No justice for mining affected communities in Papua New Guinea
Submitted by tok stret on Sun, 12/06/2011 - 10:48The Hidden Valley gold and silver mine in Papua New Guinea has polluted the Watut river with acid forming rocks and soils. The increased sediment flows in the river have impacted the lives of thousands of people living downstream of the mine. Gardens have been flooded and destroyed, incomes from alluvial mining have plummeted, fish and other aquatic life, an important food source for local people, has been killed.
But there is no legal sanction for the mining company, jointly owned by Harmony Gold and Newcrest Mining.