Tag: Papua New Guinea

World class PNG copper and gold producer Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML) has announced the appointment of four females to various management roles within the company as part of its Vision 2025 to increase the number of females in leadership roles. These includes Ani Topurua who was appointed to the newly created role of Manager Social and Sustainability, Carolyne Manahave as Manager Contracts and Legal, Lyndah Brown as Manager Process Asset Renewal (PAR) Project Interface, and Chantel Christensen as Manager Ok Tedi Way Project. The appointments now bring the total number of female managers in OTML to seven. Ms Topurua has been with OTML since 2004 and held various supervisory roles including Mine Closure Coordinator and most recently Superintendent Socio-Economic...

IN 2018, the resources industries contributed to more than 25pc of Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) GDP, and 80pc of its export revenue, and the industry employed about 20,000 people. As a post-colonial nation, development in PNG has lagged behind the rest of Asia due to the wildness of the terrain, the challenges of remote locations, and lack of cheap, reliable electricity and infrastructure. One of the biggest infrastructure hurdles has been the lack of a domestic concrete plant that will allow PNG to transition its infrastructure and construction projects from traditional, locally sourced building materials to modern methods using concrete. Mayur Resources executive director Tim Crossley said that this transition had been well documented. “If you look at the development...

MINING and petroleum is the backbone of Papua New guinea’s economy, and Australian-owned or partly owned operations contribute to the development of the nation’s human resource, economy, infrastructure, while improving the livelihoods and living standards of thousands of communities. At the annual Australia Papua New Guinea Business Forum and Trade Expo in Port Moresby in mid-June,, PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum president Garea Aopi said the industry contributes 26pc of PNG’s GDP and 80pc of the nation’s export revenue. “The sector also provides more than 20,000 jobs to Papua New Guineans, whilst 30,000 more are employed in landowner businesses, and other PNG businesses that support the industry,” Mr Aopi said. “We also deliver strong and sustainable growth in areas...