Porgera mine warden hearing successfully concluded
Warden’s Hearing for the Porgera Mine has been successfully concluded. The hearing was held at Paiam Oval in Porgera on July 31, and in Tari Town Square Hela Province on Aug 1, with regards to the Special Mining Lease (SML) 13 and 15 supporting tenements. Major stakeholders to the hearing process were the impacted landowners […]
Mining Minister makes key announcements on Pogera
Mining Minister Honourable Sir Ano Pala yesterday (Thursday July 20th), announced important statutory activities that will be undertaken by the Mineral Resources Authority (MRA) which will lead to the re-opening of the Porgera Mine. The statutory activities are: 1. Mining Warden’s Hearing, which will be held on July 31 at Paiam Oval, Porgera, and on […]
PM addresses security forum in Porgera
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 Karipe, and other leaders, addressed […]
Bakoidu-Tolukuma Road Project Gets Greenlight
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 President and landowner of the […]
New Pogera Limited (NPL) lodges (SML) Application
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 and Director of NPL Dr […]
K92 Mining Project MoA
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 (EHPG), the Agarabi Rural Local […]
Data Monitoring Hub/Centre at MRA
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.
Bilimoia landowner association leaders reconcile
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 ceremony, which took place at […]
MRA celebrates 15 years anniversary
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 Production Data Center, […]
MRA sponsors UPNG final year students
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 Bachelor of Science Degree, in […]