Category: papua new guinea

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...

Women Call the Shots on Mega Copper Mine

By Catherine Wilson BUKA, Bougainville , Oct 17, 2011 (IPS) – Whether the world’s largest open-cut mine on this island territory of Papua New Guinea (PNG) will resume copper and gold production, after being mothballed for 22 years, will depend on how satisfied matrilineal landowners are with the proposals....