Tag: Porgera
100 PNG security forces arrive in Porgera, tension eases
By Miriam Zarriga in Mt Hagen
About 100 Papua New Guinea security personnel have arrived in Porgera, Enga Province, amid the fighting that saw 17...
Fierce fighting continues in PNG’s Porgera with death toll reaching 17
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
Seventeen people have been killed, hundreds of families made homeless, dozens of houses razed and government services ground to...
PNG landowner group accused of ‘hijack’ over validation in Porgera
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Allegations of "hijacking and manipulation" of a Papua New Guinea national government sanctioned validation exercise at the Porgera mine in Enga...
K630m to restart Porgera mine with new deal for PNG landowners
By Melisha Yafoi in Port Moresby
It will cost the Papua New Guinea state and Australian operator Barrick Niugini Ltd K630 million (US$180 million) to...
Three PNG children die among 10 killed in Porgera massacre
By Ale Asa in Porgera
Ten people – including three children – have been massacred when a fight between two warring tribes from Tari spilled...
Scott Waide: Will PNG project reviews mean more benefits for landowners?
This year is a crucial year for Papua New Guinea's mining industry as important players - in Hela, Porgera and Madang - are being...
