- 21. Nevsun to be acquired by Zijin Mining for US$1.41 billion
- (Around the Region)
- ... mine in Papua New Guinea; and Vancouver-based Ivanhoe Mines, related to the Kamoa-Kakula copper project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ...
- Created on 19 December 2018
- 22. Barrick announces agreement with Shandong Gold
- (Around the Region)
- ... and deliberate. In 2014, the company created the position of President for Barrick China to manage its interests there. In 2015, Barrick Gold sold half of its ownership in the Porgera gold mine in Papua ...
- Created on 19 December 2018
- 23. Innovation, renewables and the mining sector – a marriage of once unlikely partners
- (Leading Developments)
- ... Lihir gold mine in Papua New Guinea draws a significant portion of its energy from geothermal sources. IAMGOLD’s Rosebel gold mine in Suriname has installed a solar grid on site, which will be transferred ...
- Created on 08 December 2018
- 24. Active Minerals and OSD lead the mining industry in hydro transport
- (Latest)
- ... Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. “To maintain a competitive edge, the mining industry is continually looking for innovative ways to transport product safer, cheaper and with a reduced environmental ...
- Created on 01 November 2018
- 25. Mayur Resources scores a double ‘first’ in PNG
- (Around the Region)
- Mayur Resources (MRL) has been granted environmental approval for bulk sample extraction of coal in Papua New Guinea (PNG), as well as PNG’s first vertically integrated lime and cement project. ...
- Created on 25 September 2018
- 26. Nautilus Minerals secures $US34m for deep-sea mining in PNG
- (Around the Region)
- Nautilus Minerals has entered a $US34 million agreement with lender Deep Sea Mining Finance for deep-sea mining development in Papua New Guinea, but continued local pressure continues to shake the project ...
- Created on 25 September 2018
- 27. Exxon Mobil shuts down operations in Hela region
- (Around the Region)
- ... normally. ExxonMobil PNG is committed to maintaining a positive relationship with landowners, the government and the wider community.” ExxonMobil has had a presence in Papua New Guinea since the 1920s ...
- Created on 25 September 2018
- 28. Exxon Mobil resumes LNG operations in PNG
- (Around the Region)
- Following a temporary shutdown of operations after a severe earthquake that ravaged Papua New Guinea on 26 February 2018, Exxon Mobil has announced that production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has safely ...
- Created on 25 September 2018
- 29. RTG-led consortium wins support of Central Bougainville’s Parliamentary Committee
- (Latest)
- ... Bougainville, was reported as the largest open pit copper mine in the world in its day, contributing approximately 40 per cent of the total economy of Papua New Guinea. The mine was closed down in 1988 ...
- Created on 14 September 2018
- 30. Total wins Newcrest Lihir Gold Mine mining contract
- (Latest)
- Total, the fourth largest international Oil and Gas company has been awarded a four-year contract with Newcrest’s Lihir Gold Mine in Papua New-Guinea (PNG), following a competitive tender process that ...
- Created on 14 September 2018
- 31. Earthquakes, market-quakes, and quakes from within: the sounds of change
- (From the Editor)
- ... in strengthening ASEAN unity and solidarity. As evidenced through the mounting pressure on Nautilus Minerals and their proposed deep-sea mining project in Papua New Guinea (see page 21), mounting environmental ...
- Created on 28 August 2018
- 32. NHP appointed as sole distributor for Rockwell Automation products in South Pacific
- (Product News)
- ... for Rockwell Automation products, systems and solutions in the South Pacific including Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Papua New Guinea. This will be effective from 1 May 2018. Rockwell Automation Australia ...
- Created on 17 May 2018
- 33. Newcrest ups Wafi-Golpu development cost
- (Around the Region)
- In an updated feasibility study released mid-March 2018, Newcrest Mining has added almost US$170 million to the forecasted costs to develop the Wafi-Golpu copper-gold project in Papua New Guinea (PNG), ...
- Created on 15 May 2018
- 34. Gold mining resumes at Crater Mountain HGZ
- (Around the Region)
- The Mineral Resources Authority of Papua New Guinea (PNG) has given approval for Crater Gold Mining to recommence operations on its flagship Crater Mountain project. View of the Crater ...
- Created on 15 May 2018
- 35. New campaign seeks end to ocean mine waste dumping
- (Around the Region)
- ... to continue. It is essential for future generations.” While the outdated practice has been phased out in many parts of the world, advocates worry the Norwegian projects, along with new mines in Papua ...
- Created on 15 May 2018
- 36. Santos announces sale of non-core Asian assets
- (Latest)
- ... undertaking to simplify the business and focus on the company’s five core long-life natural gas assets in Australia and Papua New Guinea. “We have always believed the Asian assets are a quality portfolio ...
- Created on 04 May 2018
- 37. St Barbara's Simberi mine production interrupted by illegal industrial action
- (Latest)
- St Barbara Limited, an Australian-based gold producer and explorer, had its Simberi Operations in Papua New Guinea (PNG) disrupted by an illegal work stoppage initiated by a contingent of the workforce. ...
- Created on 15 March 2018
- 38. New campaign seeks end to ocean mine waste dumping
- (Latest)
- ... many parts of the world, advocates worry the Norwegian projects, along with new mines in Papua New Guinea, signal ocean dumping is being ramped up, not phased out. The campaign has singled out Citigro ...
- Created on 15 March 2018
- 39. Skirting issues at hand, but is it time to stop and face them?
- (From the Editor)
- ... facing a full-frontal attack from environmental groups and citizens. In Papua New Guinea, citizens have launched landmark legal proceedings against the country’s government over a deep seabed mining ...
- Created on 08 March 2018
- 40. Good news for Coppermoly's Simuk exploration project
- (Latest)
- ... Cu-Au exploration project in Papua New Guinea. The Simuku project area hosts a large tonnage low grade porphyry style copper mineralisation zone and near surface higher grade secondary copper mineralisation ...
- Created on 14 February 2018