This report is part of an ongoing human rights investigation and advocacy project regarding the impacts of gold mining operations in porgera, papua new guinea. Gold is recovered by cyanide leaching, with average annual production in excess of 500koz. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Its objectives are to represent the 10,000 landowners with traditional land around the porgera gold mine and serve as a pressure group on behalf of the landowners, and to pursue landowner claims in the courts in port moresby. It is 600 km away from the capital port of moresby.
August 1994, dyno wesfarmers limited dwl, papua new guinea png, explosive manufacturing facility at the porgera gold mine was totally destroyed by two explosions, with the loss of eleven lives. Porgera underground mine and its mining methods basic. In its second year of operations 1992 it was the third largest gold producing mine in the world. Richards university of saskatchewan, department of geological sciences, saskatoon, sk, canada. The porgera landowners association was formed in the late 1980s and incorporated in 1992. Porgera is home to a worldclass gold mine, yet there is high poverty, high illegal mining, high rate of alcohol and drug abuse, and schools and hospitals affected by fighting in the communities. The social and economic impact of the porgera gold mine 19891994, edited by colin filer. The mine has a 6mta concentrator with a crushing, grinding, flotation, autoclave and pressure oxidation circuit. Porgerajv homepage porgera joint venture gold mine. Porgera also spelled pogera is a town in enga province, papua new guinea. Colonial and postcolonial history, and in particular the gold mining for which porgerans are justly famous, have exposed them to. The porgera gold mine in enga province, papua new guinea, is owned by the porgera joint venture pjv. Porgera joint venture is located in western highlands in enga, papua new guinea png.
Pathways to remedy at the porgera gold mine september 2018 1 about this report this report explores how to provide remedy for persons harmed at or around the porgera gold mine in papua new guinea. Barrick says pngs porgera decision is tantamount to. Ive come to ask these questions in the course of my fifteen year involvement with the porgera gold mine in enga province, papua new guinea. Porgera gold mine riverine tailings and waste rock. The porgera gold mine is a large gold and silver mining operation in enga province, papua. Geophysics of the porgera gold mine, papua new guinea. Underground mining in porgera employ a unique mining method known as avoca mining. The giant gold deposit of porgera, located in the enga province in highland papua new guinea, had a 1997 reserve of 82. Porgera mine welcomes governments commitment the national. Porgeras landowners demand govt to reject barrick gold. Porgera gold mine is a worldclass large scale epithermal gold deposit, till 2018 it had gold mineral resources of 11. Porgera began operations in 1989 and has grown to one of the ten top gold producers worldwide, with annual production of up to a million ounces of gold. Health concerns from porgera mine emperor gold press release pdf on sale of stake. Porgera gold mine in papua new guinea suspends some output after quakebarrick.
This page shows the location of highlands highway, papua new guinea on a detailed road map. Venture pjv has commenced work on its single largest infrastructure tax credit scheme tcs project ever undertaken in the mines history. Asia pacific press asia pacific school of economics and management, australian national university and boroko. Barrick gold corporation barrick reports 2017 full year. Golds costly dividend 5 the porgera gold minethe subject of this report is a potent symbol of both the perils and the financial rewards that extractive industries hold for.
Business porgera mine to continue operation after august 16 stakeholders, contractors and employees of porgera gold mine in enga province can be rest assured. Global miner barrick gold will challenge papua new guineas decision not to extend its special mining lease sml for the porgera gold mine, saying the move is tantamount to nationalisation. Hagen and 600km northwest of port moresby, first poured gold in 1990, producing over 20moz of gold over the life of mine. The porgera gold mine is situated in enga province in the central highlands of papua new guinea png, approximately 600 km northwest of port moresby. While we dont hear much of these issues, we do hear a lot about the mine and any issue it faces with members of the community. It is operated by barrick niugini limited which owns 95 percent participating interest in pjv.
Golds costly dividend 5 the porgera gold mine the subject of this report is a potent symbol of both the perils and the financial rewards that extractive industries hold for. Illegal miners are people who evade pjvs perimeter security and enter the mine property, or the special mining lease sml, without permission with the intention of stealing goldbearing ore. The mine is operated by the porgera joint venture barrick 47. Barrick meets new png leader about porgera mine lease. Pathways to remedy at the porgera gold mine september 2018. The mine is operated by a joint venture between placer dome 75%, orogen minerals ltd 20% and mineral resources porgera pty. Extensive damage was done to nearby mine facilities and numerous mine employees. Human rights impacts of papua new guineas porgera gold mine. Porgera mine deaths prompt call for independent probe. Barricks chief operating officer, richard williams, in a letter to bnls executive managing director, richmond fenn last week in extending his congratulations had acknowledged the workers for an outstanding performance. Barrick had then coowned 95% and operated the mine since 2006 through a subsidiary bnl.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Porgera mine is an epithermal veintype goldsilver deposit but it shares many characteristics with porphyry copper deposits. Despite the severe obstacles, porgeras production in 2017 was about 500,000 ounces of gold and 204,000 in 2018 with production affected by the highlands earthquake. The social and economic impact of the porgera gold mine anu press. From street and road map to highresolution satellite imagery of porgera mine.
Papua new guineas porgera gold mine has been making a significant contribution to the local community and the countrys economy for the past 27 years, representing 10% of total png exports. Mineral resources enga is owned by the enga provincial. Porgera mine to continue operation after august 16 post. The remaining 5% is owned by mineral resources enga limited. Barrick gold corporations new president and ceo, mark bristow, explained during his recent trip to papua new guinea that the future of the porgera mine is considered promising.
The twentythree landowner groups of the porgera gold mine in enga province have rejected a submission by mine operator, barrick gold corporation. Remnant heat from the intrusive rocks drove the boiling and upward migration of hydrothermal fluids and resulted in the emplacement of mineralization. Porgera gold mine is the second largest mine in papua new guinea and is regarded as one of the worlds top ten producing gold mines. Porgera mine is an epithermal veintype gold silver deposit but it shares many characteristics with porphyry copper deposits. Operations at barricks porgera open pit gold mine, in papua new guinea, resumed this morning after the government decided to send troops to the. The ploa is funded by royalties from the mine, so that the mine pays for the. Pdf geophysics of the porgera gold mine, papua new guinea. Socially, though, the mine has brought a range of massive changes for the local ipili communityboth positive and negative. Barrick niugini ltd bnl has welcomed the governments commitment to find a longterm solution for the lawandorder problems that have plagued the porgera region of enga, home of its porgera gold mine, for decades. The porgera joint venture is an open pit and underground gold mine located at an altitude of 2,2002,600 meters in the enga province of papua new guinea, about 600 kilometers northwest of port moresby. Barrick niugini limited, the manager of the mine, holds a 95 percent participating interest in the porgera joint venture pjv, with 5 percent owned by mineral.
Located in the enga province of papua new guinea, about kilometres northwest of mt hagen and 600km northwest of the capital port moresby, the mine. However, barrick decided to sell all its businesses in the country png including the kainantu mine in eastern highlands and other exploration licenses in the country, and there was no need for the landowners in porgera to know this commercial deal. If barrick only sold its shares in porgera mine, the landowners would have been informed. Porgera mine closure consultation document v tables 2. The porgera joint venture owns and operates the porgera gold mine, located in the province of enga in the papua new guinea highlands. Porgerajv company page porgera gold mine papua new guinea.
Barrick gold corporation has awarded porgera gold mine with the site safety award for best safety performance, large mine, for 2017. Barrick niugini limited, the manager of the mine, holds a 95 percent participating interest in the porgera joint venture pjv, with 5 percent owned by mineral resources enga limited, a company that is jointly owned by the enga provincial government and the. Download the annual report 2019 pdf 10mb on january 1, 2019, a new barrick was born out of the merger between barrick gold corporation and randgold resources. The mine is operated by porgera joint venture pjv and is owned by barrick gold corporation 95% and mineral resources enga 5%. Porgera joint venture employer profile and available jobs. Porgera mine provides boost for png economy png report. Rpa was retained by barrick gold corporation barrick to prepare an independent technical report on the porgera mine the project located in. These reports dealt with the social and economic impact of the porgera gold mine on the population of the porgera valley during the period which had elapsed since the government of papua new guinea png signed a mining development contract with the pjv in april 1989. Papua new guinea plans to take a larger share of the porgera gold mine as part of leaserenewal talks, diluting the ownership of joint venture partners barrick gold corp and zijin mining group. The porgera gold mine is located in enga province, about 600km north west of port moresby. The remaining 5% is owned by mineral resources enga mre, which is owned by the enga provincial government, the papua new guinea national government and porgera landowners. As open pit operations contributes a big junk of the mines production, the underground operations also contrite considerable amount of high grade gold. Porgera gold mine in papua new guinea suspends some output. Ltd 5%, the latter two representing the state of png and local landowners.
Png puts barrick, zijin on notice over porgera gold mine. Porgera mine explosives explosion mining accident database. The porgera gold mine is a large gold and silver mining operation in enga province, papua new guinea png, located at the head of the porgera valley. Other mines gold includes golden sunlight, hemlo, porgera on a 47. Morobe, papua new guinea, governor luther wenge has added his voice to he push for a commission of inquiry into deaths at the porgera gold mine in enga province.
The mine is situated in the rain forest covered highlands at an altitude of 2,200 to 2,700 m, in a region of high rainfall, landslides, and frequent earthquakes. The porgera gold mine in the highlands of papua new guinea is technically one of the most sophisticated and successful mines of recent times. Download complete pdf of the porgera underground mine and its mining method. Some production activities at the porgera gold mine in papua new guinea have been suspended to save power after a. The huge risks and rewards of papua new guineas porgera. In 2017, bnl had applied to the png government for the extension of the sml by another 20 years, allowed under the png law. Pdf the giant gold deposit of porgera, located in the enga province in highland papua new guinea, had a 1997 reserve of 82. The core asset of this company is the porgera gold mine. Barrick mine in porgera, png 18 images barrick gold mine, high in the mountain ranges of papua new guinea, where illegal miners and traditional nationals work the rivers and dirt in their own.
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