- 21. World Bank: New large-scale resource projects could boost PNG’s real GDP to five per cent
- (Around the Region)
- The World Bank released its February 2019 edition of the PNG Economic Update: Slower Growth, Better Prospects which outlined Papua New Guinea’s economic situation and medium-term development prospects. ...
- Created on 23 January 2020
- 22. Geopacific greenlights Woodlark construction
- (Latest)
- Following the successful AU$40 million capital raising announced, Geopacific Resources has commenced civil construction at the 1.6Moz Woodlark Gold Project in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Woodlark ...
- Created on 18 December 2019
- 23. Microsoft and Newcrest strike a positive partnership
- (Latest)
- ... Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Canada many of which face challenges similar to those at Cadia Valley. Steven Worrall, managing director, Microsoft Australia said that this was a leading ...
- Created on 31 October 2019
- 24. Cobalt 27 files NI 43-101 Technical Report on Ramu nickel-cobalt project
- (Latest)
- Cobalt 27 Capital has filed a technical report for its recently acquired interest in the low-cost, long-life, Ramu nickel-cobalt operation in the Madang province, Papua New Guinea. Ramu ...
- Created on 01 August 2019
- 25. PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum praises mining companies
- (Latest)
- ... In a released statement, the PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum has public announced that Papua New Guinea’s petroleum and mining companies have a proud record in corporate social responsibility, inclusive ...
- Created on 25 July 2019
- 26. Porgera mine shareholders meet new PNG Government About SML Extension
- (Latest)
- Barrick President and Chief Executive Mark Bristow, along with Zijin Executive Director and Senior Vice President George Fang, met with Papua New Guinea’s new Prime Minister Honourable James Marape and ...
- Created on 06 June 2019
- 27. PNG Chamber of Mines welcomes new PM
- (Latest)
- ... on some of the country’s major projects in the pipeline such as the Wafi Golpu, Frieda River and the Papua LNG projects.” “The Chamber and the industry would like to thank outgoing Prime Minister Honourable ...
- Created on 06 June 2019
- 28. RTG-led consortium wins support of Central Bougainville’s Parliamentary Committee
- (Around the Region)
- ... 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 due to widespread ...
- Created on 27 December 2018
- 29. Rethinking the resource curse in Asia
- (Around the Region)
- ... Mongolia, Papua New Guinea and Uzbekistan, meet the strict criterion applied to characterise mining dependency in this report. In practice, a number of other countries in the continent are increasingly ...
- Created on 27 December 2018
- 30. 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
- 31. 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
- 32. 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
- 33. 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
- 34. 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
- 35. 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
- 36. 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
- 37. 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
- 38. 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
- 39. 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
- 40. 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