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Enga Governor Hon Grand Chief Sir Peter Ipatas, has urged landowners of the new Porgera Mine, to find a balance in the current Community Development Agreement (CDA) negotiations, and have the agreement signed in a timely manner. He said the operator New Porgera Limited (NPL), had already started mining and…

Prime Minister Hon James Marape, has provided clarification on the K700 million commitment from the National Government to the Porgera Special Mining Lease (SML) landowners, that it is an Infrastructure Development Grant (IDG), and not cash benefit. The PM made this statement this week in Wabag, in response to the…

Prime Minister Hon James Marape said Papua New Guinea will benefit from a total economic value chain of 53 % from the new Porgera mine, in the first 10 years of the total of 20 years of the mine’s operations. He said this when addressing parties to the Porgera project…

An update of PNG’s Mining Sector by the Managing Director of the MRA, Mr Jerry Garry at the Canconex 2024 conference. https://youtu.be/wRuq33f0GJg Download PDF

The Mineral Resources Authority’s (MRA) Managing Director, Jerry Garry, today signed his new four-year contract of employment, at the Government House at Konedobu, Port Moresby. This is Mr Garry’s second term as the MD for the MRA, having served in this capacity from 2019-2022. Between 2022 to early 2023, Mr…

The Mineral Resources Authority (MRA) yesterday, handed-over the remainder of the K200, 000.00 worth of relief supplies for the Mulitaka landslide victims, to the Enga Provincial Disaster Committee in Wabag. This follows the delivery of a small component of the supplies on May 31, to Yambali village, where the landslide…

The Mineral Resources Authority (MRA) today, announced that it would donate K200, 000.00 worth of relief supplies to the people of Yambale Village who have been affected by the landslide. Yambale village in the Maip-Mulitaka Rural Local Level Government in the Porgera-Paiela electorate, was affected out by landslide on May…

The State Team involved in the Porgera Mining Project Community Development Agreement (CDA) negotiations, has given an indefinite time off to the parties to the CDA, to review and comment on the draft CDA document, before negotiations resume. The draft CDA document contains the various landowner and stakeholder benefits that…

The State Team engaged in the Porgera Mining Project Community Development Agreement (CDA) in Wabag, yesterday (May 22) explained to the Porgera Landowners Association (PLOA) that by law, only parties to the Porgera Project Commencement Agreement (PPCA) and associated agreements could have copies of the agreements. Deputy State Solicitor Bonny…

Mining Minister Hon Muguwa Dilu yesterday, officially launched the long-awaited Community Development Agreement (CDA)-proper, for the Porgera Mining Project in Porgera, Enga Province. The CDA process will begin on Monday May 20 in Wabag, and will take two-three weeks. Minister Dilu said the CDA process was a government process that…