Where is the Tolukuma mine located in PNG?

Central province of Papua New Guinea
The Tolukuma low sulphidation adularia-sericite epithermal gold deposit is located in the Central province of Papua New Guinea, some 100 km north of Port Moresby.

Where is Tolokuma?

The Lihir gold mine is located on the island of Lihir, in Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) New Ireland Province, 700km north-east of Port Moresby.

Which mining site in PNG has the largest mine life?

The Porgera gold mine in the Enga Province of Papua New Guinea is one of the largest in the world. The Lihir mine in New Ireland Province of Papua New Guinea is a long life gold project which commenced production in 1997.

What is the mining sector in PNG?

Mineral exports are gold, copper, silver, nickel and cobalt. PNG mines are spread across the country, the largest of which include: Ok Tedi Copper and Gold Mine, Porgera Gold Mine, Lihir Gold Mine, Hidden Valley Gold Mine, Simberi Gold Mine, Tolukuma Gold Mine and Ramu Nickel Mine.

Who is the owner of the Tolukuma gold mine?

The Tolukuma gold mine is owned and operated by Petromin PNG Holdings Limited. An independent company established by the Papua New Guinea Government to retain control of the country’s mineral, oil and gas assets so that maximum benefit goes to its indigenious owners.

How did the Tolukuma landslide in Papua New Guinea happen?

“The disaster occurred at about 4.30 am while the people were asleep. The landslide caught them by surprise coming down from the nearby Tolukuma mountain,” Simana said. He said the people buried were from nearby villages panning for gold during the Christmas weekend.

Is the Tolukuma Mine in the frontier tenement?

Fane and Woitape airstrips have proven useful for heavier cargoes. Frontier’s tenement totally surrounds, but excludes, the Tolukuma gold Mining Lease ML104 and the start-up and development infrastructure at the mine makes Frontier’s tenement highly prospective for gold deposits.

Why was the gold mine in Papua New Guinea liquidated?

One of Papua New Guinea’s gold mines, Tolukuma, was liquidated last week after a service provider took them to court for non-payment of bills totaling US$233,844 last year.