Despite some positive developments for the mining sector in Papua New Guinea, the industry continues to face funding challenges for critical exploration activity, the PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum’s Greg Anderson tells Business Advantage PNG.
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In the challenging environment facing Papua New Guinea’s mining industry, Highlands Pacific is standing out as a bright spot, after starting its Star Mountain exploration campaign with mining giant Anglo American. Business Advantage PNG talks with Managing Director John Gooding.
The Port Moresby Stock Exchange will lose a major member next week, with the de-listing of New Britain Palm Oil (NBPOL). Meanwhile, another listed stock, Indochine Mining, has gone into voluntary administration.
Papua New Guinea is well positioned to benefit from rising LNG demand, despite falling prices, says InterOil Managing Director, Michael Hession.
Last week, independent arbitration upheld InterOil’s decision to sell a gross 40% shareholding in the Elk-Antelope LNG project to French super major, Total SA. Total’s Managing Director in PNG, Philippe Blanchard, talks exclusively to Business Advantage PNG about the arbitration result and Total’s plans for the project.
The Wafi-Golpu gold-copper project in Morobe Province is a bright spot in an otherwise tight mining environment. The Morobe Mining Joint Venture partners believe it will be one of the world’s lowest cost gold projects, and expects production to begin in 2020.
The International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce yesterday dismissed Oil Search’s claims over 40% of the Elk-Antelope gas field in Papua New Guinea’s Gulf Province.
Papua New Guinea’s PNG LNG project has a new leader: Andrew Barry. ExxonMobil PNG’s new Managing Director speaks exclusively to Business Advantage PNG about the future of PNG’s largest resources project and the impact of lower global gas prices.
Services companies and contractors are often a casualty of a mining industry downturn. Business Advantage PNG talks to companies servicing the sector in Papua New Guinea about how they have coped with the downturn and the potential for a turnaround in the country.
After overcoming several delays, development of Nautilus Minerals’ deep sea copper-gold mining project, Solwara 1, has taken significant steps forward in recent months. Business Advantage PNG talks with Nautilus Chief Executive Officer Michael Johnston about the world-first project.