More than 670 feared dead in Papua New Guinea landslide
More than 670 people are assumed to have died in Papua New Guinea’s massive landslide, the UN migration agency estimated on Sunday as rescue efforts continued.
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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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