Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML) has announced that it has returned to normal production after the second of the two processing circuits which were damaged in a fire incident on the 20th of December 2020 was restored recently. OTML Managing Director and CEO, Musje Werror expressed his appreciation to the team who worked for almost 6 weeks. “The commitment sh...

The government of Papua New Guinea will spend K9 million to clean the toxic remains left by developer Niugini Gold Ltd. at the Sinivit mine in East New Britain. According to Environment, Conservation and Climate Change Minister Wera Mori, the firm left in 2014 without informing the government, claiming that the latter failed to renew its license. Mori sai...

After a landowner group has said that the Autonomous Bougainville Government has partnered with Caballus Mining, a firm based in Perth, to re-open Panguna Mina, its president, Ishmael Toroama has announced that the government is not colluding with any landowner groups or mining firms. “The idea of Caballus operating a mine on Bougainville has long been sh...

A decision on the environmental permit for the Frieda River copper and gold project in West Sepik is yet to be made.Environment, Conservation and Climate Change Minister Wera Mori said that the granting of the permit is not yet finished. “Frieda River is an ongoing project – meaning that PanAust, which has got the licence, is still conducting exploration,...

With the construction of the Wafi-Golpu copper and gold project in Morobe about to start because of its environmental permit, Papua New Guinea hopes to see a windfall of over K18 billion investment in its economy. Constructed by developers Harmony Gold Mining Company, this project is expected to cost at K17.26 million.“At this time when our economy is con...

According to Mining Minister Johnson Tuke, the Wafi-Golpu mining project is set to be licensed by end of July or August this year, adding that this project will take off by 2nd quarter of 2021. He noted that there is already a framework agreement and there is no best time for the license to be granted than that of July or August of this year. “I am very s...

In spite of the challenges in 2020, OK Tedi Mining Ltd (OTML) said it predicts a profit of US$200 million (K700.40mil) for 2020. This is an unaudited number, and the firm hopes to release the full-year report for 2020 later this year. “OTML expects a profit after tax of more than US$200 million (unaudited) for 2020 despite the challenges of the Covid-19 p...

K92 Mining expects another significant, year-over-year, increase in gold equivalent production of 16-36% to 115,000 to 135,000 ounces, while also delivering low-cost production, with an estimated cash cost of $515-$565 per ounce gold and all-in sustaining cost of $825-$875 per ounce gold. Additionally, the Company plans to ramp-up exploration activities a...

The production of K92 Mining for the last quarter of 2020 at its Kainantu gold mine in Papua New Guinea were as follows: 29,820 oz AuEq or 28,809 ounces of gold, 493,584 pounds of copper and 10,395 ounces of silver.The firm has also said that it represented a year-over-year production growth of 20% - with the record of 98,872 oz AuEq or 95,109 oz gold, 36...

Geopacific Resources Ltd has said that it needs all the necessary permits and approvals before it can start its operations. Geopacific Resources Ltd, the operator of the Woodlark gold project in Milne Bay, said that it has already obtained key approvals for the development, but it needed to secure all approvals, licences, or permits. “Even if an apparentl...

Following the lodgement of a mining lease (ML) application of its Orokolo Bay project in the Gulf, Mayur Resources Ltd says it is on its way to developing the first iron and industrial minerals project. According to the firm, the application is about the full-scale development of the project with a planned saleable production rate of 0.5 million tonnes pe...

In its 2020 operational report, Harmony Gold said that in 2021, the target is to safely mine the present cutback to have a production between 172,300 and 177,700 ounces while at the same time, beginning the next planned pushback of the main Hidden Valley pit. The report said, “Our aim is to obtain a renewal of the mining lease to support a proposed mine l...

After receiving the Sandaun government environment impact statement, Environment and Conservation Minister Were Mori has approved the Frieda River mining project to move forward - with safety and health protocols in place. This mining project has also the same characteristic and style to that of the Ok Tedi and the suggested Wafi-Golpu projects. “They ar...

The current political environment in Papua New Guinea is creating investment uncertainties.According to St Barbara Ltd, developer of the Simberi gold mine in New Ireland, proposed changes to the mining legislation would affect project economics in the future of the mine. General Manager of operations Jason Robinson said that the firm is working closely wi...

Kainantu Resources Limited (KRL) has started trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange in Canada. Mining Minister Johnson Tuke extended his congratulations, adding that KRL is an emerging gold exploration company, proactively working with the people from PNG. “KRL brings an experienced regional team to PNG at the junior exploration level, and their management...

Researchers from Australia and the US have come to the conclusion that treating mine tailing with lime aided in stabilising arsenic in soil and sediments around the mine - which results in preventing toxic chemicals from remaining dissolved in water and impacting people and the environment. This comes after researchers have conducted a study at the Porger...