Porgera gold mine reopened last year Photo: Zijin Mining
The security and sustainability of the Porgera goldmine are threatened by the failure to finalise the Porgera community development agreement, according to the governor of Papua New Guinea's Enga Province in Papua New Guinea.
The mine reopened last year after a protracted debate with the national government over the lease agreement, which led to Waigani taking majority control of the mine.
However, part of the lease agreement was to ensure flow-on benefits for the mine-impacted communities.
The National reports that Enga governor Sir Peter Ipatas saying the community, the landowners, and the Enga government are extremely concerned that the community development agreement has not been finalised.
He said there are "significant issues and challenges in Porgera and Enga that all parties need to work together to address to ensure the mine continued to operate without disruption."
Sir Peter said the national government and the Mineral Resource Authority need to inform the relevant stakeholders of the reasons for the delay.
