PNG Mining Industry
Tenement Processes in mining and related business in Papua New Guinea is controlled by the Mining Act 1992. To enable transparency and efficiency in these processes, the tenements are administered and managed by Trimble Tenements Management Systems. The Tenements Management System is administered by the Mineral Resources …
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Papua New Guinea snatches Barrick Gold's Porgera mine
Porgera contributes to about 10% of the nation's exports and employs over 3,300 Papua New Guinea nationals. The open pit and underground gold mine sits at an altitude of 2,200-2,600 metres in ...
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THE COAL AGENDA
operational coal mines or coal-fired power stations. However, this could all soon change. Mayur Resources Ltd (MRL) is an ASX-listed company that is planning several major projects in Papua New Guinea, where it has several affiliate companies registered. Among its many plans is the intention to excavate coal deposits to which the company
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Gold in Papua New Guinea
Gold production in Papua New Guinea and major projects. According to GlobalData, Papua New Guinea is the world's eighteenth-largest producer of gold in 2022, with output up by 4% on 2021. Over the five years to 2021, production from Papua New Guinea decreased by a CAGR of 7.57% and is expected to rise by a CAGR of 11% …
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The Australian company pushing to open Papua New …
Rebecca Cameron. An Australian company is pushing ahead with plans to open a coal-fired power plant and coal mine in Papua New Guinea, despite the recent …
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Newcrest, Harmony JV sign MOU to advance PNG gold project
Credit: Shane McLendon on Unsplash. Newcrest Mining and its joint venture partner Harmony Gold have signed a framework memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Papua New Guinea (PNG) to advance the development of the Wafi-Golpu copper-gold project in the country. Newcrest and Harmony Gold, through their unincorporated Wafi …
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The $100bn gold mine and the West Papuans …
Later this year, West Papua is expected to be granted full membership of the Melanesian Spearhood Group, an important sub-regional coalition of countries including Fiji, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea.
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K92 extends PNG mine lease, greenlights
Credit: K92 Mining Inc. K92 Mining (TSX: KNT) announced on Tuesday two major developments for its Kainantu gold-copper-silver mine in Papua New Guinea, the first being an extension of the mine ...
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India eyes coal reserves in Indonesian Papua
The Indonesian team presented research outlining the potential for mining high-caloric content coal in West Papua province, and lower-caloric coal in Papua province. According to the team's ...
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Sufficient coal in Papua New Guinea to supply a …
A drilling campaign covering 1.5 km in Papua New Guinea's Gulf Province has revealed there is enough high quality coal to run a 50-megawatt power station for 30 years, according to Paul Mulder, CEO of …
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The muddied waters of mining in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea plays host to a wealth of mineral deposits – from copper, gold and nickel to liquid natural gas. Yet despite its vast mining potential, the country's resources sector has a history dented by environmental and social turmoil. Its largest mines, Ok Tedi and Porgera, were disrupted by a devastating earthquake in 2018, and ...
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Papua New Guinea moves to launch new coal mining …
While three international companies — Waterford, Pacific Mining Partners and Mayur Resources — are currently engaged in coal exploration in PNG, the Department of Petroleum and Energy has yet to report the granting of any coal mining leases. But Brisbane-based Mayur Resources, … See more
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Mining in Papua New Guinea: A complex story of …
PNG has large metal mines but major controversies over environmental-social impacts. •. Mine waste management includes extensive use of riverine and marine …
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Coal exploration in Gulf Province | Nogat Coal
Mayur has four coal exploration licenses in the Gulf Province in PNG (see map below). The most developed is the Depot Creek mine, located 20 km from the Purari River. The river would be used as a transportation route to bring the coal to the coast. To apply for a mining license at Depot Creek, Mayur needs to complete social mapping and obtain ...
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Mining-induced displacement and resettlement: a critical …
One example is the Lihir mine in the New Ireland Province of Papua New Guinea (PNG). In 1995, the company formally negotiated development agreements with landowner residents; including two sub-agreements for the relocation of Put Put/Ladolam and Kapit villagers who were residing on the mining lease area ( Filer, 2000 ).
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The environmental effects of mining waste disposal at Lihir Gold Mine
The coal mining waste are coal gangue, coal slime, fly-ash, coal mine drainage, coal-bed methane (CBM). ... and is aimed at promoting the exploration and mining sector in Papua New Guinea whilst ...
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Papua New Guinea
The Newcrest Mining Limited and Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited each own 50 per cent of the Wafi-Golpu Project through the Wafi-Golpu Joint Venture (WGJV). The Wafi-Golpu Project is an advanced exploration project located in the Morobe Province, 65 kilometers south-west of Lae City. Wafi Golpu will be PNG's first block …
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Barrick and PNG reach deal over Porgera mine
Porgera is an open pit and underground gold mine in the Enga province of Papua New Guinea, about 600 kilometres (370 miles) northwest of Port Moresby. It produced about 600,000 ounces of gold in ...
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Mining, Metallurgy, Papua New Guinea salaries
Salaries in the category: Mining, Metallurgy. The gross salary range for people working in Papua New Guinea in Mining, Metallurgy is typically from 2,152 PGK (minimum salary) to 5,552 PGK (highest average, actual maximum salary is higher). This is the total monthly salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary drastically among different job ...
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Papua New Guinea orders China-owned Ramu nickel plant …
The Basamuk processing plant, part of Metallurgical Corp. of China's majority-owned Ramu nickel-nobalt mine in Papua New Guinea, where Cobalt27 holds a cobalt stream on the project.
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West Papua
RTZ, the mining partner of Freeport in West Papua, is the parent company of CRA, the Australian mining company which operated the huge Bougainville Copper Mine. This mine was established by RTZ in the …
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Activist pressures weigh on Santos' PNG growth
Activist pressures weigh on Santos' PNG growth. Angela Macdonald-Smith Senior resources writer. Dec 12, 2023 – 5.27pm. Santos' biggest growth project in Papua New Guinea is expected to ...
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PNG politicians push coal as Pacific islanders rail against …
Politicians in Papua New Guinea have thrown their support behind a plan to power the country's development through coal. The plan to establish coal mines and power plants gained prominence ...
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Freeport granted licence renewal for PNG copper project
The licence renewal was completed on 19 November 2023. EL 1335 covers a tenement with an area comprising 245.5km² under the Yandera copper project. Since 2005, Freeport has spent nearly $200m (C$271.3m) in exploration and development on the licence. The work completed and studies funded cover around 154,600m of exploration …
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Mining In Papua New Guinea | The Diggings™
Papua New Guinea has 83 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Papua New Guinea mines are Gold, Platinum, and Silver . At the time these mines were surveyed, 27 mines in Papua New Guinea were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as ...
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Papua New Guinea: Mining, Minerals and Fuel Resources
The map of Papua New Guinea. Image Credit: CIA Factbook. Metals. In 2010, Ok Tedi Mine owned by the Government and Papua New Guinea Sustainable Development Program (PNGSDP) produced 159,821 t of copper from 22 million metric tons (Mt) of copper ore, compared to 166,669 t of copper from 22.6 Mt of ore in 2009.
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Mining
Minerals share a significant portion of PNG's economy and has long been a pillar of the country's economic growth. Since 1970, the mining industry has dominated PNG's economy. Mineral exports are gold, copper, silver, nickel and cobalt. PNG mines are spread across the country, the largest of which include: Ok Tedi Copper and Gold Mine ...
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Mayur Resources | Nogat Coal
The Coal Industry in Papua New Guinea. Mayur Resources. Mayur has acquired exploration leases for several coal mines in the Gulf Province of PNG. It also has plans …
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Ramu nickel mine production rises
The Ramu nickel mine in Papua New Guinea's Madang Province had strong first quarter production, according to Nickel 28, the junior partner in the joint venture. Kurumbukari mine, at the Ramu Nickel project. Source: Highlands Pacific. Nickel 28, which changed its name from Conic in March this year, has a 8.56 per cent interest in the mine ...
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'Important Step' Toward Addressing Toxic Legacy of Huge Mine
Dec. 5, 2022. MELBOURNE, Australia — An independent investigation will begin on Tuesday into the environmental and human rights impact of an abandoned gold and copper mine in Papua New Guinea ...
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