Tag: Media Release

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…

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…

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’…

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…

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…

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…