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Bougainville Copper maintains inside running on re-opening Panguna mine

On 22 Aug, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Mine Watch

Business Advantage PNG

The Bougainville parliament has just passed an interim mining act, paving the way for its troubled Panguna copper mine to re-open. Even though the new act removes the automatic renewal of its lease to continue, Bougainville Copper Limited is still the preferred mine operator, as Kevin McQuillan reports.

Native Born

On 22 Aug, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Mine Watch

My island

Mekamui

Oh Mekamui : I care for you, Sadden by the big hole in you

Oh Mekamui : I would not sell you for a price I would not strip you off your forest Or pollute your clear blue sky

Panguna trust fund board meeting in Buka

On 19 Aug, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: Post-Courier

A ONE-day meeting for the trust fund board responsible for the coordination of discussions on issues concerning Panguna mining and its subsequent re-opening was held in Buka yesterday.

MINING MINISTER: No customary rights over seas in Papua New Guinea

On 18 Aug, 2014 By Elizabeth1

MINING MINISTER: THERE ARE NO CUSTOMARY RIGHTS OVER SEAS IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA AND THE LANDOWNERS WILL NOT BENEFIT FROM THE SOLAWARA 1 PROJECT

Unitech New Ireland Students addressing the ministers about Seabed Mining, Lae

Bougainville Mining Law fails customary landowners

On 18 Aug, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Mine watch

A legal analysis commissioned by the Mineral Policy Institute says Bougainville's new Mining Law fails to protect the rights of local people. The law is also in breach of Bougainville's own Constitution and is inconsistent with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People

Villagers not seeing promised benefits from Ramu mine

On 15 Aug, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Loop

Usino/Bundi MP Anthony Yagama and Madang acting Provincial Police Commander Ben Neneo met with the Bundi people on Sunday to hear their side of the story of the million kina damages caused by some of them last week.

Bundi villagers expressed their concerns that the developer, Ramu Nickel, and the Government of PNG had not implemented much of what had been agreed upon in the MOA.

The newest assault on the worlds oceans, deep seabed mining

On 14 Aug, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Mine Watch

NGOs from Australia, Canada and India are calling for an international moratorium on deep seabed mining in light of the International Seabed Authority’s (ISA) issuing of 7 exploration licences for deep seabed mining in international waters.

Natalie Lowrey, spokesperson, Deep Sea Mining campaign:

Who controls Bougainville

On 14 Aug, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Mine Watch

Riio Tinto/ABG Game Plan for Paguna

On 12 Aug, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Mine Watch

While it is fairly certain a few champagne corks were popped Friday night, as a conspiratorial session of parliament finally passed a legislation designed to uphold Rio Tinto’s leases in Panguna, and pave the way for other industrial mining operations.

A mining Bill from Hell

On 11 Aug, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Mine Watch

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MINING MINISTER: THERE ARE NO CUSTOMARY RIGHTS OVER SEAS IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA AND THE LANDOWNERS WILL NOT BENEFIT FROM THE SOLAWARA 1 PROJECT

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