of the Great Bahama Bank, a …
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A proposed multi-million dollar project that would require aragonite mining in Morgan's Bluff, Andros, …
A Bahamian company is awaiting government approval for a 50 million-plus aragonite harvesting and manufacturing project targeted for east Grand Bahama, which could …
The government is looking to overflight fees and dormant aragonite mining contracts, among other options, for unexpected revenue in its 2020/2021 national …