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Forecast not affected

On 11 Aug, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source:The National

Ramu NiCo’s annual forecast production for this year will not be affected following attack on it’s employees by locals recently.

The Chinese owned nickel mine in Madang, which was shut for a few days following an attack by armed villagers, should still be able to meet its target of 22,000 tonnes of nickel this year.

Tailngs Ponds are the Biggest Environmental Disaster You've Never Heard of

On 11 Aug, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Mine Watch

Phtograph By: Jonathan Hayward, The Canadian Press

The scale is hard to imagine: gray sludge, several feet deep, gushing with the force of a fire hose through streams and forest—coating everything in its path with ashy gunk. What happened on Monday might have been one of North America’s worst environmental disasters in decades, yet the news barely made it past the Canadian border.

Landowner chairman slams new Bougainville mining law

On 11 Aug, 2014 By Elizabeth1

source: PNG Mine Watch

This Law has taken away the Panguna SML Landowner’s right over their resources by giving easy access to Rio Tinto and its subsidiary BCL. Just have a look at Section 13 then the reverse in Sections 212, 70, 66, and 69. where our ABG Government drives the last and the final nail in our coffin.

Our President and his foreign legal expert, Mr. Tony Regan are lying all the way covering up for Rio Tinto and BCL.

Full Bougainville mining law hoped for new year

On 09 Aug, 2014 By Elizabeth1

source: Radio New Zealand

The president of Bougainville says he hopes to have a complete mining law for the autonomous Papua New Guinea province passed by the end of the year.

A new "transitional" law was passed last week to replace PNG mining law, which formalised the province's control of its own resources as laid out in the Bougainville Peace Agreement.

Miroi calls for stand-alone Mining Policy

On 08 Aug, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Chairman of the Me'ekamui Governmet of Unity on Bougainville, Philip Miroi has stood his ground in publishing a statement that "the ABG enact into law a stand-alone Bougainville Mining Policy that makes a clean break from the past." He has furthermore stressed that the 4th draft May Bill mining policy gives mandate for BCL into Panguna and this is a "dangerous and potentially destabilizing move and is not acceptable to the Me'ekamui."

NRI Condemns validity of SABLs

On 06 Jun, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: Emtv Online

The National Research Institute says Laws relating to Special Agricultural and Business Leases are outdated and do not cater to the needs of customary landowners.

The think tank is calling on the Government to scrap the S.A.B.L.s altogether in place of a new and independent working committee to work on a better legislative framework.

Joint Media Release - O'Neil Government has NOT protected the interests of Customary Landowners

On 03 Jun, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Joint Media Release

O’Neil Government has NOT protected the Interests of Customary Landowners

June 3^rd 2014

Landowners want SABL out

On 26 May, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Loop

Landowners of the Collingwood Bay area in Oro Province say the government must act now on recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry into the handling of Special Agriculture Business Leases.

Adelbert Gangai told PNG Loop that the order by the courts for land titles to be handed back to customary landowners in Collingwood Bay was a victory for all landowners in Papua New Guinea.

Groups against seabed mining

On 23 May, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Mine watch

The operation of the seabed mining at the Bismark Sea, by Nautilus Minerals Inc, has been getting a negative reception from civil society bodies.

Pacific Civil Society (CSO) including churches, non-government organisations (NGOs), women’s groups, customary landowners and community groups are against the mining, saying it will bring more harm than good.

Collingwood Bay Portions 143c and 113c returned to Customary Owners

On 21 May, 2014 By Elizabeth1

The people of Collingwood Bay in Oro Province are in a real celebratory mood after the Department of Lands conceded to giving back their customary land after 20 years of court battles.

The people have reclaimed their land – a total land area of 38,350 hectares, given away by the Department of Lands in two Special Agriculture Business Leases (SABL) for 50 years.

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