The porgera landowners association was formed in the late 1980s and incorporated in 1992. Remnant heat from the intrusive rocks drove the boiling and upward migration of hydrothermal fluids and resulted in the emplacement of mineralization. The porgera joint venture is an open pit and underground gold mine located at an altitude of 2,2002,600 meters in the enga province of papua new guinea, about 600 kilometers northwest of port moresby. Porgera gold mine riverine tailings and waste rock. Porgera joint venture pjv gold mine, papua new guinea ejatlas. Abuse by barrick gold corporation representing survivors of gang rape and those killed by barrick gold corporations security guards at the porgera gold mine in papua new guinea canadian mining company barrick gold corporation, the largest gold mining company in the. Porgera underground mine and its mining methods basic. This is a kind of tragedy where violence and theft become occupations, begetting more violence. The remaining 5% is owned by mineral resources enga limited.
Jun 28, 20 barrick mine in porgera, png 18 images barrick gold mine, high in the mountain ranges of papua new guinea, where illegal miners and traditional nationals work the rivers and dirt in their own. Porgera gold mine riverine tailings and waste rock management. But the sector brings not only benefits it comes with massive social and environmental costs as the depressing development of the porgera gold mine has shown 2. The social and economic impact of the porgera gold mine 19891994, edited by colin filer. Barrick golds porgera gold mine, located in pngs porgera valley, is a joint venture between barrick gold 95% and the stateowned, mineral resources enga mre, 5%. Sep 10, 2012 in porgeras predominantly patriarchal society, the benefits from the mine overwhelmingly favour men as employees or landowners. Papua new guinea warns barrick over gold mine control.
These reports dealt with the social and economic impact of the porgera gold mine on the population of the porgera valley during the period which had elapsed since the government of papua new guinea png signed a mining development contract with the pjv in april 1989. This place is situated in enga, papua new guinea, its geographical coordinates are 5 28 0 south, 143 12 0 east and its original name with diacritics is porgera. The mine is situated in the rain forest covered highlands at an altitude of 2,200 to 2,700 m, in a region of high rainfall, landslides, and frequent earthquakes. The mine is operated both open pit and underground. Maximising sag mill throughput at porgera gold mine by optimising blast fragmentation. Pdf maximising sag mill throughput at porgera gold mine. Open pit operation both open pit and under ground production come from primary drill and blast. Allegations regarding the porgera joint venture remedy framework. Porgerajv company page porgera gold mine papua new guinea. A case study of the economic benefits to the landowners, the provincial government, and the state from the porgera gold mine, background and. Maximising sag mill throughput at porgera gold mine by.
The claims range across many human rights, including poor working conditions, sexual violence, unlawful killings, forced evictions, environmental harms, and health impacts. The porgera joint venture pjv mine, located in enga province, is the second largest mine in papua new guinea and among the ten most productive gold mines worldwide 1. Porgerajv homepage porgera joint venture gold mine. The national court of papua new guinea today ruled that the provisions of the countrys 1992 mining act applied to the porgera gold mine, thus allowing it to continue operating while application to extend its special mining lease is being considered. The other 5% is owned by mineral resources enga mre. The highgrade mineralisation, most of which has been mined out, is associated with quartzroscoellite. Golds costly dividend 5 the porgera gold mine the subject of this report is a potent symbol of both the perils and the financial rewards that extractive industries hold for. Barrick had then coowned 95% and operated the mine since 2006 through a subsidiary bnl. Asia pacific press asia pacific school of economics and management, australian national university and boroko.
The giant gold deposit of porgera, located in the enga province in highland papua new guinea, had a 1997 reserve of 82. The national research institute nri has published an interesting study of the economic benefits from the porgera gold mine over its lifetime, see nri discussion paper no 124, peter johnson, lode shedding. Barrick says pngs porgera decision is tantamount to. Barrick, and its partially owned subsidiary, barrick niugini limited bnl, have received a number of reports of human rights harms at or near the porgera gold mine operations in papua new guinea png. It is 600 km away from the capital port of moresby. Golds costly dividend 5 the porgera gold minethe subject of this report is a potent symbol of both the perils and the financial rewards that extractive industries hold for. Porgerajv homepage porgera joint venture gold mine papua. Pdf geophysics of the porgera gold mine, papua new. The porgera gold mine is a large gold and silver mining operation in enga province, papua. The porgera gold mine in enga province, papua new guinea, is owned by the porgera joint venture pjv. Barrick golds porgera mine resumes operations mining. The mine is operated by a joint venture between placer dome 75%, orogen minerals ltd 20% and mineral resources porgera pty. The porgera gold mine is located in enga province, about 600km north west of port moresby. The mine is 95 percent owned and solely operated by barrick gold, a canadian corporation that is the worlds largest gold mining company.
Uncovering impacts of gold mining in papua new guinea. Mineral resources enga is owned by the enga provincial. The major commodity mine is gold with by products of silver and copper. Porgera mine is located in enga provice in the highlands of papua new guinea. Two out of thirteen dwl employees survived the first explosion because they were working inside storage containers at the time. Health concerns from porgera mine emperor gold press release pdf on sale of stake to barrick. Porgera gold mine is located in the porgera valley of enga province in the papua new guinea highlands, approximately km wnw of mt. The core asset of this company is the porgera gold mine. Port moresby, papua new guinea on his first visit to papua new guinea as the new president and ceo of barrick gold corporation nyse.
It should be noted that, while barrick and bnl funded the production of this report, bsr maintained full control over the research process and the final report. Pdf the giant gold deposit of porgera, located in the enga province in highland papua new guinea, had a 1997 reserve of 82. Lam and others published maximising sag mill throughput at porgera gold mine by optimising blast fragmentation find, read and cite all the research you need on. Porgera gold mine is a worldclass large scale epithermal gold deposit, till 2018 it had gold mineral resources of 11. Porgera mine is an epithermal veintype gold silver deposit but it shares many characteristics with porphyry copper deposits.
Its objectives are to represent the 10,000 landowners with traditional land around the porgera gold mine and serve as a pressure group on behalf of the landowners, and to pursue landowner claims in the courts in port moresby. Apr 03, 2012 operations at barricks porgera open pit gold mine, in papua new guinea, resumed this morning after the government decided to send troops to the site last week, under a troop callout order from. Porgera mine closure consultation document v tables 2. Ive come to ask these questions in the course of my fifteen year involvement with the porgera gold mine in enga province, papua new guinea. Placer dome gold mine porgera papua new guinea mining. Pdf maximising sag mill throughput at porgera gold mine by. Porgera joint venture is located in western highlands in enga, papua new guinea png. Golds costly dividend human rights impacts of papua new guineas porgera gold mine mining monitor vol.
In its second year of operations 1992 it was the third largest gold producing mine in the world. Porgera mine explosives explosion mining accident database. The mine is situated in the rain forest covered highlands at an altitude of 2,200 to 2,700 m, in a region of high rainfall, landslides, and frequent earthquakes the porgera gold mine is operated by the porgera joint venture pjv. The history of the porgera gold mine find, read and cite all the research you need on. It is operated by barrick niugini limited which owns 95 percent participating interest in pjv. Pdf geophysics of the porgera gold mine, papua new guinea. Benefits from mining in papua new guinea where do they go. Pathways to remedy at the porgera gold mine september 2018 6 executive summary barrick gold corp. The porgera gold mine is a large gold and silver mining operation in enga province, papua new guinea png, located at the head of the porgera valley.
Request pdf on jan 1, 2002, glenn adrian banks and others published in search of the serpents skin. The programme was initiated by barrick in response to a 2011 report by human rights. Barrick gold is accused of violating several oecd guidelines, sustainable development guidelines, environmental standards, and the human rights of the local community in a. Barrick gold corporation barrick confirms continuing. Richards university of saskatchewan, department of geological sciences, saskatoon, sk, canada. Sen faculty of engineering, university of wollongong, nsw, australia d.
The mine is operated by porgera joint venture pjv and is owned by barrick gold corporation 95% and mineral resources enga 5%. Rpa was retained by barrick gold corporation barrick to prepare an independent technical report on the porgera mine the project located in. Ltd 5%, the latter two representing the state of png and local landowners. Human rights impacts of papua new guineas porgera gold mine. The porgera gold mine is situated in enga province in the central highlands of papua new guinea png, approximately 600 km northwest of port moresby. The porgera gold mine in the highlands of papua new guinea is technically one of the most sophisticated and successful mines of recent times. Abx, mark bristow said the global mining group is committed to strengthening the companys partnership with the government and local communities, which has enabled the porgera gold mine to deliver substantial benefits to png. Allegations regarding the porgera joint venture remedy. The porgera joint venture pjv gold mine, majorityowned by canadian mining company barrick gold and chinese company zijin, has brought benefits to local communities in the form of improved infrastructure and royalties. August 1994, dyno wesfarmers limited dwl, papua new guinea png, explosive manufacturing facility at the porgera gold mine an analysis of some explosive related accidents g. Another issue highlighted by this report is the relatively small shares of royalty and compensation payments in total benefits to landowning communities. Global miner barrick gold will challenge papua new guineas decision not to extend its special mining lease sml for the porgera gold mine, saying the move is tantamount to nationalisation.