Barrick Gold

Foreign owned mining companies not good corporate citizens

On 16 Feb, 2016 By ACTNOW

Source: PNG Mine Watch

Foreign owned mining companies operating in PNG are abusing our hospitality and trust by failing to pay any corporate tax.

Companies like Barrick Gold, Newcrest Mining and Harmony Gold make millions of dollars from their "World Class" gold, copper and silver mining in PNG.

'Catastrophic' impact as Barrick sells assets

On 30 Mar, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Source: The Australian Mining Review

BARRICK Gold has been hit by allegations of “irreparable” social, economic and environmental change as it flags intentions to offload a majority stake in the iconic Porgera mine, north-western Papua New Guinea (PNG).

Enough is enough: PNG does not need mining: Stop the Frieda mine

On 24 Feb, 2015 By Elizabeth1

ENOUGH LESSON AFTER LESSON - PNG IS NOT A CLASSROOM

Source: Moses Koliwan via PNG Mine Watch

I have just finished reading the Sinivit Cyanide Spillage and the SOE declared by ENBPG. I note that Minister for Mining has also directed an independent MRDC investigation.

Extractive industries cause "serious human rights problems and environmental harm" in PNG

On 02 Feb, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Pogera landowners may close mine

On 19 Dec, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Landowners gather for a protest at Porgera in October

Source: Post Courier

The landowners of the ~~world class~~ Porgera gold mine in the Enga province plan to force shut the mine after the National Government has failed to honour commitments under the mine’s Memorandum of Agreement.

Massive Protests in Porgera over violation to MOA agreement with landowners

On 31 Oct, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Mine Watch

On October 28, 2014, hundreds of Porgerans marched onto Barrick Gold’s Porgera mine site to demand benefits that rightfully belong to the Porgera Special Mining Lease (SML) Landowners.

Stop dumping waste into Pogera river

On 24 Sep, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: The National

THE comments made by Dr Illa Temu regarding the dumping of Porgera mine waste into the Porgera and Strictland riverine systems should not go unchallenged as it contained misleading statements regarding the environment contamination downstream of the Porgera Riverine systems (Sept 12).

Barrick Gold refuses to relocate villagers who suffer murer, rape and house burning

On 13 Sep, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Mine watch

This past July a young man was murdered deep in the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea, and Canadians should care.

Why?

Why concern ourselves with this one act of violence in a far away corner of the Pacific, at a time when there is so much violence in the world?

Increased Violence at Barrick's Pogera Mine: Indigenous Ipili send Envoy from Papua New Guinea to Canada

On 12 Sep, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Mine Watch

Barrick Gold’s Porgera Joint Venture Mine in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has long been associated with extreme violence against local men and women by mine security and state police associated with the mine. The level of human rights abuses at the mine has spiked again this year.

PNG MP calls for toxic waste facts on Pogera

On 01 Sep, 2014 By Elizabeth1

(Credit: ABC Audience Submitted)

Source: PNG Mine Watch

The MP for Porgera in Papua New Guinea's Enga province, Nixon Mangape, has called for independent scientific monitoring of the level of toxic waste from the Porgera gold mine.

Mr Mangape says there are indications that significant damage has been caused by the mine to the Strickland River, and has asked that the Minister of Environment John Pundari should put officers on the ground to monitor it.

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