The Minister for International Trade and Investment, Hon. Richard Maru, today, confirmed that the Prime Minister, Hon. James Marape, is set to officially launch the Papua New Guinea Special Economic Zone Foundation Policy (2025- 2032) on Sunday evening of June 15, 2025, at the APEC Haus in Port Moresby. “I want to thank all the sponsors of the inaugura...

Geopacific Resources Limited is pleased to announce significant gold results from surface auger sampling at the Wayai Creek SSW and Little MacKenzie prospects within its 100% owned 1.67 Moz Woodlark Gold Project in Papua New Guinea (‘Woodlark’, the ‘Project’). The auger sampling is part of an ongoing program of field mapping and sampling activities foc...

The Hidden Valley Mining Project revised Community Development Agreement (CDA) was successfully initialed yesterday (Friday June 13) in Lae after 2 months of negotiations. The parties are: The Nakuwi Association In (landowners) Bulolo Urban Local Level Government Wau Urban Local Level Government Watut rural local level Government Wau Rura...

Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has praised the strengthening of bilateral relations between Papua New Guinea and France, following a landmark meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron during the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference. Prime Minister Marape described the bilateral as “one of the most significant engagements” for Papua New Guinea at t...

Papua New Guinea has signed a landmark treaty for the governance of the high seas at the 3rd  United Nations Oceans Conference in Nice, France. Prime Minister Hon. James Marape signed the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement) on Monday (09.06.25). The s...

Global information technology (IT) management leader SolarWinds has officially expanded its presence to Papua New Guinea, partnering with Daltron PNG, a pioneer in the country's ICT (information and communications technology) sector. A launch in Port Moresby celebrated the milestone event, marking a significant step toward strengthening the country’s d...

With less than a month to go before PNG Industrial and Mining Resources Exhibition and Conference (PNG Expo) once again takes over the Stanley Hotel in Port Moresby, the team is excited to announce its official charity partner for 2025. For the first time in the event’s history, PNG Expo will be joining forces with Project Yumi to bring even greater pu...

Ok Tedi Mining Limited recently received the Gazettal Notice for its Ok Tedi Environmental Act (OTEMA) 2019 from Conservation and Environment Protection Authority (CEPA) of Papua New Guinea. Ok Tedi began operations before Papua New Guinea’s Environment Act 2000 was introduced. Consequently, the company operated under its own legislation - the Environm...

Plastic-Free starts with me – this was the bold theme adopted by Ok Tedi Mining Limited has it joined the global community in commemorating World Environment Day (WED) on June 05th . Ok Tedi has adopted the slogan “Plastic-Free Starts With Me!” alignment with this year’s global theme “Ending Plastic Pollution”, a call to action to reduce the environmen...

The Papua New Guinea Chamber of Resources & Energy (PNG CORE) is proud to announce K92 Mining Inc. as a Major Sponsor for the 2025 PNG Resources Week, scheduled to take place from 28th–31st July 2025 at the APEC Haus in Port Moresby. K92 Mining Inc. has long been a steadfast partner of the Chamber, having supported key industry events such as CANCO...

Under the global theme “Ending Plastic Pollution, Globally,” the PNG Chamber of Resources and Energy (PNG CORE) joined the Conservation and Environment Protection Authority (CEPA), international development partners, and key stakeholders at APEC Haus to mark World Environment Day. Hosted by CEPA, Santos and ExxonMobil PNG were part of entities supporti...

St Barbara Limited is pleased to report on the latest successful regional surface sampling and drilling program at southwest Tatau Island, Papua New Guinea (EL609). Highly anomalous gold results have been returned from the hand auger soil sampling program that extends the southwest Tatau Island +0.1 ppm gold in soil anomalies to an area covering 7.3 km2 ....

The Papua New Guinea Chamber of Resources & Energy (PNG CORE) is pleased to announce a suite of events occurring in July to celebrate the vital role the resources sector has played in developing PNG or for 50 years. Under the theme “Building PNG for 50 Years,” the month-long celebration will be anchored by the PNG Resources Golden Exhibition, a thr...

The management team from a Filipino multi-billion-kina company, Century Peak Holdings Limited Corporation, visited Papua New Guinea (PNG) this week to assess major investment opportunities in the country. Their specific interest is to start a 10,000 hectares rice farm, invest in property within the Paga Hill Special Economic Zone, and they also want to in...

K92 Mining has reaffirmed its commitment to cultural preservation and community development in the Eastern Highlands Province with a sponsorship of K100,000 towards the 2025 Goroka Show. The sponsorship was formally presented on 19 May 2025 during a ceremony held at the Bird of Paradise Hotel in Goroka. Representing K92 Mining at the event were Comm...

Brand Hero PNG is making a strong start with its community initiatives focused on education and wellbeing. Recently launched as a local entity to better serve the unique needs of Papua New Guinea, Brand Hero PNG is already building meaningful connections and delivering on-the-ground impact. As part of their Words for Wantoks campaign, Angela Shaw and J...