Drilling new targets and locating starter pits are the key focus for junior miner Kingston Resources, as it seeks to revive gold mining on Papua New Guinea’s Misima Island. Managing Director Andrew Corbett reveals the company’s plans to Business Advantage PNG.
The Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea’s Enga Province is a world class gold mine but, as Executive Director for Barrick (Niugini) Ila Temu explains, it is also one of the world’s most difficult mines to operate.
Oil prices have been strong, but LNG prices have weakened sharply. Oil palm and coffee prices have fallen, but cocoa prices are steady. Business Advantage PNG’s monthly overview of commodity and financial markets.
Collaboration between Papua New Guinea’s Petroleum and Energy Sector will be the theme of the third CWC Papua New Guinea Petroleum and Energy Summit. The event will feature updates and discussions on expansion opportunities in the country’s energy sector.
With only 10 years of estimated current mine life, Ok Tedi Mining is working hard to optimise production and maximise profit at Papua New Guinea’s largest copper mine, says CEO Peter Graham.
The US$8 billion (K26.5 billion) Sepik Development Project at Frieda River will create ‘a new economic corridor’ in PNG’s northwest. Developer PanAust is suggesting it could give employment to about 5000 people during construction and increase Papua New Guinea’s GDP by K90 billion over 40 years.
The global mining industry is still in a ‘big hangover’, says Newcrest Mining’s Chief Development Officer, Michael Nossal. He tells an industry event that improving productivity is now the name of the game, as the industry waits for the interest from investors to return.
Papua New Guinea has a ‘fair and reasonable’ fiscal regime for resources when compared with its neighbours Australia and Indonesia, according to John Chambers, General Manager PNG for Santos. He outlines three approaches used around the world to deliver benefits from projects.
Twinza Oil is getting closer to producing gas from the Gulf of Papua according to Managing Director Huw Evans. He has outlined ambitious plans for PNG’s first offshore hydrocarbons development.
Canadian-listed company Cobalt 27 has acquired Highlands Pacific, principally for its interest in the Ramu nickel-cobalt mine in Papua New Guinea. The corporate play will mean divestment of non-core PNG assets.