The Pacific   The Pacific Mpi is concerned with a number of issues currently occuring in the Pacific Region. Mining development has not as yet become extensive in this region. There is however, a lot of mining planned. Much of our work is in Papua New Guinea, other concerns include the Inco Goro Mining Project and and other planned regional mining development.    more» Latest Campaign Updates Support MPI 16 Oct 2008   MPI URGENT APPEAL: Human Rights Defender Attacked The Mineral Policy Institute assisted the evacuation of Mr. Jethro Tulin an native Engan, and human rights defender from Enga Province, Papua New Guinea after he was attacked on August 4th by three men wielding machetes. He had just returned from presenting complaints about the Porgera Gold Mine’s environmental and human rights abuses at the Barrick Gold AGM and at the United Nations.    more» Regions : The Pacific : Papua New Guinea 02 Jul 2008 Karkum National Sea Bed Mining Forum Statement Indigenous people of the Bismark-Solomon Sea declare their rights to Free Prior Informed Consent over anything potentially impacting their land or sea resources.    more» Campaigns : Indigenous 08 May 2008 Porgera operations subject to shareholder concern in Canada: Ipili representatives travel from Porgera mine to seek justice Ipili leaders are raising concerns over the conduct of Barrick Gold's Porgera operation in the PNG Highlands in Canada at the companys' annual general meeting today after concerned shareholders provided them with proxies to attend the event.    more» Publications 17 Oct 2007   FIELD NEWS: Ramu nickel mine MPI Executive Director, Techa Beaumont, reports from PNG It's hot and steamy here in Madang Province, PNG, and the mining issues here are definitely making it hotter. The Ramu nickel project is a huge development being promoted by the national government in PNG, but many people on the street are far from happy.    more» >> View all The Pacific Campaign Updates <<

Latest Media Releases Regions : The Pacific : Papua New Guinea 29 Jul 2008   Killing of local boy at Barrick Gold Porgera mine creates crisis point The shooting of a young boy at Barrick Gold's Porgeran copper gold operation has ignited the frustrations and outrage of local community groups and landowners around the mine site in the remote Engan province of Papua New Guinea.    more» Regions : The Pacific : Papua New Guinea 02 Jul 2008   Indigenous People of Bismark and Solomon Seas Petition PNG Government to suspend sea bed mining in their territorial seas Indigenous peoples from around the Bismark and Solomon Seas gathered at Karkum village, Madang last week and signed a statement seeking to halt the current fast tracking of deep sea mining in their territorial seas.    more» Campaigns : Indigenous 25 Mar 2008   PNG – FULL OF KOKODAS BUT WHERE THE BLOODY HELL ARE AUSTRALIANS All over Papua New Guinea mining companies, many of which have Australian connections, are destroying sites of cultural, economic and spiritual significance to local people. Traditional burial sites, hunting and fishing grounds, subsistence gardens, waterways and forests are often destroyed by the construction of mine sites and the disposal of wastes containing a cocktail of heavy metals and processing chemicals. Australia is silent while communities in our near Pacific neighbour lose their livelihoods, their social fabric and their environment.    more» Campaigns : Indigenous 05 May 2006 Rio Tinto evades questions on Bougainville at AGM Rio Tinto directors evaded questions over whether they would take responsibility for the legacy of environmental problems at the Panguna mine on Bougainville Island, and failed to make any clear commitments that they would engage the Indigenous traditional landowners before continuing discussions over resumption of the operations. While they said they had “no plans’ to reopen the mine, they did admit that discussion where taking place amongst some stakeholders.    more» >> View all The Pacific Media Releases << Latest Events Campaigns : Indigenous 29 Apr 2008   Meet the Resistance: a speaking tour of affected Indigenous communities The Mineral Policy Institute is supporting the 'Meet the Resistance: A Speaking Tour of Affected Indigenous Communities' which is traveling through the US and Canada from 21st April - 18th May. MPI's Communications Officer, Natalie Lowrey, is working with Ipili from Papua New Guinea and Wiradjuri from Australia, who are voicing their concerns about gold mining on their lands at the Seventh Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York and through the Indigenous Resistance Against Gold Mining tour.    more» 14 Nov 2003   BHP quizzed by Andrew Denton ABC TV host and funny man Andrew Denton did not get the answers he was looking for when he quizzed BHP Billiton chairman Don Argus at the group's annual meeting at the Melbourne Concert Hall.    more» >> View all The Pacific Events <<

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