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…
Eight Mineral Resources Authority (MRA) staff, comprising mining engineers and geologists have completed a month’s training program on how to use the Geovia Surpac software. The staff members who have been awarded ‘certificates of completion’ are, Miriam Kuma, Angela Bokuik, Polio Tailao, Steven Samuel and Lloyd Singura, Boidie Akenale and…
Parties to the Ok Tedi Mining Project Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) last Friday (March 24) successfully concluded the week-long MoA review in Alotau, ultimately initialling the MOA. Agreements were reached in the areas of Special Support Grants, royalties and equity amongst others. The initialled MoA document will go the relevant…
Mining Minister Honourable Sir Ano Pala, has given his support towards parties to the Ok Tedi Mining Project Memorandum of Agreement (MoA), who are reviewing the MoA, in Alotau Milnebay Province this week. The Minister’s First Secretary Mr Uve Rova, when officially launching the meeting on Tuesday March 21, on…
The 25 agents from the Special Mining Lease (SML)11 area of the new Porgera Mining Project, recently concluded a week-long workshop on leadership and governance. The workshop facilitated and funded by the Mineral Resources Authority (MRA) was conducted by the PNG Institute of Banking and Business Management (IBBM) at the…
Women landowners of mining projects in the country, will be given more recognition in terms of business opportunities from mine derived benefits going forward, said Acting Managing Director of the Mineral Resources Authority (MRA), Jerry Garry. Mr Garry was speaking during the launching of the Ramu Nickel Project women landowners’…
INCIDENT: A contractor employee engaged in maintenance of the lime kiln was removing the outer bricks to repair the internal liners of the lime kiln shell. Whilst in the process, he placed his finger in the line of fire and got jammed when a pile of bricks dislodged and fell onto…
INCIDENT:A loaded Terex haul truck was travelling downhill along an access road when the drive lost control of the truck whilst under descent and came into contact with the safety berm before capsizing. Initial investigation revealed no injuries were sustained. Driver alcohol and drug testing returned negative readings. To view…