Papua New Guinea’s Ok Tedi mine suspends operations
Mining News Pro - Papua New Guinea’s Ok Tedi Mining Ltd will suspend copper mining for two weeks from Friday because of a steep rise in coronavirus infections in the South Pacific nation, including the mine site.
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Australia restricts travel to Papua New Guinea
Mining News Pro - Australia’s mining industry is bracing for travel interruptions after Prime Minister Scott Morrison barred fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) workers from traveling to and from Papua New Guinea.
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Coronavirus case emerges at second mine in Papua New Guinea
Mining News Pro - The novel coronavirus has been detected at a second mine in Papua New Guinea, after an employee at the Lihir Mine owned by Newcrest Mining Ltd tested positive for the disease.
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Papua New Guinea accuses Barrick of plan to illegally export gold
Mining News Pro - Papua New Guinea`s mining regulator said on Friday it is planning to bring criminal proceedings against a Barrick Gold joint venture over what it says was an attempt to illegally export $13-million in silver and gold to Australia.
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Zijin warns Papua New Guinea of anger over end of Porgera
Mining News Pro - China’s Zijin Mining has warned Papua New Guinea that its failure to renew the lease of a gold mine it jointly owns with Barrick Gold Corp there could damage bilateral relations.
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Papua New Guinea forces Barrick out of Porgera
Mining News Pro - Papua New Guinea has swooped in to take control of Barrick Gold’s Porgera gold mine after refusing to extend a special mining lease with the Canadian company.
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Papua New Guinea orders China-owned Ramu nickel plant to shut
Mining News Pro - Papua New Guinea has ordered a nickel processing plant owned by Metallurgical Corporation of China (MCC) to close for not taking unspecified “remedial” actions, the head of the country’s mining regulator said on Thursday.
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