MRA officers acquire new skill sets
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 Shekinah Pilamp. Specific areas of […]
Ok Tedi MOA parties initial agreement
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 government agencies for vetting including […]
Parties review Ok Tedi MoA
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 behalf of the Minister, said […]
Pogera PLOA agents attain leadership skills
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 Kumul Lodge in the Enga […]
Ramu mine WIM micro – credit scheme
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’ micro-credit scheme in Madang on […]
MRA impressed with Woodlark Project
The Acting Managing Director of the Mineral Resources Authority (MRA), Mr. Jerry Garry has expressed satisfaction with the high-quality homes and associated facilities being built for landowners by GeoPacific Resources Limited, the developer of the Woodlark Mining gold Project. The potential mining affected landowners have been residing over the planned Kulumadau mining pit and near […]
Mines & Petroleum Conference 2022
The Mineral Resources Authority (MRA) is processing and monitoring over K45 million worth of new capital investments in mining projects, and about K10 billion worth of investments in sustaining capital expenditure on existing mines. Mining Minister Honourable Sir Ano Pala (MP) revealed this when delivering his speech at the 16th PNG Chamber of Mines & […]
MRA Launches Solar Power System
The Mineral Resources Authority (MRA) will save about 60 percent of its annual energy bills averaging about K650, 000, with the launching of its new Photo-Voltaic (PV) solar power system. The PV solar power system was launched today at the Mining Haus by the Chairman of the MRA Board, Mr. Benny Kimisive and Officer-In-Charge (OIC) […]
MRA MD predicts strong production for PNG
If its two mining ‘mega projects’ – Wafi-Golpu and Frieda River – are delivered on schedule, Papua New Guinea will become one of the world’s major copper producers over the next thirty years, according to Jerry Garry, Managing Director of the country’s Mineral Resources Authority. However, he warns, PNG’s dependence on mining exports looks set […]
MRA Water Project in Walium Station
Residents of Walium Station (in the Usino-Bundi District of Madang) and the surrounding local communities of approximately 5000 people, will soon receive a permanent and better-established water supply after 40 years. The water supply project is one of major benefits from the National Government PIP Commitments to be delivered under the Ramu Nickel Mining Project […]