Prime Minister Honourable James Marape has appealed to the people of Porgera Valley in the Enga Province, to stop fighting so that the Porgera Mine could restart operations. Hon Marape flanked by Mining Minister Hon Sir Ano Pala, Enga Governor Hon Sir Peter Ipatas, Member for Porgera Paiela Hon Maso…
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Landowners of the Bakoidu-Tolukuma road project area in the Kairuku and Goilala Districts in the Central Province, have given their approval for the road infrastructure to be constructed. Paramount Chief of Foleka Deva Deva village in the Kunni Local Level Government (LLG) Kairuku District, Albert Mara, and the Woitape LLG…
New Porgera Limited (NPL), yesterday (13.06.23) lodged a Special Mining Lease (SML) application for the Porgera Gold Mine and its supporting tenements. NPL is a company owned jointly by Kumul Minerals Holdings Limited (KMHL), Barrick Niugini Limited and Mineral Resources Enga Limited (MRE). The application was lodged by the Chairman…
Parties to the K92 Mining project Memorandum of Agreement (MoA), successfully concluded a two-days consultative meeting in Goroka on May 31-June 1, creating a pathway towards finalizing the MoA that was initialed in 2020 in Kokopo, East New Britain Province. The parties are the State, the Eastern Highlands Provincial Government…
It gives me tremendous pleasure to oversee the development of the 2022 Strategic and Visionary Corporate Plan for the Mineral Resources Authority, (MRA). This plan aims at improving efficiency, good governance and strengthening technical capabilities at the Mineral Resources Authority; demonstrate strong commitment towards stimulating resurgence of mineral exploration and…
The hub was launched by the Prime Minister Hon James Marape MP, on April 14, 2023. The facility is dedicated to monitoring mineral production data from all mines in the country.
Two opposing leaders of the Bilimoia Landowners Association (BLA) of the K92 Mining Project, have reconciled with each other in the interest and benefit of their people. Former Chairman of the association Neneti Tesai, and the incumbent Johnson Urinke, on Wednesday April 18, put their differences aside in a reconciliation…
The Mineral Resources Authority (MRA) on Friday April 14th, celebrated its 15 years of operations in Port Moresby. The occasion was graced by the presence of the Prime Minister Honourable James Marape, and the Minister for Mining Honourable Sir Ano Pala. Main highlights of the occasion were the launching of…
The Mineral Resources Authority’s (MRA) Acting Managing Director (AMD) Jerry Garry yesterday announced the MRA’s school fee scholarships worth K26, 000.00, for two University of Papua New Guinea’s School of Natural and Physical Sciences (SN&PS) students. The students are McKenzie Tukuliya and Harold Philip who are doing their final year…