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Edie Creek, Central New Guinea, 1936. Edie Creek has been a historic gold and silver mining area since its discovery in 1926. [2] Located about 5 km south-west of Wau, it was the centre of one of the first major gold rushes in PNG before World War II. [2]
Porgera Gold Mine is the second largest mine in Papua New Guinea and is regarded as one of the world's top ten producing gold mines. In 2009, it produced 572,595 ounces of gold and 94,764 ounces of silver and had 2,500 employees and 500 contractors. Since it began operating, the mine has produced more than 16 million ounces of gold and almost 3 ...
In 1963 the administration [13] of Dutch New Guinea was transferred [14] to Indonesia, and the mine was the first under the new Suharto administration's 1967 foreign investment laws intended to attract foreign investment to Indonesia's then ruined economy. Built at 4,100 metres (14,000 ft) above sea level in one of Papua's most remote areas, it ...
The Ok Tedi Mine is an open-pit copper and gold mine in Papua New Guinea located near the headwaters of the Ok Tedi River, in the Star Mountains Rural LLG of the North Fly District of the Western Province of Papua New Guinea. The mine is operated by Ok Tedi Mining (OTM), which is majority-owned by the PNG Sustainable Development Program Limited ...
Pages in category "Gold mines in Papua New Guinea" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The Simberi mine is one of the largest gold mines in Papua New Guinea and in the world. The mine is located in the north of the country on Simberi Island , New Ireland Province . [ 1 ] The mine, owned by St Barbara Limited , has estimated reserves of 3.3 million oz of gold .
The Wafi-Golpu mine is one of the largest gold mines in Papua New Guinea and in the world. [1] The mine is located in the east of the country in Morobe Province . [ 1 ] The mine has estimated reserves of 20 million oz of gold .
Wau is a town in Papua New Guinea, [1] in the province of Morobe.It has a population of approx 5,000 and is situated at an altitude of around 1100 metres. Wau was the site of a gold rush during the 1920s and 30s when prospective gold diggers arrived at the coast at Salamaua and struggled inland along the Black Cat Track.