Wafi-Golpu Mining Warden Hearing at Wenebele and Bawaga Villages.

The Mining Warden Hearing for Wafi-Golpu Support tenements for SML 10 application commenced on Monday the 2nd of July 2018 at Wenebele and Bawaga Villages. The Wenebele village of Yanta clan and Bawaga Village of Hengambu comprising of Elemu Gwagu and Demagu clans and Wonkins...

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Wafi-Golpu SML 10, Mining Warden Hearing for Supporting Tenements.

The Wafi-Golpu Joint Venture is a 50/50  joint venture between Newcrest and Harmony Gold to fund and operate the Wafi-Golpu porphyry gold-copper deposit in the Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea. The Wafi-Golpu Joint Venture has applied for a Special Mining Lease SML10 with the Mineral Resources Authority(MRA), together with supporting Tenements...

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APEC Mining Task Force Chair Pays visit to Mineral Resources Authority (MRA) of Papua New Guinea(PNG)

Following a hectic APEC first Senior Official Meeting (SOM 1) meeting held in Port Moresby from 5 – 6 March 2018, the APEC Mining Task (MTF) Force Chair from Chile, Mr Rodrigo Urquiza Caroca made time available on 6 March, 2018 to visit the Mineral Resources Authority and...

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Osarizawa Mine in Akita Prefecture, Japan

Osarizawa Underground Mine Adit Osarizawa mine is an abandoned mine in Akita Prefecture, Japan. Event though the mine is closed, the mine site is kept for sightseeing purposes.  The Osarizawa mine deposit is a vein type deposit  which was  discovered in 708....

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Mining Warden Hearing in Papua New Guinea

Mining Warden Hearing is an open forum to gauge public views of the people who would be affected by an exploration work program or any activity related to mining. It is one of the requirements in the Mining Act 1992 for any kind of mining related licence/lease grant. Warden...

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Bulolo Opposing New Exploration

  The Bulolo people (both local & Business Communities) have overwhelmingly objected the Exploration Licence Application lodged by Wabu Alluvials Limited which is also a local company.  As a process of licence grant, the applicant must meet the requirements...

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Mine Waste Disposal in Papua New Guinea

Mine waste disposal is any waste related to mining is disposed into any environment. Environment could be land, river or deep sea or tailings dam. Waste can be either solid or slurry. Most of the mining companies in PNG provide shallow reasons to government to allow them...

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Mine Waste Management Training in Japan, 2017

Mine Waste Management Short training sponsored by Government of Japan through JICA in co-orporation with the Government of PNG through CEPA, MRA and DMPGM. The training lasted two weeks and 6 officers from MRA and CEPA attended the training. The training comprise of theory...

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Landowner Compensation in Mining Industry of Papua New Guinea

Landowner compensation is any sum of money paid by an exploration or mining company based on the value of disturbances caused by the company during exploration or mining. Landholders of any exploration or mining activity are entitled to receive compensation payment depending...

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Landowner Grievances in Mining Industry of Papua New Guinea (PNG)

Landowner Grievances is any form of complaints or request raise by landowning clans/tribes/families to the exploration or mining developer. Grievances can be addressed to government or developer/company for consideration and action. The threat to the Mining Industry of PNG...

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Mining Regulators in Papua New Guinea

Mining Regulators are the Government organization that either directly or indirectly regulate the Mining Industry in Papua New Guinea(PNG). The Mining Industry of Papua New Guinea is regulated by three Government agencies. The Mineral Resources Authority (MRA) of PNG. Department...

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Mines in Papua New Guinea (PNG)

The Independent State of Papua New Guinea Hosts some of the world class mines and medium to smalle scale mines that produce various mineral types. PNG is analogically express by most people as "Mountain of Gold Floating on ocean of Oil surrounded by Natural Gas". The world class large scale mines in PNG include: Ok Tedi Copper & Gold Mine Ok...

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Mining Waste Management in Papua New Guinea is a Challenge

Challenge in the Mine Waste Management refers to difficulties experience by mining industry in managing the mine related wastes in order to effectively protect the surrounding environment. Factors contribute to the issues in the Mining Industry include but not limited to: Natural Factors Waste/mine water treatment and tailings /waste discharge into...

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Mercury Pollution and Prevention Measures In Papua New Guinea

Mercury is a heavy silvery-white liquid metal used in some thermometers and barometers. (Symbol: Hg). It is also used to extract fine gold from the mixture of fine sand. Dispose of mercury into the environment is harmful. Mercury is used in many ways and people do not realize when it gets released into the environment which in turn causes mercury...

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Mine Waste Management

Mine Waste refers to the waste related to mining activities such as tailings, waste rock, sediment, chemical residues, etc . Management refer to how the mine derived waste is managed by the operator and or the Regulatory  Bodies. This site welcomes critics and comments...

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