New Porgera Limited (NPL) welcomes the passing of the Mining (New Porgera) (Amendment) Act 2023 by the National Parliament on 29 November 2023 which paves the way for the mine to reopen this year. Since the grant of SML13 on 13 October 2023, representatives of NPL have spent the last six weeks at Porgera and Tari holding face-to-face meetings with over...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape said that the Government is expected to make a major announcement concerning the Wafi-Golpu Mine project in Morobe. This eagerly awaited announcement is set to take place during the forthcoming PNG Mining and Petroleum Conference scheduled for next month in Sydney, Australia. The Prime Minister said this during a press ...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has officially welcomed Newmont Corporation, the world's leading gold company, into Papua New Guinea. He made the welcome, Monday, November 6, 2023, during a joint press conference with Mr. Peter Toth, Chief Development Officer of Newmont, marking the company's acquisition of all Newcrest operations in PNG. Prime Minist...

Historic Mining-Industry Acquisition Sets the Standard for Gold and Copper Mining Newmont Corporation has announced it has completed the acquisition of Newcrest Mining Limited to create the world’s leading gold company with robust copper production. “Today marks a historic milestone in our company and the industry with the successful completion of t...

Mayur Resources Limited is pleased to announce the execution of an Investment Agreement with Vision Blue Resources, led by Sir Mick Davis, for a proposed investment of US$40 million for a 49% equity share (the Proposed Investment) in Mayur’s Central Lime Project (CLP). The execution of this long form Investment Agreement formalises the Term Sheet annou...

A leadership delegation from the owners of the Frieda River Copper-Gold Project met with senior executives from PNG’s Mineral Resources Authority (MRA) and the Conservation Environment Protection Authority (CEPA) to discuss the permitting of the project and the best practice environmental standards the project is committed to delivering. Operated by Pa...

PNGX Group, operator of Papua New Guinea’s national stock exchange - PNGX Markets, welcomes Newmont Corporation (PNGX Code: NEM) to the market. Newmont will be the first company to be listed in PNG using depository interests, known as PETS Depository Interests (“PDI”). Newmont has interests in the Lihir gold operation and the Wafi-Golpu gold and cop...

Mayur Resources Limited is pleased to provide an update on progress at the Central Lime Project (CLP) and an update on its equity and debt funding package for the CLP. Mayur’s Managing Director, Paul Mulder, stated:  "The recent achievements at the Central Lime Project, including the wharf successfully receiving its first shipments, signify more tha...

Shareholders of the Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML) have a reason to smile today as the Company paid an interim dividend of K100M on Thursday October 26th while also citing a positive outlook for a final dividend payment for December 2023. OTML Board Chairman Jeffrey Innes said, “We are proud to say that OTML is committed to deliver maximum returns to ou...

Bougainville Copper Limited can confirm that good progress has been made with the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) with respect to ending Judicial Review proceedings relating to the Company’s EL01 exploration licence in the Panguna project area. In January 2018, the ABG refused an extension EL01 with BCL maintaining that the application process...

Mineral Resources Authority’s (MRA) Acting Managing Director (AMD) Jerry Garry, has assured the owners of the Pan Aust Limited, that the PNG Government was committed to progressing the Frieda River Project Special Mining Lease (SML) application, in accordance with the legal process. Pan Aust is the company that has been operating the Frieda River Coppe...

The signing of the Mining Development Contract (MDC) and the Grant of Special Mining Lease (SML) 13, for the New Porgera Project, complied with due processes and laws, said Mineral Resources Authority’s Acting Managing Director Jerry Garry. Mr Garry said the ongoing consultations and negotiations pertaining to Community Development Agreements (CDA) for...

Mineral Resources Enga (MRE) on Friday October 13 2023, presented its position paper relating to the New Porgera Mine Community Development Agreement (CDA). MRE Chairman Kurubu Ipara, accompanied by directors Nixon Mangape and Mark Yakka, presented the position paper to Mining Minister Hon Sir Ano Pala at the Mining Haus. The presentation was witnessed...

A three-year technical cooperation between the PNG Extractive Industries Transparency (PNGEITI) and JICA will boost data transparency in the PNG Mining and petroleum sectors. This will be made possible with the signing of “Record of Discussion” between PNGEITI Stakeholders and JICA experts undertaken in August this year. The Record of Discussion whi...

Governor General Sir Bob Dabae recently granted a special mining lease to New Porgera Limited (NPL), clearing the way for Barrick Gold Corporation to restart production at the gold mine, which has been on care and maintenance for three years. This follows the signing of a mining development contract and the conclusion of a fiscal stability agreement fo...

K92 Mining Inc. announces production results for the third quarter of 2023 at its Kainantu Gold Mine in Papua New Guinea, of 26,225 oz AuEq or 22,227 oz gold, 1,784,009 lbs copper and 40,233 oz silver. Sales during the quarter were 18,339 oz gold, 1,255,291 lbs copper and 30,484 oz silver. Production for the quarter was impacted from the safety inciden...