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Category: Media Release

OTML becomes a Major Gold Sponsor of GEE Conference 2024

Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML) yesterday, presented a dummy cheque of K100,000.00 to the Mineral Resources Authority (MRA), to consolidate its position as a Major ‘Gold’ Sponsor of the MRA organized Geoscience, Exploration & Extraction (GEE) Conference 2024. The conference will be held on August 7-9, 2024, at the APEC Haus, Port Moresby. This is […]

Porgera Mine is a Government Priority – Minister Dilu

Mining Minister Honourable Muguwa Dilu, has urged all landowners, impacted communities and stakeholders of the Porgera Mining Project, to fast-track the Community Development Agreement (CDA) process so that they could start receiving benefits. The Minister was speaking in Tari on Friday April 26, where he addressed the Hides-Porgera Power Line landowners of the Porgera Mining […]

Porgera Project CDA in May: Minister Dilu

Mining Minister Honourable Muguwa Dilu MP, yesterday announced that the Community Development Agreement (CDA) for the Porgera project, would be held on May 15-30 at a venue to be announced soon. The Minister made this announcement in Mt Hagen, when addressing the Riverine communities from Enga, Western, West Sepik and Hela Provinces, who will be […]

MRA receives a delegation from Botswana

The Mineral Resources Authority (MRA) on Friday March 22, 2024, played host to a delegation from the Department of Mines of the Southern African country of Botswana. The MRA Managing Director Jerry Garry, welcomed the delegation and presented an overview of PNG’s mining industry and the MRA and its functions. The delegation comprised of the […]

Office of the minister press statement

Papua New Guineais a country with huge potential for significant discoveries as evidenced by world-class mines like Panguna, Lihir, Ok Tedi, Porgera, and more recently the upcoming Wafi Golpu and the Frieda River projects including a host of small to medium scale projects. In particular, I would like to acknowledge the K92 Mining Limited of […]

PM Hon Marape Witnesses First Gold Pour at Porgera Mine

Prime Minister Hon James Marape, today witnessed the first gold pour of the New Porgera Mine, since the expiry of the then Special Mining Lease (SML1) in 2019. The event signifies that it will be ‘all systems go’ come July when full operations are expected to commence. The PM was on-site accompanied by the Governor […]

State Successfully Concludes Pre-CDA Meetings

The State Team working on the Community Development Agreement (CDA) for the Porgera Project, today (Friday 9 Feb) completed a two-days pre-CDA meeting. The meeting held in Mt Hagen, involved the 25 Special Mining Lease (SML) landowner agents, and Ward Councillors of the Porgera Rural Local Level Government, which hosts the Porgera Mining project. The […]

Minister Dilu Outlines Govt Priorities

Mining Minister Honourable Muguwa Dilu, yesterday said delivering Porgera and Wafi Golpu projects, and progressing Freda River were amongst the government’s key priorities under his leadership. The Minister outlined his priorities during the hand-over-take-over ceremony of the Mining Ministry between him and his predecessor Hon Sir Ano Pala. He said other priorities were: To view […]

Sir Ano Hands Over Mining Ministry To Minister Dilu

Out-going Mining Minister Honourable Sir Ano Pala, officially handed over the Mining Ministry to the new Mining Minister Honourable Muguwa Dilu yesterday, during a ‘hand-over-take-over’ ceremony. Hon Dilu was appointed as the Mining Minister in a cabinet reshuffle last week, that saw his predecessor Sir Ano, appointed as the National Planning & Monitoring Minister. The […]