By Damian Baker Joint venture partners in Papua New Guinea’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) development announced the go ahead of one of the country’s largest resources projects in a statement earlier this week. The AU$16.5 billion project will proceed, subject to the signing of final agreements. The consortium of companies involved in the operation...
theangle.org's Damian Baker previews his next assignment in the eastern Highlands town of Kainantu.
Porgera is nestled in a valley in the PNG highlands shadowed on one side by 300-meter rock walls, with all other approaches covered in dense tropical jungle.
The NewsHooker takes us through the wild and untamed Porgera Valley, describing the exploitation by mining companies while fending off a marriage proposal or two.
Security guards in the PNG Porgera valley have been accused of killings, assaults and the burning villages in the name of Barrick gold.
