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The Porgera Gold Mine is a large gold and silver mining operation near Porgera, Enga province, Papua New Guinea (PNG). Located at the head of the Porgera Valley, The mine is situated in the rain forest covered highlands at an altitude of 2,200 to 2,700 m, in a region of high rainfall, landslides, and frequent earthquakes.
With the exception of the Ok Tedy Mine (copper-gold) and the Ramu nickel-cobalt mine, almost all of the mining in PNG has been gold mining. The two largest gold mines are the Porgera (Enga Province) and Lihir (New Ireland Province) mines. In 2009, the Hidden Valley gold and silver mine (Morobe Province) commenced production.
The Porgera Landowners Association was formed in the late 1980s and incorporated in 1992. Its objectives are to represent the 10,000 landowners with traditional land around the Porgera Gold Mine and serve as a pressure group on behalf of the landowners, and to pursue landowner claims in the courts in Port Moresby. The PLOA is funded by ...
Papua New Guinea has granted police emergency powers, including the use of lethal force, to contain the violence in Porgera between illegal settlers squatting near the gold mine and local ...
Barrick's (GOLD) agreement with PNG government gives PNG stakeholders a majority stake in the Porgera mine.
Pages in category "Gold mines in Papua New Guinea" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. ... Porgera Gold Mine; S. Simberi mine; T. Tagula ...
[11] [12] It blocked a highway near the Porgera Gold Mine, and destroyed 150 metres (490 ft) of the main highway leading into Kaokalam, causing concerns over the supply of fuel and goods. [ 13 ] [ 1 ] [ 14 ] The mine's management said that its regular operations were unaffected and that fuel at the site was enough to sustain the facility for 40 ...
Category: Surface mines in Papua New Guinea. 1 language. ... Porgera Gold Mine This page was last edited on 18 March 2009, at 18:28 (UTC). Text ...