Category: Media Release

MRA launches annual report and Repository Hub

The Mineral Resources Authority and its board yesterday celebrated a series of milestones. These are the presentation of MRA’S 2020 financial annual report by the board Chairman Mr Benny Kimisive, to the Mining Minister Hon Johnson Tuke. This is a signicant milestone achieved by MRA as it signifies that MRA is fully compliant with the […]

Successful conclusion of the Porgera Special Mining Lease

Media Statement: Jerry Maku – District Administrator for Porgera and Mr. JerryGarry – Managing Director for the Mineral Resources Authority (MRA). The National Court and State sanctioned sub-clan agent validation exercise for the Porgera gold mine which was launched on 19, July 2021 in Porgera was successfully completed on 5, August 2021. All 25 clans […]

MRA Dismisses Claims On Social Media

Regulator of the mining industry Mineral Resources Authority (MRA) has dismissed allegations on social media that the Ok Tedi Mining Limited has been illegally conducting alluvial gold mining while dredging sedimentation from the Fly River at Bige. Managing Director Jerry Garry said when responding to the allegations that as far as the MRA was concerned, […]

Woodlark Mining Project MoA Review

Parties to the Woodlark Mining Project Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) successfully completed the review of the revised MoA last Saturday in Alotau, Milne bay Province. The MoA was last reviewed in 2015. The parties are the State, Milnebay Provincial Government, Murua Local Level Government, Dal Wanuwan Woodlark Mining Lease Inc (landowners) and the developer Geopacific […]

MRA MD explains addition of Section 5A to the existing Mining Act 1992

Managing Director of the Mineral Resources Authority (MRA) Jerry Garry has explained that the objective of Section 5A and its inclusion into the existing Mining Act 1992, is to ascertain the number of metals produced from each mine, to ensure that the state receives real value for its resources in terms of tax revenue, and […]