Category: mining

From the mountains to the sea; following the Watut River

From the mountains to the sea; following the Watut River Article for the Mineral Policy Institute June 2012 Newsletter Morobe Project report (April 6-16, 2012) Jessie Boylan …Except it was the other way around; we stepped foot into a long (5+ meters) dug out canoe, equipped with an outboard...

Too Many Cooks in the Mining Kitchen

Australia’s rich resources are credited with buffering the nation from the Global Financial Crisis. But as the boom continues, a fractured network of regulators seems ill-equipped to properly check its impact. By Sarah-Jane Collins ENVIRONMENT   |   February 6, 2012 THE GLOBAL MAIL In the tropical northern Australian wet season...