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PA P U A N E W G U I N E A
CHAMBER OF MINES AND PETROLEUM
Bulletin
Bulletin
2007 VOL 12
Contents
Contents
CHAMBER UPDATE.................................................................................. 2-19
Chamber's Viewpoint
Valuer General Compensation Schedule and Chamber Compensation Schedule
2007 Seminar Series
Chamber Supports BAHA
Self Reliance Programmes for Women in Mining and Petroleum Communities
Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada Convention and Tradeshow, 2008
Tenth PNG Mining and Petroleum Investment Conference, 2008
Conference Announcement Flyer
Profile Advertisement
Directory of Associate and Service Members
MINING NEWS ....................................................................................... 20-23
Highlights of the Mining Seminar
Mineral Resources Authority
World Bank PNG Mining Sector Support Programme
MSSP Update
PETROLEUM NEWS..................................................................................... 24
LNG in PNG
Government Supports LNG Projects
Published by the PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum. PO Box 1032, Port Moresby 121, Papua New Guinea.
Telephone: (675) 321 2988 Facsimile: (675) 321 7107 Email: [email protected]
Website: www.pngchamberminpet.com.pg
Location: First Floor, The Lodge, Bampton Street, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
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PNG CHAMBER OF MINES AND PETROLEUM
CHAMBER VIEWPOINT
BUDGET
Unfortunately another opportunity has been lost for
serious structural reform in the 2008 Budget. This would
have been an opportune time for such reforms when the
economy is in a relative strong position and government
revenues are robust.
The Treasurer acknowledged the impact of the mobile
phone revolution on the economy in his Budget speech.
He noted that it had contributed 0.7 to GDP growth in
2007 and is expected to do the same next year. Yet the
Government has failed to take heed of this and seize on
the further opportunities that are very apparent to the
private sector. For example, deregulation of other sectors
of the telecommunications sector, particularly V-Sat,
would lead to another revolution in the rural sector that
would support what the Government is trying to achieve
with the District Services Improvement Program.
It is very apparent that the competition in the mobile
phone market is providing the only real gain in services
that the rural communities have experienced on a
nationwide basis since Independence. If we do not learn
from this experience then one has to ask “what will it take
to make the Government understand the value of
deregulation and competition”.
Further deregulation would lead to fantastic changes in
the lifestyle of the rural communities. Broadband internet
access could be made available to government centres,
health facilities and schools. This would revolutionise
education across the country and would save countless
lives by providing ready access to medical and health
information. Similarly, the opportunities for electronic
extension services in areas such as agriculture,
community development, community welfare, and
government administration are endless. With this level of
structural reform it could be possible for PNG to
experience double digit GDP growth in a short time
provided commodity prices remain fairly robust.
The current situation with power in the major urban
centres is a serious impediment to business. The
Government is locked into a 1970's style approach to
management of public enterprises and recent
experiences show that some public sector unions are still
living in the same era with their constant threats,
intimidation and “its all your fault” attitude. The latest
round, crippling the nation over the right to determine
who should be the CEO of PNG Power, was a national
disgrace.
District Services Improvement Program (DSIP)
The DSIP is the boldest move by Government in many
years to reinstate services to the rural areas. The October
2007 Supplementary Budget provided K4 million for each
of the 89 Districts in the country and specified that the
funds must be used for health, water supply, law and
justice, or education. The 2008 Budget added another K6
million for each District being K1 million for each of the
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Improvement Programs, namely transport, health,
education, water, law and justice, and agriculture
Implementing these programs in the Districts will be an
enormous challenge. The Budget documents make it
clear that expenditure is expected to occur over time “to
allow for multi-year expenditure plans” and that
allocations will be spent “strictly in accordance with
Finance Instructions”. It is expected that expenditure
plans will be established by the Joint District Planning and
Budget Priorities Committees which are chaired by the
Open Electorate Members of Parliament.
The key issue is compliance, whether due process will be
adhered to or will it be compromised like so many other
policies and laws. Poor compliance will lead to massive
misuse of the funds at the National Government level
and/or at the District level. The major role that the Open
Members of Parliament will have in the process raises
further concerns as this can lead to politicisation of the
process and wastage of funds on pet projects rather than
community preferred developments.
Successive governments are getting weaker and weaker
on public service compliance in general. The recent
media comments by the Public Accounts Committee
(PAC) Chairman say it all. In relation to the Department of
National Planning and the Office of Rural Development
which are the key agencies responsible for managing the
Development Budget, the PAC Chairman stated that there
is “poor morale, corruption and almost total loss of
command and control by management”. This does not
engender any confidence that the DSIP funds will be well
managed.
Industry Specific Budget Issues
In relation to industry specific issues, there were some
wins in the Budget and some disappointments. The
Customs Act was amended to change the period of
temporary import exemption from three months to
twelve months which reflects the IRC's previous practice.
This is a very welcome change and is a very tangible
contribution to the construction and development
process where there is a need for specialised equipment
that is not available in-country.
Similarly, with
exploration, technical equipment not available
domestically can be required for specific programs and
three months is often inadequate.
Unfortunately, the Highlands Highway Tax Credit Scheme
was not renewed on the basis that the “Highlands
Highway ranks in the top 'very high priority' national
roads under the Government's Transport Development
Plan (2006-2010)”. This fails to recognise that the Highway
TCS provides an efficient method of implementing
emergency repairs required periodically on sections of the
Highway even when routine maintenance is at a high
level.
Industry had also sought tax relief for bona fide
retrenchment payouts similar to the public sector but this
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was also denied. This is disappointing as closure or partial
closure of any long life project is a serious disruption to
the lives of the employees, especially those that have
worked at the site for extended periods.
Treasury and IRC have indicated that they will continue
the dialogue with industry on tax issues during 2008 and
this is most welcome. Thus, there is an opportunity for
further discussion on outstanding matters and to
introduce new issues that arise.
ELECTIONS
It is widely acknowledged that there were irregularities in
the last National General Election particularly in certain
electorates. This is apparent from the numerous accounts
of serious discrepancies in the Electoral Rolls, the number
of ballot papers utilised compared to the number of
eligible voters, and the anomalous numbers of informal
votes recorded for some electorates. In addition, there
were numerous allegations of collusion between electoral
officials and certain candidates.
Most of the irregularities will never come to light because
of the enormous cost and time involved for any
unsuccessful candidate to challenge in the Court of
Disputed Returns. Whilst the logistics problems in the
counting process are formidable and must be recognised
when making any criticisms of the process, there were
numerous reports of discrepancies from many counting
centres. Some candidates reported that questions from
their scrutineers as to the validity of a particular ballot or
ballot paper or a certain procedure were ignored and they
were simply told to take it to the Court of Disputed
Returns.
The Court of Disputed Returns is a well established
process but is expensive and time consuming for a losing
candidate to make a challenge and most do not have the
resources after a lengthy campaign to undertake such a
challenge.
It has been proposed in a number of quarters that one of
the ways to improve confidence in the Electoral System is
to adopt an electronic form of voting using fingerprinting
or retina scanning technology and a computer network
based on a V-Sat communications system at each polling
station. There would then be no need for an Electoral Roll
as a voter could vote in the electorate of his or her
choosing but if a voter was to vote more than once then
all his votes would be automatically discounted. It would
then be in the interest of all candidates to ensure
supporters voted correctly rather than risk forfeiture of
multiple votes. This system would greatly simplify the
process and logistics of the Elections and reduce the cost
enormously.
Polling time could be increased and the number of polling
booths reduced as people would have more time to get to
a particular booth. Even if there was a technological
failure at a particular booth then this booth could be
reopened after the fault was fixed as no voter could vote
twice.
C H A M B E R
The Chamber recommends that government should
commence investigating the options for electronic voting
immediately so that a new system can be selected, trialed
and implemented well before the next National General
Elections.
INDUSTRY SPECIFIC TERTIARY EDUCATION
The mining and petroleum industry in PNG is
experiencing a serious shortage of experienced
professionals. This has resulted from the strong growth in
the PNG mining and petroleum industry in recent years
and the exodus overseas of a substantial number of
national mining engineers, geologists and other industry
professionals. The exodus of PNG national professionals is
indicative of the worldwide shortage resulting from the
current commodities boom and is also testimony to the
high standard of training and experience embodied in our
domestic industry.
Our industry has taken on large numbers of graduate
engineers and geologists in recent years to overcome this
problem and many more graduates will be needed in the
immediate future.
We are extremely concerned about the critical state of the
universities which have seriously rundown over the last
ten years because of severe funding cuts. We are
particularly concerned about the parlous state of the
Mining Engineering Department at Unitech and the
Geology Department at UPNG. The Chamber and the
industry have supported these Departments in various
ways over the years but they are now in a desperate
situation because for many years there has been no basic
government funding for maintenance of facilities, repair
and replacement of laboratory, computer and teaching
equipment, or to increase staff salaries. The Unitech
Department of Mining Engineering currently receives a
recurrent budget (not including salaries) of about K50,000
a year which is ludicrous.
Staffing levels at these departments are around 60% of
the prescribed level and we have been advised that a
number of staff will be leaving at the end of 2007 which
will place them in a dire situation. It is difficult to retain or
recruit national staff at the present levels of remuneration
as they are attracted to the much higher rates of pay in the
industry. Similarly, expatriate academics are not attracted
to PNG because of the low salary levels, the deterioration
in the teaching facilities, the lack of any research funds
and the law and order issues.
It is our considered view that if major funding is not
injected immediately into the UPNG Department of
Geology and the Unitech Department of Mining
Engineering then there is every likelihood that these
faculties will collapse completely. Even now the standard
of education being received by students presently
studying in these departments is questionable.
This situation is reflected in other faculties, particularly at
Unitech. This university is in a critically rundown state
which if not addressed immediately could result in the
breakdown of the entire institution. There are serious
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ongoing issues that are not being addressed by the
management or the Department of Higher Education and
the university is steadily deteriorating. The recent student
strike is probably a manifestation of this situation as the
students are actually reacting to the deteriorating levels
of education. There are acute staffing problems and major
issues with maintenance of buildings and teaching
equipment neglected for many years, and a number of
faculties are already struggling to survive.
The 2008 Budget includes an item of K30 million for
“Tertiary Infrastructure Maintenance”. This is in addition to
the K50 million allocated for rehabilitation of universities
included in the Supplementary Appropriation (Priority
Expenditure 2007) Bill 2006 handed down with the 2007
(continued)
Budget. Whilst we applaud the Government for providing
this additional funding, it seems that the system is
preventing the universities from accessing the funds.
UPNG and Unitech advise that none of the 2007 allocation
has flowed through to the institutions to get on with the
job despite submitting detailed proposals and costings.
The 2008 Budget documents concur with this as they
show that none of the K50million has been committed,
indicating that nothing has been achieved in twelve
months. Why are the universities being blocked from
accessing these funds? There seems to be absolutely no
appreciation (or concern) in certain quarters of
Government of the problems facing tertiary students at
the nation's oldest and most important universities.
VALUER GENERAL COMPENSATION SCHEDULE AND
CHAMBER COMPENSATION SCHEDULE
Valuer General's Compensation Schedule for Trees and
Plants, All Regions, 2008 Edition
The VG's Schedule has been revised and updated. The
new 2008 edition is now available from the Chamber's
office for a small fee. Members K5, non-members K10.
PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum Compensation
Schedule for Land Use and Land Damage, and Man
Made Structures in the Mining and Petroleum Sectors,
2008 Edition
The Chamber has developed the above schedule to
compliment the VG's compensation schedule to assist our
members. Copies can be obtained from the Chamber
office, Members free, non-members K5.00.
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2007 SEMINAR SERIES
The Chamber with the support of members and sponsors,
hosted the annual mining and petroleum update
Seminars. This year for the first time the Chamber hosted
three seminars back to back over one week - a Mining
Seminar on the 29 - 30 October, a Community Affairs
Seminar from October 31 - November 1, and a Petroleum
Seminar on the 2 - 3 November. Also for the first time the
Chamber held an associated Trade Fair to support the
seminars. The entire event was held in the Crowne Plaza
Hotel in Port Moresby
The Mining and Petroleum Seminars provided a
comprehensive update of the projects, new
developments and proposals for development, advanced
prospects, new discoveries and exploration. The
Community Affairs Seminar highlighted current issues,
challenges and initiatives experienced by practitioners in
the profession. The Trade Fair contained 18 exhibition
booths and sixteen companies exhibited their services
and products or showcased their exploration activities to
the delegates.
As well as providing a comprehensive technical update,
the seminars also offered an excellent opportunity to
meet all the players in the PNG mining and petroleum
industry, including government, and provided a forum for
joint venture discussions, networking, and promotion.
Besides representatives from the mining and petroleum
sectors, the Series attracted delegates from the wider
business community, government, NGOs, international
agencies and aid organisations, foreign delegations and
interested members of the public.
The Chamber sees the seminars as an important service to
members and to the general public. It is important that
information on the activities of the mining and petroleum
sectors are freely available to all and for this reason the
Chamber endeavours to keep the registration fees for the
events to a minimum.
The Mining Seminar was opened by the Deputy Prime
Minister and Minister for Lands and Physical Planning and
Mining, the Hon. Puka Temu, MP and his keynote address
was followed by a presentation from the Managing
Director of the newly established Mineral Resources
Authority which is now administering the mining industry
in the country.
The programme for this seminar presented a
comprehensive coverage of current activities and clearly
showed the growth that has occurred in recent years in
development, project appraisal and exploration. The
Mining Seminar ended on a high note with new players
Neptune and Nautilus Minerals presenting on their deep
sea exploration activities.
The Petroleum Seminar was opened by the Minister for
Petroleum and Energy, Hon William Duma, MP and
showcased the PNG petroleum industry including
exploration activities, the current state of play in the
oilfields, and the proposals for gas development,
particularly LNG. The programme also included papers on
the newly formed state owned company, Petromin, and
an update on the proposal for establishment of the
Konebada Petroleum Park Project.
The Community Affairs Seminar was designed to share
experiences in dealing with community issues and
focused on new initiatives including partnerships with
other organisations working with communities that range
from government, NGOs, universities, and aid
organisations to consulting and service companies.
The programme for this seminar reflected the increasing
diversification and growing responsibilities of “community
affairs” sections at the resource projects. This is evident in
the growing number of shared programmes and
partnerships in areas such as health, community
development, business development, food security, law
and order, environment, and women and youth.
A total of over 1000 delegates attended the three seminars
including many visitors from around the country and
overseas and most of the major hotels were fully booked.
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2007 SEMINAR SERIES CD’S
On Sale from the Chamber
Members - K50 each
Non-Members - K70 each
CHAMBER SUPPORTS BAHA
The Chamber managed a Private Sector HIV/AIDS Project
supported by AusAID for 2.5 years but in March 2007 this
was merged with the PNG Business Coalition Against
HIV/AIDS or simply BAHA. The Chamber's project was
designed to spread awareness and to prompt companies
to institute preventative measures to halt the spread of
HIV and AIDS in the work force and surrounding
communities. The project delivered the message to
businesses of all sizes and types throughout the provinces
including remote project sites such as logging camps, oil
palm plantations and mining and petroleum projects.
Over 300 organisations were accessed and each of them
was introduced to the concept of a workplace policy and
assisted to implement in-house preventative programs.
The Chamber also developed a generic HIV/AIDS Code of
Practice and HIV/AIDS Management and Prevention
Policy for the mining and petroleum industry within PNG.
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The establishment of BAHA extensively widened the
involvement of the private sector in the fight against the
epidemic and the Board of the organisation has
representatives from the leading business associations.
BAHA has developed an extensive database of business
houses across the country and is encouraging and
facilitating employers to develop and implement
workplace policies on HIV and AIDS. BAHA has also
developed an interactive website and a hotline that can
be accessed for basic information on all aspects of the
disease.
BAHA advises that, to date, approximately 40 companies
have developed their HIV and AIDS workplace policies to
safe guard their workforce. The Chamber continues its
advocacy and commitment to fighting the epidemic
through its membership on the BAHA Board.
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SELF-RELIANCE PROGRAMS FOR WOMEN
IN MINING AND PETROLEUM COMMUNITIES
• Executive management and adopting a
constitution
• Business management, planning and budgeting
• Communications and networking
• Administration and accounting procedures
In recent years, the Chamber and the industry have been
focusing on the role of women in community
development and decision making at the resource
projects. The Chamber is currently facilitating a project
entitled “Self-Reliance Programs for Women in Mining and
Petroleum Communities” which commenced in July 2007.
Funded by a grant from the Japan Social Development
Fund (JSDF) the objective of the project is to improve the
impacts of extractive industries developments on women
from remote areas of PNG by providing skills, mechanisms
and equipment that empower women to be more able to
participate in and contribute to community growth.
To achieve this goal, the project has three components:
1)
Women's education and outreach programs which
will include training in:
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Literacy and numeracy
Life skills such as sewing, cooking and baking
Women's health including sanitation and hygiene
Awareness of the importance of early
childhood/birth records
• Nutrition
• Promoting family health
2)
Governance and institutional capacity building of
women's associations in project areas. Training and
workshops will be conducted for members and
executives of women's associations in:
3)
Income generation skills development which will
include training in:
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Innovative agriculture technology
Microfinance
Small business and cottage industries
Agriculture and cash crop practices
Site visits were conducted by the project manager
between August and September 2007. During the visits
she met with company employees, the executive and
members of the women's associations and their affiliates
and other stakeholders such as government, church
groups, NGOs and the private sector. The site visits were
generously supported by the mining projects and Oil
Search in the oil and gas sector.
The Self Reliance project came about as a result of two
international conferences for Women in Mining held in
Madang in 2003 and 2005, co-organised by the PNG
Department of Mining and the World Bank. The project has
three staff who are housed within the Chamber's office.
Training in literacy/numeracy and life skills is scheduled to
commence in early 2008.
Project Manager Lesley Bennett (front-right) discussing the project with women from Watarais, around the HKL project area.
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PROSPECTORS AND DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION OF
CANADA CONVENTION AND TRADE SHOW, 2008
The Prospectors And Developers Association Of Canada
(PDAC) International Convention, Trade Show and
Investors Exchange is the most important mineral
exploration and development convention in the world
attracting around 18,000 delegates from over 100
countries and nearly 1,000 exhibitors. It is housed in the
enormous Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto,
Canada and is convened on an annual basis in early March.
The Chamber and various members have been exhibiting
in the PDAC Trade Show for nine years in partnership with
the Department of Mining as a Papua New Guinea
country exhibit. The Chamber arranges the trade fair
booths on behalf of members and then invites mining
members to participate on a first come first served basis
with each member occupying half a booth.
The Chamber has six booths booked in PDAC 2008 and
two of these will be occupied by the Mineral Resources
Authority and the Department of Mineral Policy and
Geohazards Management, which replace the former
Department of Mining, and the European Union Sysmin
project. The Sysmin Mining Sector Support Programme is
supporting the MRA with a range of technical initiatives and
the results generated so far will be featured in the exhibit.
Eight mining companies will occupy the four remaining
booths namely: Frontier Resources, Highlands Pacific, Lihir
Gold, Marengo Mining, Mining Associates, Niuminco,
Papuan Precious Metals, and Petromin PNG Holdings.
The Chamber rates the PDAC Convention and Trade Show
very highly. It is a successful and cost effective forum for
promoting our overall mineral exploration potential,
individual joint venture opportunities and the overall
image of the country. We have had a number of direct
successes from our exhibits in the past when companies
that have never been involved in PNG have invested in our
industry after discussions with our exhibitors.
TENTH PNG MINING AND PETROLEUM
INVESTMENT CONFERENCE, 2008
The Chamber will be hosting the Tenth PNG Mining and
Petroleum Investment Conference and Technical Seminar at
the Sydney Hilton Hotel, on Monday 1st to Wednesday 3rd
December, 2008.
This Tenth Conference follows on from the successful 2006
Conference, New Technical Initiatives Seminar and Trade
Exhibition where delegate numbers exceeded all
expectations. It is anticipated that the 2008 Conference will
be even bigger and better.
The Conference will present a comprehensive overview of
the major mining and petroleum projects, new
developments and proposed developments including the
LNG and deep sea mining projects, significant feasibility
studies, advanced prospects and new discoveries, as well as
a snapshot of the extensive exploration programmes
undertaken in recent years. It will also highlight issues and
events affecting the industry and present a political and
economic overview of the country with an independent
review of the current investment climate. The Prime
Minister, Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare, will be invited to
open the Conference and a number of senior Ministers are
expected to give keynote presentations.
The biennial Investment Conference is designed to
stimulate investment in the resources sector in PNG and to
achieve this the event is convened in Sydney to access the
major banks, investment funds, financial advisers, analysts
and broking houses that operate in the region. The event
has become firmly established as a prestigious forum
showcasing our mining and petroleum industry and
providing the only comprehensive analysis of the major
projects, achievements, issues and future plans of the
industry. The direct participation of the Government of
PNG, at the political and senior departmental level, ensures
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a full and balanced review of all significant policy issues.
The mining and petroleum industry is a global business. It is
imperative that we promote internationally the progress
and growth being achieved in PNG exploration and
resource development, and the potential and opportunities
for further success, to ensure that we maintain the support
of investors, bankers and fund managers in the region. The
conference provides the venue for these people to network
with senior people in the industry, as well as Ministers and
senior public servants who administer the industry.
Previous events have been very successful, attracting over
500 delegates, and have made significant contributions to
successful fundraising ventures and corporate promotions
undertaken by our resource companies. Registration fees
will remain much lower than other conferences of similar
stature so that attendance remains affordable and the tenth
event is expected to break all previous attendance records.
A Trade Exhibition will support the Conference which will
provide an exclusive opportunity for exhibitors to
individually interact with the most influential government
and business representatives from PNG's mining and
petroleum industry. There are also many sponsorship
opportunities for those companies wishing to establish a
high profile at the conference. The prestigious conference
magazine, Profile, will also be produced to support the
event.
To book a trade booth, reserve one of the sponsorships, or to
obtain further details on the Conference contact Margaret
Reid at or Jacinta Towamwesi at the Chamber on telephone:
(675) 3212988, facsimile: (675) 3217107 or email:
[email protected] or the conference website:
www.pnginvestment.cia.com.au.
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Tenth Papua New Guinea
Mining & Petroleum
Investment Conference and Technical Seminar
1-3 December 2008
Sydney Hilton Hotel
w w w.pnginvestment.cia.com.au
Following on from the extremely successful conference in 2006,
the PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum is hosting its 10th
Conference at the Sydney Hilton Hotel from 1-3 December 2008.
Investment
Papua New Guinea
Enquiries to:
PNG CHAMBER OF
MINES & PETROLEUM
PO Box 1032 Port Moresby NCD 121
Papua New Guinea
Phone (675) 321 2988
Fax (675) 321 7107
Email
[email protected]
or
Conference Organiser
Margaret Reid
Margaret Reid Pty Ltd
Phone 61 (02) 9882 2688
Fax 61 (02) 9882 2648
Mob 0412 092 005
Email [email protected]
MINING
The Conference and Seminar will feature producers, emerging
producers, advanced prospects and exploration including the offshore
deepwater exploration for sea floor massive sulphides (SMS) deposits
where PNG is leading the world. Over 90 offshore tenements have been
granted in PNG's Exclusive Economic Zone for SMS exploration.
PETROLEUM
Features the exciting progress on proposals for Papua New Guinea's first
LNG development, new discoveries, and exploration which has surged in
recent years particularly in the Papuan Foreland and Platform areas and
the North New Guinea Basin.
Projects to be highlighted include:
MINING
Ok Tedi
Ramu
Lihir
Hidden Valley
Porgera
Wafi/Golpu
Simberi
Solwara
Kainantu
Yandera
Tolukuma
Frieda
PETROLEUM
Kutubu, Gobe, Moran
& SE Mananda Oilfields
Hides Gas
LNG Proposals
PLAN EARLY! 10th PNG M&P Conference 2008
...expected to break all previous attendance records
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PROFILE
Papua New Guinea’s
most sought after
Mining and Petroleum magazine
TENTH EDITION
2008/2009
Advertising Space
Now Available
Papua New Guinea Chamber of Mines and Petroleum
Tenth PNG Mining and Petroleum Investment Conference
Sydney 1-3 December 2008
PROFILE MAGAZINE
Tenth Edition 2008-2009
This prestigious magazine will again be published to support the Conference and will focus on
issues and events, challenges and future directions concerning the PNG mining and petroleum
industry. The magazine will be over 148 pages in size and in line with previous editions, it will
conform to a very high standard of editorial content and advertising.
With a circulation of 6000 copies, it is widely distributed over a twenty-four month period, to
individuals and companies seeking information on mining and petroleum in Papua New Guinea.
The Chamber invites you to advertise in the 2008-2009 edition of Profile and showcase
your company in this leading resource publication.
ADVERTISING SPACE IS NOW AVAILABLE
For advertising rates and further information, please contact:
PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum
Email: [email protected] Phone (675) 3212988 Fax (675) 3217107
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DIRECTORY OF ASSOCIATE AND SERVICE MEMBERS
1.
100 HEALTH CONSULTANTS
Principal Consultant, Dr. Susanna Khobu
Phone: (675) 681 5636 Fax: (675) 323 0095
P. O. Box 454 Boroko 111 National Capital District
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Medical consultancy and services.
2.
AGILITY PROJECT LOGISTICS
Branch Manager, Brendan Schultz
Phone: (675) 320 2622 Fax: (675) 320 2484
P. O. Box 1702 Port Moresby 121 National Capital
District PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Website: www.agilitylogistics.com
Project & logistics, freight forwarding and customs
clearance.
3.
AGR MATTHEY
Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Strelein
Phone: (61) 8 9479 9999 Fax: (61) 8 9479 9909
P. O. Box 957 Cloverdale WA 6985 AUSTRALIA
Website: www.agrmatthey.com.au
Gold refiner and supplier of value-added gold, silver
products, fabricated gold, treasury services for
trading and risk management of precious metals.
8.
ALLENS ARTHUR ROBINSON LAWYERS
Managing Partner, Vincent Bull
Phone: (675) 320 2000 Fax: (675) 320 0588
P. O. Box 1178 Port Moresby National Capital
Website: www.aar.com.au
Full service law firm advising in resources law,
finance, property, environment and litigation.
9.
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY
General Manager, Allan Brown
Phone: (675) 321 2611 Fax: (675) 321 7034
Insurance underwriters
10. ANZ BANKING GROUP (PNG)
Managing Director, Garry Tunstall
Phone: (675) 322 3338 Fax: (675) 322 3253
Website: www.anz.com
Financial services
4.
AIR NIUGINI
Chief Executive Officer, Wasantha Kumarasiri, OBE
Phone: (675) 327 3424 Fax: (675) 327 3597
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Commercial Airline with airports throughout Papua
New Guinea.
11. ARMAN LARMER SURVEY
Chairman, Michael Larmer
Phone: (675) 325 8322 Fax: (675) 325 8813
Website: www.armanlarmersurveys.com.pg
Consultant surveyors and planners. Cadastral,
engineering, mining, hydrographic, topograhic
geodetic, GPS and photogrammetric surveys.
5.
AIRLINES OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA
General Manager, John Fitzgerald
Phone: (675) 325 2011 Fax: (675) 325 2219
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Website: www.apng.com
Providers of air transport services, regular public
transport, charter, medivac, aircraft maintenance,
contract logistics and groundhandling.
12. ASIA PACIFIC SURVEYS
Director, Brian McLennan
Phone: (675) 325 6756 Fax: (675) 325 6732
Website: www.aps.com.pg
Engineering and cadastral surveyors, mapping,
geographical information system and town
planning.
6.
AISI BISHMAN CONTRACTORS
Managing Director, Colin Hunter
Phone: (675) 325 3944 Fax: (675) 325 0005
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Electrical, mechanical & instrumentation
contractors. Suppliers of Allen Bradley control
products. Aggreko Generator rentals and AND
testing services
13. AUSTRALIAN MUD COMPANY
General Manager, Gary Weston
Phone: (61) 8 9445 4000 Fax: (61) 8 9445 4040
5 Pitino Court Osborne Park WA 6017 AUSTRALIA
Website: www.imdex.com.au
Supply drilling fluids and products for mining and
waterwell drilling; technical services for mining and
waterwell drilling; drilling fluids and technical
services to oilfield drilling.
7.
AKZO NOBEL
Business Manager, Mikael Ruben
Phone: (675) 325 3139 Fax: (675) 325 7093
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Manufacturing and distribution of paints and
hardware.
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Senior Trade Comissioner, John Brand
Phone: (675) 325 9517 Fax: (675) 325 9727
Locked Bag 129 WAIGANI 131 National Capital
Website:www.austrade.gov.au
Trade facilitation organization of the Australian
Government.
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Managing Director, Garth McIlwain, CBE
Phone: (675) 322 9700 Fax: (675) 321 3428
Website: www.bsp.com.pg
Banking services
16. BISHOP BROTHERS ENGINEERING
General Manager, Mark Hird
Phone: (675) 325 1088 Fax: (675) 325 0083
P. O. Box 81 Waigani 131 PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Website:www.bishopbros.com.pg
Engineering workshop, equipment & machinery hire
and industrial retail.
17. BLAKE DAWSON WALDRON
Managing Partner, Tim Glenn
Phone: (675) 309 2000 Fax: (675) 309 2099
Website: www.bdw.com
Legal services
18. BOC PNG
Southern Regional Manager, Shannon Smith
Phone: (675) 325 3866 Fax: (675) 325 3615
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Manufacturer of medical & industrial gases, supplier
of welding equipment & consumables and safety
equipment.
19. BOROKO MOTORS
General Manager, Geoff Lang
Phone: (675) 325 5111 Fax: (675) 325 5301
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Website: www.borokomotors.com.pg
Sales, service and spare parts for nissan, isuzu,
mitsubishi, nissan diesel, ford new holland, honda,
johnson, kenworth, TCM, mercedes benz and
freightliners.
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Private sector liaison to Government and other
associated bodies to frame policy, engage in debate
and support initiatives that generate economic
growth for Papua New Guinea; provides a unified
voice for the Private Sector.
22. C&M ENGINEERS
Director, Richard Fothergill
Phone: (675) 325 1707 Fax (675) 325 6707
Civil construction and construction management Horizontal/Verticial.
23. CADDEN CROWE - PACIFIC
Principal - Pacific Region, Scott Roberts
Phone (61) 7 3003 0466 Fax: (61) 7 3003 0499
Level 10 Suite 15 320 Adelaide St QLD 4000
AUSTRALIA
Website: www.caddencrowe.com.au
Executive search, Database/Network search, bulk
recruitment, psychological assessment, contracting,
market mapping.
24. CARDNO ACIL
Regional Manager PNG/Pacific, Mark Johnston
Phone: (675) 321 6278 Fax: (675) 325 0987
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Website: www.cardno.com.au
Engineering and development consultants in civil &
structural, water supply & sewerage, marine &
environmental and feasibility studies. Specialists in
mine & resource support and road infrastructure,
planning, design, delivery and contact
management.
25. CARSON PRATT SERVICES
Managing Director, Greg Bill
Phone: (675) 549 1278 Fax: (675) 549 1490
P. O. Box 189 Mendi 251 Southern Highlands
Province PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Rigsite, road and camp construction, quarry
operations and blast hole drilling, landowner
negotiations, logistics, line cutting and survey.
20. BRIAN BELL & CO.
Managing Director, Sir Brian Bell, KBE.C.St.J.
Phone: (675) 325 5411 Fax: (675) 325 0167
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Website: www.brianbell.com.pg
Brian Bell & Co-suppliers of general merchandise,
domestic/commercial; Esco - electrical products;
Belltek - chemical, scientific and health products.
26. COFFEY NATURAL SYSTEMS
Principal, Regional Manager SA & NT, Adelaide
Office, David Brown
Phone: (61) 3 9418 0600 Fax: (61) 3 9418 0560
126 Trenerry Crescent Abbotsford VIC 3067
AUSTRALIA
Website: www.coffey.com
Environmental and social impact assessments and
technical investigations.
21. BUSINESS COUNCIL OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA
President, Henry Kila
Phone: (675) 320 0700 Fax: (675) 320 0701
P. O. Box 404 Konedobu National Capital District
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Webiste: www.bcpng.org.pg
27. COLUMBIA HELICOPTERS
Project Manager PNG, Doug Clyde
Phone: (675) 325 2274 Fax: (675) 325 2395
Website: www.colheli.com
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Specialists in heavy lift external cargo helicopter
operations using the Boeing Vertol 107 & 234
Chinook helicopter supporting the heli-logging, oil
exploration and power lines construction industries
worldwide.
28. CORAL SEAS MINING SERVICES PNG
General Manager, Tony Brennan
Phone: (675) 323 4941 Fax: (675) 325 1566
Controlled blasting and all drill & blast services.
29. CURTAIN BROS PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Managing Director, Sir Michael Curtain, KBE
Phone: (675) 321 2300 Fax: (675) 320 0450
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Website: www.curtainbros.com.pg
Design, construction and engineering; contract
mining services; shipping, marine and logistic
support services, Papua New Guinea dockyard;
Motukea island industrial estate, property
development.
30. DALTRON
General Manager, Bruce Mead
Phone: (675) 302 2200 Fax: (675) 325 6538
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Website: www.daltron.com.pg
HP Business Partner and largest PNG supplier, Fugi
Xerox Authorised Reseller etc. Supplier of HP and
Niulogic computers, laptops, servers, photocopiers
and service & repair.
31. DATEC (PNG)
General Manager, Tony Westaway
Phone: (675) 303 1333 Fax: (675) 325 9066
Website: www.datec.net.pg
Computers, internet services, project management,
networking & communication, building
management services, PABX and cabling services
32. DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU
Managing Partner-Audit & Risk Management, Paul
Barber
Phone: (675) 308 7000 Fax: (675) 308 7001
Website: www.deloitte.com.au
Auditing, taxation, liquidation/receiverships,
corporate finance, accounting services, human
resources, business training and risk consultants.
33. DHL EXPRESS (PNG)
General Manager, Mark Schell
Phone: (675) 325 9866 Fax: (675) 323 0142
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Website: www.dhl.com
World's leading express and logistics company.
DHL's international network links more than 220
countries and continues to be forefront of
technology, guaranting fast and reliable services.
34. DYNO NOBEL ASIA PACIFIC
Operations Manager Indonesia/PNG, Gary Seebeck
Phone: (61) 2 9968 9400 Fax: (61) 2 9968 9280
GPO Box 2283 Brisbane QLD 4000 AUSTRALIA
Website: www.dynonobel.com
Bulk emulsion explosives & delivery systems, nonel
initiation systems, boosters, blasting accessories and
technical advice through DynoConsult.
35. ELA MOTORS
Managing Director/General Manager, Wally Haydok
Phone: (675) 322 9400 Fax: (675) 321 7268
Website:www.elamotors.com.pg
Sales - service & supplier of spare parts for toyota,
yamaha, hino trucks, mack trucks, daihatsu, renault
trucks, massey ferguson tractors, implements and
palfinger cranes.
36. ENERGY POWER SYSTEMS PNG
Operations Manager, Stuart Honey
Phone: (675) 300 8358 Fax: (675) 323 5324
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Website:www.energypower.com.au
Suppy caterpilla engines and power generation.
37. EUREST (PNG)
General Manager, Ken Younger
Phone: (675) 320 1100 Fax: (675) 320 1007
Catering, maintenance and janitorial services.
38. EXPLORATION PNG
Managing Director, Neil Ryan
Phone: (675) 542 1099 Fax: (675) 542 2059/1059
P. O. Box 525 Mount Hagen 281 Western Highlands
Field support services including seismic &
geological surveys, consultancy services &
engineering studies, community relations &
landowner liaison, camp construction, management
& catering, expediting and logistics services.
39. EXPRESS FREIGHT MANAGEMENT
Managing Director, Robert Howden
Phone: (675) 472 3822 Fax: (675) 472 5193
P. O. Box 3398 Lae 411
Morobe Province PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Website: www.expressfreight.com.pg
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Port and liner shipping agents, international freight
forwarding, personal effects removables,
international air freight, customs brokerage,
transport services, warehousing & distribution and
project management.
40. FUGRO HOLDINGS (AUSTRALIA)
Managing Director, Grey Roughan
Phone: (61) 8 9481 2966 Fax: (61) 8 9486 8675
Level 2 69 Outram St West Perth WA 6005
AUSTRALIA
Website: www.fugro.com
Geoscience, survey and geotechnical services.
41. GADENS LAWYERS
Managing Partner, Steve Patrick
Phone: (675) 321 1033 Fax: (675) 321 1885
Website: www.gadens.com.au
Legal services
42. GIGIRA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
General Manager, Mika Talwat
Phone: (675) 278 6031/(05872) 764343164
Fax: (05872) 764343165 (Sat.)
Personnel hire, recruitment & logistics, trucking and
fuel distributors (Diesel & NAPTHA), wholesale and
construction.
43. GLOBAL CONSTRUCTIONS
General Manager, Ian Jepson
Phone: (675) 321 0930 Fax: (675) 321 0793
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Website: www.globalconstructionltd.com
Civil construction contractors, plant hire, bitumen
sealing, crushing operations and heavy
earthmoving.
44. GULF INVESTMENT TRUST FUND
General Manager, Fred Lavaki
Phone: (675) 325 6275 Fax: (675) 325 4364
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Shipping Service within Southern Region and
fisheries program for Gulf Provincial and Local Level
Government
45. GURE KULE KONSULTANTS
Managing Director, Pae Gure
Phone: (675) 325 6544 Fax: (675) 325 9533
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Engineering services such as structural,
geotechnical. Bridges, highway studies and project
management.
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46. HASTINGS DEERING (PNG)
PNG & SI Area Manager, Ray Ninnes
Phone: (675) 300 8300 Fax: (675) 325 0774
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Website: www.hastingsdeering.com.au
Caterpillar - Parts, Service and Equipment sales.
47. HEBOU CONSTRUCTIONS (PNG)
General Manager, Joseph Hamylton
Phone: (675) 325 3077 Fax: (675) 325 3441
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Website: www.constant.com
Civil works, building constructions, quarry products,
plant hire.
48. HELI NIUGINI
Chief Executive Officer, Grant Smith
Phone: (675) 852 2422/521 Fax: (675) 852 2520
P. O. Box 914 Madang 511 Madang Province PAPUA
NEW GUINEA
Website: www.heliniugini.com.pg
Helicopter Charter and Support Services
49. HEVI LIFT LIMITED
PNG Manager, Dave Glover
Phone: (675) 323 6761/545 1430
Fax: (675) 323 5050
P. O. Box 240 Waigani 131 National Capital District
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Website: www.hevilift.com.pg
Chartered aviation company with 30 aircraft namely
Bell 206 long ranger helicopters, Bell 212
helicopters, 83 squirrel helicopter, Mil 8 helicopters,
internal/external helicopter operations, Twinotter
(18 pax) and Kingair (7 pax) charter operators.
50. HIGH ARCTIC ENERGY SERVICES PNG
Operations Managers, Graham McIvor/Joop de Haas
Phone: (675) 323 3809/432 Fax: (675) 323 1407
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Oil and gas well drilling; underbalanced drilling;
hydraulic workovers.
51. HORNIBROOK NGI
Managing Director, Mal Lewis
Phone: (675) 472 3599 Fax: (675) 472 5083
P. O. Box 1812 Lae 411 Morobe Province PAPUA NEW
GUINEA
Website: www.hornibrook.com.pg
Steel fabricators, equipment and manpower hire,
painting & blasting services, building construction,
motor transport body building & repair, bridge
manufacture and repair/reinforcement.
52. INCHCAPE SHIPPING SERVICES PNG LTD
General Manager PNG, Jeff Evennett
Phone: (675) 321 2599 Fax: (675) 321 2295/0313
Website: www.iss-shipping.com
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Shipping Agency specializing in providing container
liner shipping and tramping services in PNG; local
transport, warehousing and customs clearance.
53. INSTITUTE OF NATIONAL AFFAIRS
Director, Paul Barker
Phone: (675) 321 1044 Fax: (675) 321 7223
Website:www.inapng.com
Social and Economic Policy-related Research and
organising government-private sector-civil society
consultations (through CIMC).
54. INTERNATIONAL SOS
Head of Department, Martin Dennett
Phone: (61) 2 9372 2400 Fax: (61) 2 9372 2494
Level 5 Challis House 4 Martin Place Sydney 2000
AUSTRALIA
Website:www.internationalsos.com
Medical evacuation and repatriation, medical
consultancy and project medical services including
medical staffing, medical equipment supply etc.
Basic health training and programs.
55. INTEROIL PRODUCTS
General Manager, Peter Diezmann
Phone: (675) 322 8700 Fax: (675) 322 8767/321 1842
Website:www.interoil.com
Distributors of InterOil petroleum products and BP
lubricants.
56. IPI GROUP OF COMPANIES
Chief Executive Officer, Scott O'Reilly
Phone: (675) 475 1400 Fax: (675) 475 1417
GUINEA
Website:www.iPiGroup.com.pg
Specialist fuel distribution, general dry goods
transport, industrial catering, container storage,
transport, customs, import, export, truck
maintenance and retail & wholesale outlets.
57. ISLANDS NATIONAIR
Acting Chief Executive Officer, Vanessa Chan-Pelgen
Phone: (675) 325 4055 Fax: (675) 325 5059
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Provide helicopter charter services.
58. ISLANDS PETROLEUM
General Manager, Paul Bluett
Phone: (675) 982 1016/1015 Fax: (675) 982 1017
P. O. Box 226 New Rabaul 611 East New Britain
PNG wide distributors of Mobil oils and lubricants;
fuel distributors - Islands Region, Milne Bay and Oro
Province; fuel cartage and mining provider.
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59. ITS (PNG)
General Manager, Stephen Southern
Phone: (675) 472 8113 Fax: (675) 472 8112
P. O. Box 2464 Voco Point 411 Morobe Province
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Website: www.intertek.com
Fire assay, cyanide extraction gold, multi-element
ICP, hydrate and cold vapour techniques, X-Ray
fluorescence, atomic absorption analysis,
quantitative wet chemical assays etc.
60. JAPAN OIL, GAS & METALS NATIONAL
CORPORATION
Assistant General Manager, Hiroshi Kubota
Phone: (612) 9264 2493 Fax: (612) 9264 4914
Suite 3 Level 23 BT Tower 1 Market St Sydney 2000
NSW AUSTRALIA
Website: www.jogmec.go.jp
Assistance to Japanese companies in exploration,
development and production of oil, natural gas and
non-ferrous minerals; management of natural
stockpiling programme for oil, LPG and rare metals;
support mine pollution control works.
61. JOHN DAVIDSON & ASSOCIATES
Chief Executive Officer, David Byrnes
Phone: (61) 7 3120 0900 Fax: (61) 7 3120 0999
P. O. Box 1433 Eagle Farm QLD 4009 AUSTRALIA
Website: www.jda.com.au
Comprehensive recruitment services throughout
the Asia Pacific region, from description and
evaluation through to travel, immigration and
logistics.
62. JTA INTERNATIONAL
Chief Executive Officer, Jane Thomason
Phone: (61) 7 3114 4600/ (675) 303 2205
Fax: (61) 7 3114 461
Website:www.jtai.com.au
Health services including facilitation of PublicPrivate partnerships, health risk assessments etc and
HIV and AIDS support.
63. KIKORI OIL INVESTMENT
General Manager, Ken Webb
Phone: (675) 278 6948 Fax: (675) 278 6947
Support services for Oil Search facilities-Gulf
Province; oil spill response team, camp operation &
management, building & maintenance, earthworks
& road building, logistics supply, in field
transportation & material handling, community
affairs and support.
64. KINA SECURITIES
Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director, Syd
Yates, MBE
Phone: (675) 308 3888 Fax: (675) 308 3899
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Website:www.kina.com.pg
Corporate advice, financial services, stockbroking,
fund management & administration,
superannuation, lending and money market
facilities.
65. KLOHN CRIPPEN BERGER
Manager Australia, Chris Dickinson
Phone: (61) 7 3004 0244 Fax: (61) 7 3230 0299
Website: www.klohn.com
Technical engineering expertise to clients in mining
industries, such as mine geotechnical, hydrological,
civil geotechnical, hydrogeological, environmental
assessment, planning and permitting.
66. KPMG
Partner, David Wardley
Phone: (675) 321 2022 Fax: (675) 321 2780
Website:www.kpmg.com
Chartered Accountants
67. KUTUBU TRANSPORT
Group General Manager, Stephen Drennan/Terry
Barrett
Phone: (675) 472 1922 Fax: (675) 472 6171
P. O. Box 4271 Lae 411 Morobe Province PAPUA
NEW GUINEA
Transportation of cargos to and from the highlands,
stevedoring services and shipping agents at Oro
bay.
68. LAKAKA CIVIL & CONSTRUCTION
Managing Director & Executive Director of Group of
Companies, David Kelso
Phone: (675) 986 4187 Fax: (675) 986 4188
P. O. Box 108, Londolovit, Lihir Island 631 New
Ireland Province PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Support equipment to Lihir Mine and maintenance
of all roads on the island.
69. LNG JAPAN CORPORATION
Manager - LNG Business Department, Shigeyuki
Miyake
Phone: (81) 3 6229 3426 Fax (81) 3 3586 1097
Roppong, First bldg, 14th Floor 1-9-9 Roppong
Minato-Ku Tokyo 106-0032 JAPAN
Website:www.lngjapan.com
An energy trading house taking strategic initiatives
in the LNG business, aiming to be one of the
leading companies in the rapidly evolving LNG
industry. Established by Sumitomo Corp. and Sojitz
Corp. in 2001.
70. MARKHAM CULVERTS
General Manager, Robert Higgs
Phone: (675) 472 2666 Fax: (675) 472 5640
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P. O. Box 845 Lae 411 Morobe Province
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Website: www.markham.com.pg
Manufacturer & supplier of civil engineering
products including galvanized steel, culverts,
drainage structures, bridges, conveyors etc.
71. MARSH
Chief Executive Officer, Lloyd Aila
Phone: (675) 309 8000 Fax: (675) 321 1324
Website:www.marsh.com
Insurance brokers and risk consulting services.
72. METALS REFINING OPERATIONS
Chief Executive Officer, Alois Tanguri (Acting)
Phone: (675) 325 2647 Fax: (675) 325 2959
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Website:metalsrefining.com.pg
Toll refining, bullion melt, sample and assaying, gold
& silver refiners, metal accounts, alluvial gold
buyers, technical advise and information to small
scale miners, sale of small mining equipment,
bullion and jewellery products.
73. MINING ASSOCIATES
Managing Director, Andrew Vigar
Phone: (61) 7 3831 9154 Fax: (61) 7 3831 6754
P. O. Box 161 Spring Hill QLD 4004 AUSTRALIA
Technical reviews, audits and feasibility studies.
Geological modeling, exploration targeting and
resource estimation. Mine geology, operations
audits and advice, due deligence and grade control
and ore production control.
74. MORAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Operations Manager, Sid White
Phone: (675) 278 6224 Fax: (675) 275 5715
Civil construction contractor, with a plant fleet
engaged in general earthworks project, well pad
construction, road construction and maintenance as
well as civil building construction expertise.
75. MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE
Chairman & Executive Officer, John Mua
Phone: (675) 325 9666 Fax: (675) 325 3155
Compulsory Third Party Insurance (CTP).
76. NAMBAWAN SUPER
Managing Director, Leon Buskens
Phone: (675) 309 5200 Fax: (675) 321 7606
Website: www.nambawansuper.com.pg
Superannuation Fund for public and private sector.
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General Manager, Ron Western
Phone: (675) 472 3099 Fax: (675) 472 5635
P. O. Box 1538 Lae 411 Morobe Province PAPUA
NEW GUINEA
Diamond and geotechnical drillers, project
managers and consulting. Manufacturers of
Portable drill rigs and suppliers of drilling
consumables.
78. NATIONAL SUPERANNUATION FUND
Joint Chief Executive Officers, Rod Mitchell/Ian
Tarutia
Phone: (675) 325 9522/9402 Fax: (675) 325 9738
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Website:www.nasfund.com.pg
Superannuation and savings & loans.
79. NCS HOLDINGS
Group General Manager, Marcus Gosling
Phone: (675) 986 5105/321 5577
Fax: (675) 986 5112/321 0458
P. O. Box 36 Lihir 631 New Ireland Province PAPUA
NEW GUINEA
Website:www.ncs.com.pg
Mining and Petroleum and institutional industrial
catering and camp services, including management,
warehousing, messing, janitorial and clubs.
80. NGF
General Manager, Phil Ho
Phone: (675) 323 9001 Fax: (675) 325 3875
Website:www.ngf.com.pg
Supplier of safety and mining industrial products
such as OHES products, industrial footwear &
clothing like King Gee and Brady, height safety and
rigging products etc.
81. NIUGINI OIL COMPANY
Managing Director, Denis Brennan
Phone: (675) 472 5033 Fax: (675) 472 3268
GUINEA
Import and distributers of petroleum products
(diesel, petrol, kerosene & castrol lubricants).
82. NO. 1 HIRE CAR
General Manager, Sam Eremas
Phone: (675) 479 1546 Fax: (675) 472 2798
GUINEA
Website:www.pngtrader.net.pg
Car rental, airport transfers and chauffeur drives.
83. OILMIN FIELD SERVICES
Managing Director, George Leahy
Phone: (675) 542 1221 Fax: (675) 542 1547
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P. O. Box 858 Mt Hagen 281 Western Highlands
Field support services to gas and oil exploration
companies.
84. P & O MARITIME SERVICES (PNG)
Country Manager, John Hulse
Phone: (675) 322 9200 Fax: (675) 322 9251
Website:www.pomaritime.com
Ship ownership and mangement in remote
locations including mini bulk carriers,
environmental research, navigational aid support
and river ferry services. Ship management &
crewing and maritime logistics.
85. P&H MINEPRO SERVICES
Business Development Manager SEA, Steve Butters
Phone: (61) 7 3240 4600 Fax: (61) 7 3240 4666
P. O. Box 507 Morningside Queensland 4170
AUSTRALIA
Website: www.minepro.com
Heavy mining equipment manufacture; P&H :
shovels, drill and drag; Joy - Stamler: sizers,
feeders/breakers; TowHaul: low loaders; Briden:
mining ropes; Philippi-Hagenbuch: truck bodies;
Berkely Forge: ground engaging tools; Electrical
motor rewind & rebuild services; GE: Motors.
86. PACIFIC FOAM
Director, Aarish Shah
Phone: (675) 325 9500 Fax: (675) 325 7609
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Website: www.pacificfoam.com.pg
Manufacturers of foam & innerspring mattresses etc
and extruded plastic packaging products. Traders
of catering and other packaging products.
87. PACIFICA MARINE
Managing Director, Captain John Bennett
Phone: (675) 320 3095 Fax: (675) 320 3093
Website:www.pacifica.com.pg
Petroleum inspectors, registered ship surveyors,
certified marine surveyors, FOSFA superintendents,
marine insurance claim & average consultants,
assayers & laboratory services, calibration, foreign
trade supervision. Associated company: Pacifica HRrecruitment, casual staffing, salary surveys, payroll,
HR administration, foreign entities representation,
change management and on-line employment.
88. PARKER DRILLING COMPANY OF NEW GUINEA
Operations Manager, Jerry Fladeland
Phone: (675) 321 3322 Fax: (675) 321 3213
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Oil and gas extraction.
89. PNG AIR FREIGHT
General Manager, Doug Maskelyne
Phone: (675) 325 2411 Fax: (675) 325 4738
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Website: www.tnt.kenmore.com.pg
Domestic & international courier services,
consolidated door to door domestic and
international cargo, import and export cargo and
customs brokerage.
90. PNG RESOURCES MAGAZINE
Advertising Manager, Greg Brimble
Phone: (61) 8 9443 3400 Fax: (61) 8 9242 1811
Website: www.energy-pubs.co.au
103 Scarborough Beach Road Mt Hawthorn WA
6016 AUSTRALIA
A quarterly magazine which covers the mining and
petroleum industry in Papua New Guinea.
91. PNG SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
Chief Executive Officer, Peter Martin
Phone: (675) 321 2222 Fax: (675) 321 0864
Energy solutions and communications associated
with power projects in Papua New Guinea.
92. POSMAN KUA AISI LAWYERS
The Executive Partner, Kisakiu Posman
Phone: (675) 320 0127 Fax: (675) 320 0361
Legal services.
93. PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS
Territory Senior Partner PNG, Stephen Humphries
Phone: (675) 321 1500 Fax: (675) 321 1428
Website: www.pwc.com.pg
Assurance & business advisory, tax & legal services,
corporate finance & recovery, transaction,
accounting advice and assistance services.
94. PROSEC SECURITY & COMMUNICATIONS
General Manager, Peter Jackson
Phone: (675) 325 6377 Fax: (675) 325 1098
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Website: www.prosec.com.pg
Security systems & services, communication
systems, static guards & guard dogs, security
surveys and assessments.
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95. SCHLUMBERGER OILFIELD SERVICES
GeoMarket Manager APG, Pia Francini
Phone: (61) 8 9420 4800 Fax: (61) 8 9322 3080
Level 5, Capital Centre 256 St Georges Terrace Perth
WA 6000 AUSTRALIA
Website: www.slb.com
Artificial lift; completions; data & consulting
services; drilling & measurements; schlumberger
information solutions; well services - wireline,
subsea, testing services.
96. SGS PNG
General Manager, Bruce Telfer
Phone: (675) 323 1433 Fax: (675) 323 1697
Website:www.sgs.com
Inspection, testing and verification services
including petroleum industry, agriculture industry,
minerals, quality management and government
services.
97. SHELL DIRECT SUNGOLD
Key Account Manager - Mining, Chris Darwin
Phone: (61) 7 33641 5263 Fax: (61) 7 3364 5566
385 Eagle Farm Rd Pinkenba AUSTRALIA
Website:www.shell.com.au
Suppliers of fuel, lubricants, bitumen and greases,
oil dispensing equipment. Technical services to the
mining and manufacturing Industry.
98. SMEC PNG
Manager Geotechnical Pacific, Mark Ernest
Phone: (675) 325 1822 Fax: (675) 325 3780
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Materials testing laboratory, geotechnical and civil
engineering.
99. STARWEST CONSTRUCTIONS
General Manager, Wayne Clark
Phone: (675) 548 9077 Fax: (675) 548 9208
P. O. Box 46 Tabubil 332 Western Province PAPUA
NEW GUINEA
Website: www.starwest.com.pg
Services such as mining & excavation, civil
construction, project management, drill & blast,
design & fabrication and heavy haulage.
100. STEAMSHIPS SHIPPING
General Manager, Darren Young
Phone: (675) 322 0400 Fax: (675) 321 2815
Website:www.steamships.com.pg
Agents for Swire Shipping. Provider of port &
stevedoring services, domestic and international
liner services, ship yard, short & long term charter of
vessels, line & tug boats and part of Steamships
Trading Group.
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101. STEELES LAWYERS
Managing Director, Rimbink Pato
Phone: (675) 323 044 Fax: (675) 323 0555
P. O. Box 662, Port Moresby 121 National Capital
Legal services.
102. TELIKOM PNG
Managing Director, Peter Loko
Phone: (675) 300 5135 Fax: (675) 325 4425
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Website: www.telikompng.com.pg
Communication Services; telephone & data lines,
mobile services, Internet Gateway services and VSAT
Satellite.
103. THEODIST
Managing Director, Kevin Pini
Phone: (675) 325 6500 Fax: (675) 325 0302
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Website:www.theodist.com.pg
General office supplies & consumables, office
furniture, printing/copy centre, education & library
books, art supplies and survey drafting equipment.
104. UMW NIUGINI
General Manager, Peter Leece
Phone: (675) 325 5766 Fax: (675) 323 2084
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Website: www.umw.com.pg
Heavy equipment suppliers, spare parts and service.
Distributors of Komatsu earthmoving & road
equipment, mining systems, forklifts, Atlas Copco
drills & compressors and FG Wilson generators.
105. UNITED PACIFIC DRILLING PNG
General Manager/Managing Director, Bill Hughes
Phone: (675) 852 2411 Fax: (675) 852 2830
P. O. Box 108 Madang 511 Madang Province PAPUA
NEW GUINEA
Contract drilling services for mineral exploration to
mine site drilling. Drill and blast services (civil &
quarry) and engineering.
106. URS AUSTRALIA
Manager - Community Relations & Social
Investment, Steven Baker
Phone: (61) 8 8836 1000 Fax: (61) 8 8836 1001
Level 4 70 Light Square Addelaide South Australia
5000 AUSTRALIA
Website: www.ap.urscorp.com
Community consultation; environmental
management; geotechnical, mining and
infrastructure engineering; risk management;
strategic planning; tailings and waste management
and water resources.
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107. WARNER SHAND LAWYERS
Manager (Projects), Peter Donigi
Phone: (675) 321 5025 Fax: (675) 321 5079
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Website: www.warnershand.com
Legal Services
108. WARTSILA AUSTRALIA
Managing Director, John Sydney
Phone: (61) 2 9672 8200 Fax: (61) 2 9672 8585
48 Huntingwood Ave Huntingwood NSW 2148
AUSTRALIA
Website:www.wartsila.com.au
Product range includes diesel engines, fixed &
controllable pitch propellers, thrusters, waterjets &
control systems, shaft coupling etc and general
marine engineering, consultants for ship propulsion
system, repairs and maintenance to power
generation equipment & systems.
109. WESTLINK LOGISTICS
Director of Projects, Mike Maxwell
Phone: (61) 7 3262 6243 Fax: (61) 7 3262 6825
Suite 32 14 Argyle Street Albion QLD 4010
AUSTRALIA
Website:www.westlinklogistics.biz
Project logistics, shipping, customs & quarantine
formalisation, overdimensional transport and sea &
air forwarding.
110. WESTPAC BANK - PNG
Managing Director, Ross Hammond
Phone: (675) 322 0900 Fax: (675) 3220636
Website: www.westpac.com.pg
Corporate banking facilities, treasury function,
international products for importers and exporters,
internet banking and electronic payroll service and
low fee employee accounts.
111. WOKMAN LIMITED
General Manager, Peter Turner, BEM
Phone: (675) 321 0800 Fax: (675) 321 0806
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Website: www.jda.com.au
Recruitment, human resources and business
consultancy services including executive
recruitment (PNG citizen & expatriate), professional
staff recruitment (PNG citizen & expatriate), trades &
technical staff recruitment, business & HR systems
consulting, contract labour (short & long term,
technical, production and professional staff, PNG
citizen & expatriate contractors), visa & work permit
processing, travel assistance services, business
introductions and payroll bureau service.
A detailed Directory is available at the Chamber for
Members K25.00 and Non-Members K35.00
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MINING SEMINAR
The successes and challenges in the PNG mining sector
were presented at the recent 2007 Mining Seminar
attended by a record crowd of more than 400 people.
Below are the highlights of some of the presentations.
By building an additional grinding circuit and a flotation
plant capable of processing 3 - 4 million tonnes a year Lihir
mine recently increased its production capacity by 20%.
In addition, the mine now has 56MW of geothermal
power in place that produces power at about US1c/KWhr.
Lihir's General Manager for Corporate Development,
Graham Folland said expenditure of another US$500 to
US$550 million would be needed if production is further
upgraded to one million ounces per annum. A feasibility
study on this proposal is currently underway and if this
leads to a positive outcome then construction is expected
in begin in 2008 with first production in 2010. This
involves an additional grinding circuit with direct feed of
run of mine ore, an additional autoclave with double the
capacity of those presently installed, and additional
oxygen capacity of 70 tonnes per hour.
Ok Tedi mine is currently generating export revenue at a
rate of K130,000 every 15 minutes (K4.6 billion per
annum)and last year it paid K1.5 billion in taxes and
royalties. Although mining of the present open cut is
anticipated to cease by 2013, Ok Tedi Mining Managing
Director, Alan Breen disclosed that a pre-feasibility study
had begun on a seven million tonnes a year underground
operation. This centres on three small orebodies
containing about 100 million tonnes that lie below the Mt
Fubilan open pit.
The flotation circuit to remove pyrite from the tailings at
Ok Tedi will be completed by the middle of next year at a
cost of USD153 million. The flotation will remove about 3
million tonnes of pyrite per annum which will be piped as
slurry to Bige for burial in large dredged pits below the
watertable. The system will recover about 90% of the
sulphide in the tailings.
The newly commissioned small Sinivit mine in East New
Britain commenced commercial gold production in
October 2007 and is expected to be a very low cost
producer at around AU$160 an ounce. It is a vat leach
operation and annual production should be 35,000 ozs
with a head grade of 5 g/t Au and a mine life of 2 years.
Project owner Niugini Gold is looking to start up a second
gold mine in Normanby Island, Milne Bay, in 2009.
Allied Gold's mine at Simberi Island, 60km northwest of
the giant Lihir mine; will have its first gold pour before the
end of the year. The mine is scheduled to produce 84,000
ounces per year for 8-9 years but the company anticipates
that production will rise to 100,000 ounces if the oxide
reserves can be increased to over 1 million ounces.
Ramu Nickel's Chief Technical Director, James Wang
disclosed that project costs had soared from just over
US$800 million to US$1 billion for the Ramu nickel/cobalt
project. Similar cost overruns are also evident in other
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projects in the region. Ramu is a technically challenging
project which requires considerable infrastructure
including a 130km slurry pipeline. Full construction will
start in February 2008 with commissioning anticipated at
end of third quarter, 2009 followed by a ramp up period of
2 years.
In the five years since Harmony first entered PNG, it has
built up a resource base of 15.1 million ounces of gold and
a total gold equivalent resource of 30 million ounces.
Although the company has no PNG production at present,
the Hidden Valley mine currently under construction is
expected to start producing at around 300,000 ounces
gold equivalent in March 2009.
Harmony is presently trying to attract a development
partner for its Wafi gold and Golpu copper-gold projects,
which could begin production of 65,000 tonnes of copper
and 110,000 ounces of gold annually by 2012. The
company is also looking to establish a third mine in a ten
year time frame on the basis of its extensive exploration
programme in the Morobe Province.
Marengo Mining has begun a full-scale feasibility study at
Yandera copper-molybdenum project which is scheduled
for completion by the end of 2009. Managing Director,
Les Emery stated that he hopes to bring the project on
stream by 2011.
One of the most exciting new features of the PNG mineral
exploration sector is the work that is progressing on the
submarine massive sulphide (SMS) deposits in the Manus
Basin that underlies part of the Bismarck Sea. To date,
Nautilus Minerals has discovered eight very high grade
polymetallic deposits that are gold, silver, copper and zinc
rich. At the Solwara 1 discovery, Nautilus is already
proving up a JORC compliant resource with the aim of
commencing mining by 2010. During 2007, Nautilus
drilled 111 holes in this deposit using a purpose-built rig
designed and built for deep sea drilling that is the first of
its kind. Trial mining has been completed using a
conventional land based rotary cutter on an excavator
boom.
Nautilus has already raised the US$300 million required to
fund the mining system. This involves deploying a mining
machine with a cutting head to disaggregate the material
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which is then pumped to a riser and lifting system
incorporating multiple pumping units to pump the slurry
up a 300mm pipe to the surface vessel where it is
dewatered. The water extracted is returned to below the
oxygen minimum zone. The dewatered material is either
direct shipped or barged to shore where it will be
concentrated in a processing facility and the small
quantity of tailings produced stored in a permitted
storage facility.
The footprint of the proposed mining operation is
significantly smaller than a land based operation
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producing the same amount of metal. The sub-sea mine
will not have any waste dumps, as the only material mined
and transported to surface will be high grade ore. Tailings
production will be significantly reduced relative to landbased mines due once again to the high grade nature of
the ore and the relatively small tonnage mined annually.
Nautilus has mapped out a challenging plan to move the
Solwara 1 project into production. The plan involves the
continued use of recognised world experts in sub-sea
engineering, environment, and material processing and
handling.
MINERAL RESOURCES AUTHORITY
The Mineral Resources Authority (MRA) was officially
launched when the inaugural Board meeting was
convened in January 2007. The Board of Directors of MRA
consists of nine members - four Government
Departmental Heads, four from the private sector
comprised of two from the PNG Chamber of Mines and
Petroleum and two from the PNG Business Council, and
the Managing Director. The Managing Director, Mr Kepas
Wali, was appointed by NEC in March 2007.
The MRA is charged with the responsibility of managing,
maintaining and promoting a responsible, safe and
effective minerals industry in the country guided by the
MRA Act, the Mining Act 1992, and the Mining Safety Act.
At full strength the Authority will have a staff of 118 and to
date about 90 positions have been filled. The organisation
is structured into five divisions as follows:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Development Coordination
Information and Marketing
Regulatory Operations
Geological Survey
Corporate Services
The Authority is funded through an annual production
levy of 0.25% of accessible income generated from mining
leases, as well as from licence and tenement fees, and sale
of publications, maps and services. The MRA will not be a
recipient of any government recurrent budget allocations.
At the recent Mining Seminar convened by the Chamber
in Port Moresby, Mr Wali acknowledged the EU Mining
Sector Support Programme for the construction of the
Mining Haus which now accommodates the MRA and its
special support projects. The Mining Haus is the beautiful
new building adjacent to the old Department of Mining
headquarters on the Freeway at Konedobu
The MRA and the Department of Mineral Policy and
Geohazards Management (DMPGM), which is currently
being established, replace the Department of Mining
(DoM). Funding for the DoM ceases at the end of 2007.
The DMPGM retains responsibility for the development
and maintenance of the policy and regulatory
environment within which the mining industry operates,
and which is to be implemented by the MRA. It will also
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provide the public service function relating to the
monitoring and management of volcanic and earthquake
hazards throughout the country carried out by the Rabaul
Volcanological Observatory and the Geophysical
Observatory located in Port Moresby.
MRA Board and the Mining Advisory Council
The MRA Board has strictly limited powers relating to
issues of a mining regulatory nature and is not involved in
the issuing, renewing, variation or cancelling of any
mining or exploration tenements. Thus there is no conflict
of interest for private sector members of the Board whose
role is to ensure high levels of corporate governance and
transparency within the institution and to ensure that it
runs efficiently and effectively.
This arrangement ensures that the management of the
State's mineral estate stays in the hands of the Minister for
Mining under the Mining Act 1992. All decisions related
to mining tenements are made by the Minister following
recommendations and advice from the Mining Advisory
Council (previously called the Mining Advisory Board)
which is constituted under the Mining Act. The
membership of the Mining Advisory Council remains
totally Government officials representing the MRA (not
Board), DMPGM, and Departments of Treasury, Provincial
Affairs, and Environment and Conservation.
This structure and separation of powers makes the MRA a
new model for economic sector management and is
different from either the Fisheries or Forestry models for
regulatory statutory authorities.
The Chamber has welcomed the introduction of the MRA
and expects the organisation to be fully staffed and
operationalised by early next year. Unfortunately,
because of delays in establishing the MRA and the growth
in exploration in the country there is a considerable
backlog of matters to be dealt with by the MAC. Even
though meetings have been held regularly it has been
difficult to clear the backlog because of the steady flow of
new applications and delays in recruitment of some key
staff in the Regulatory Operations Division resulting from
a shortage of suitably skilled persons in the marketplace.
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WORLD BANK PNG MINING SECTOR SUPPORT PROGRAM
The World Bank has committed US$16 million to build
capacity in government organisations involved in Papua
New Guinea's minerals sector to assist them to fully
benefit from the commodities boom being experienced
globally. The funding which is allocated under the second
phase of the PNG Mining Sector Support Program will be
used to build capacity in the Mineral Resources Authority
(MRA), the Department of Mineral Policy and Geohazard
Management, the Internal Revenue Commission (IRC) and
the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG).
project. The new program also incorporates extensive
staff training and development for the MRA.
Dr Graeme Hancock from the World Bank's Oil, Gas and
Mining Policy Division told participants at the 2007 PNG
Mining Seminar in Port Moresby that the Bank's support
would mainly concentrate on capacity building within
these State institutions and the ABG. He noted that the
project is in the final planning stage and is yet to be
approved by the National Executive Council which is
expected in the first quarter of 2008.
The IRC will benefit from a program that will implement
changes to the Income Tax Act and regulations relating to
tax treatment of mine closure and rehabilitation costs and
community development expenditures, enhance mining
and petroleum audit capacity, and provide staff
development and training.
Support for the MRA includes implementation of: best
practice corporate governance systems, internal
information management systems, an e-commerce
system for receipt of payments, and an on-line application
system for licence applications and processing. In
addition, the MRA will benefit from the establishment of a
small scale miners registration and identity card system,
and a gold assay laboratory, as well as a program to
complete the digitisation of the geological data base
commenced under the first phase of the World Bank
The World Bank support for the Department of Mineral
Policy and Geohazard Management includes proposals to
finalise the Mine Closure Policy, the Sustainable
Development Policy Paper, and the review of the Mining
Act and the Mining Safety Act. Preparation of a SmallScale Mining Safety Act, Sea-Bed Mining Policy and an
Offshore Mining Act are also envisaged.
For the Autonomous Bougainville Government, the World
Bank program will develop transitional arrangements to
allow for lifting of the exploration moratorium and
granting of exploration licences before transfer of mining
powers from the National Government to the ABG. It also
proposes the preparation of a Bougainville Sustainable
Mining Policy, Bougainville Mining Act and Mining Safety
Act as well as enabling regulations and institutional
development. In addition, the project will provide for the
setting up of an ABG Dept of Mining including an office
building, vehicles and equipment, and on the job training
for staff.
MINING SECTOR SUPPORT PROGRAMME UPDATE
Progress during the 3rd quarter 2007
The Programme's Objectives
The objectives of the Mining Sector Support Programme
are to sustain PNG's economic performance through
mineral production and exports, to increase employment
opportunities, to alleviate poverty, and to mitigate
environmental impacts of mining.
To achieve the objectives, the following ten projects are
being implemented.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
F)
G)
H)
I)
J)
Develop waste management guidelines,
Investigate deep sea tailings placement,
Construct a new 'Mining Haus',
Construct three training centres to train small-scale
gold miners, and construct a Womens Development
Centre
Airborne geophysical survey,
Geological mapping and mineral potential
assessment of the Highlands,
Develop a geoscientific information management
and retrieval system,
Procure hardware for the Mining Haus,
Investment promotion, and
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Project A - Waste Management Policy
The tender procedure had to be cancelled as no valid
offers were received by the deadline.
The project will be re-tendered in 2008, with a most likely
project start in quarter IV/2008.
Project B - Deep Sea Mine Tailings Placement
Investigation
The consultant completed the desk top study on DSTP.
Two experts visited Misima Island for an awareness
campaign in preparation for the offshore sampling
campaign to be undertaken during November and
December 2007. This is designed to fill in gaps identified
during the desk top study. In November 2008, the
consultant will organize an international conference on
Deep Sea Tailings Placement in Port Moresby.
Project C - Mining Haus
The new Mining Haus was opened by the Prime Minster of
PNG on Europe Day - 9th May 2007. The Mineral
Resources Authority took possession of the building on
1st June 2007, and since then has been operational.
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Project D - Small-scale Mining
Project D will construct three
small-scale mining training
centres (at Wau, Paiam and
Wewak), and kick-start these
training centres.
In addition a Womens Training
and Development Centre (WTDC)
will be built for the Porgera
District Womens Association at
Paiam in Enga Province.
Construction at Wau started on
22nd January 2007. Weather
hazards causing road closure
have delayed the project, whose
completion is now scheduled for
January 2008.
The tender dossiers for the Paiam
training centre and WTDC are
being finalized.
A consultant has been contracted to develop a curriculum
and start the training at Wau early in 2008.
Project E - Airborne Geophysical Survey
The helicopter-borne magnetic and radiometric survey of
the PNG Highlands and Papuan Peninsula aims at
providing pre-competitive information to attract
exploration investments and eventually result in new
mine developments. It is planned to fly a total of 210,000
line-kms.
Fugro started data acquisition in February 2006. The 2007
flying season started early in March 2007, and lasted until
26th October 2007. Area 1 has been completed, and Area
2 (Papuan Peninsula) has commenced.
Construction site at Wau SSM-TC
complete all data acquisition during the 2008 dry season.
Project F - Geological Mapping and Mineral Potential
Assessment of the PNG Highlands
This project is aimed at providing pre-competitive
information by undertaking the ground follow-up survey
of the Highlands provinces covered by the airborne
geophysical survey.
The project commenced on 1st April 2006. The 2007 field
campaign started in May 2007. During this year's field
season geological mapping concentrated on the 1:100k
sheets Aiome, Goroka, Minj and Hagen. Draft digital maps
will be compiled during the last quarter of 2007. In May
2007, geochemical stream sediment sampling
commenced, and to date 1776 samples have been taken
on the Hagen, Minj, Bundi, Goroka and Kubor sheets.
Project G - Geological and Mineral Resources
Information System
The MapInfo-based Geological and Mineral Resources
Information System (GMRIS) development has been
completed, and the system will be installed in the new
Mining Haus starting on 19th November 2007. During the
remainder of the project period the consultant will
provide training in the use and administration of the
GMRIS to the staff of the MRA.
Cumulative geophysical line-kms flown to 31st October 2007
Project I - Investment Promotion
With 72% of the planned line-kms completed, progress to
date is ahead of schedule. The contractor expects to
The project was successfully tendered and contracted.
Project commencement will be on 1st November 2007
and the project will run for 5 years.
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LNG IN PNG
What is LNG?
Liquefied natural gas, or LNG, is natural gas that has been
converted to liquid form for ease of storage or transport.
LNG is a clear, colourless, odourless liquid that is neither
corrosive nor toxic.
The liquefaction process involves removal of impurities
such as water, hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen,
oxygen, sulphur compounds and the heavy hydrocarbons
from natural gas before condensing it into a liquid at close
to atmospheric pressure by cooling it to approximately
minus 163 degrees Celsius. Although the process is
expensive and complex, LNG is about 1/614th the volume
of natural gas at standard temperature and pressure,
making it much more cost-efficient to transport over long
distances where pipelines do not exist. LNG is transported
in specially designed cryogenic sea vessels or cryogenic
road tankers.
LNG typically contains more than 90% methane as it may
also contain small amounts of ethane, propane, butane
and some heavier alkanes. The purification process can be
designed to produce LNG containing almost 100%
methane.
Proposed PNG LNG Projects
Two LNG projects are currently in pre-FEED (front end
engineering and design) stage in PNG - one proposed by
PNG LNG and the other by a joint venture group headed
by ExxonMobil.
PNG LNG is owned equally by InterOil, Merrill Lynch and
Pacific LNG. At the recent Petroleum Seminar in Port
Moresby, InterOil disclosed that the proposed project
would consist of a two-train liquefaction plant targeting
first production in 2012. It would be sited adjacent to
InterOil's refinery in Port Moresby Harbour to utilise the
existing infrastructure and become part of the proposed
Konebada Petroleum Park. The LNG plant is expected to
cost US$ 5-7 billion and would be supplied from gas
based on InterOil's Elk/Antelope discovery in the Gulf
Province.
The joint venture lead by ExxonMobil includes Oil Search,
Santos, AGL Petroleum, JPP and the landowners and is
based on gas from the Hides, Angore, Juha, Kutubu,
Agogo, Moran and Gobe fields. This group proposes to
have the pre-FEED work completed by early 2008, which
will form the basis for a decision on the full FEED study.
The project is scheduled for completion in 2013.
At the recent Petroleum Seminar, the ExxonMobil-led
group disclosed that after studying 11 potential coastal
sites along the east side of the Gulf of Papua, a site near
Port Moresby (Portion 152) was favoured. This will also be
included in the proposed Konebada Petroleum Park.
The pre-FEED study is assessing the commercial viability
of a project that will produce 6.3 million tonnes annually
of LNG either in a single large facility or in two separate
LNG trains. A large camp would be required for the
construction phase, which would involve some 7,500
workers. The infrastructure would include an offshore
loading terminal where tanker ships will berth and load
the LNG, and an offloading facility for transfer of
equipment and materials during construction and
operations. Once operational, the plant would be run by
about 500 people.
A massive construction effort would be needed in Port
Moresby in about three years time if one or both of these
LNG projects proceed as planned.
GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS LNG PROJECTS
In his opening address at the recent Petroleum Seminar in
Port Moresby, Petroleum and Energy Minister, Hon.
William Duma called on gas developers to get an LNG
project started while prices and other factors were
favourable. He said that the Government is committed to
getting an LNG project off the ground, and to that end has
allocated K500 million in the National Supplementary
Budgets to fund State equity in a development (increased
to K600 million in the 2008 National Budget). The Minister
stated that the Government would like to see an LNG
project commence by 2011.
The Government is moving to promote the downstream
processing of gas with the establishment of the Konebada
Petroleum Park (KPP) just outside the city of Port Moresby.
Minister Duma disclosed at the Petroleum Seminar that a
draft White Paper outlining the country's downstream
petroleum policy will soon be presented to the
Government for endorsement.
The Petroleum Park and other similar parks proposed for
Oriomo in Western Province and Wewak in East Sepik
Province are to become industrial centres essential to the
success of the downstream processing policy. They will
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operate as special economic zones with a dedicated
regulatory regime.
Minister Duma said that under the downstream policy, the
Government was confident of eventually attracting
investments in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), methanol,
dimethyl ether, fertilisers, and possibly gas-to-liquids.
The Minister also commented on retention licences. He
noted that “the Government is concerned that retention
licences have been an excuse in some instances for
licensees to warehouse gas. All past and future gas
discoveries will now be under the radar to ensure that all
gas fields are given the necessary support and incentives
to bring them to early production”.
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AUD 6,300.00
FULL MEMBER – Holder of a PL/PPFL
(Pipeline Licence/Petroleum Processing Facility Licence)
AUD 6,300.00
ASSOCIATE MEMBER
K
2,268.00
(incl. of 10% GST)
SERVICE MEMBER
K
1,700.00
(incl. of 10% GST)
Production Levy
All full members who are participating in the production of oil, gas or minerals within Papua
New Guinea are requested to pay a levy of K1 per K8000 of gross revenue, capped at USD
30,000 (approximately K100,000.00) per annum, in addition to the membership fee. Payment
can be made in PNG Kina or in Australian Dollars.
Company or Organisation: _______________________________________________________
Address:
_______________________________________________________
Telephone:
_______________________________________________________
Fax:
_______________________________________________________
Email:
_______________________________________________________
Website:
_______________________________________________________
Representative or Contact: _______________________________________________________
Position:
_______________________________________________________
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VOL 12
CHAMBER PUBLICATIONS ORDER FORM
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS PUBLICATIONS
MEMBER
NON-MEMBER
Community Relations Manual Volume 1
K 40.00
K 50.00
Community Relations Manual Volume 2
K 40.00
K 50.00
Landowner Compensation in PNG's Mining & Petroleum Sector
K 45.00
K 60.00
Valuer Generals Compensation Schedule for Trees & Plants,
all regions 2008
K5.00
K 10.00
Compensation Schedule for Land Use and Land Damage, and
Man made Structures in Mining and Petroleum Sectors.
Free
K 5.00
CD's
MEMBER
NON-MEMBER
1999 Mining and Petroleum Investment Conference, Sydney
K 40.00
K 50.00
K 50.00
K 70.00
2001 Community Affairs Conference, Lae
K 35.00
K 40.00
2002 Mining and Community II Conference, Madang
K 40.00
K 45.00
K 50.00
K 70.00
2005 PNG Geology Exploration and Mining Conference, Lae
K 30.00
K 50.00
2006 PNG Mining Seminar
K 25.00
K 30.00
2007 Seminar Series - Mining
K 50.00
K 70.00
2007 Seminar Series - Community Affairs
K 50.00
K 70.00
2007 Seminar Series - Petroleum
K 50.00
K 70.00
STUDENTS BOOKS
MEMBER
NON-MEMBER
The Oilfield
K 5.00
K 5.00
Hunting for Minerals and Oil in Papua New Guinea
K 5.00
K 5.00
It's a Goldmine
K 5.00
K 5.00
What is Gold?
FREE
FREE
Starting a Business
K 8.00
K 8.00
Starting a Business, Teacher's Guide
FREE
FREE
Careers Handbook
K 15.00
K 20.00
TECHNICAL CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
MEMBER
NON-MEMBER
1st PNG Petroleum Convention Proceedings Volume 1
K 60.00
K 60.00
2nd PNG Petroleum Convention Proceedings Volume 2
K 70.00
K 70.00
3rd PNG Petroleum Convention Proceedings Volume 3
K110.00
K110.00
4th PNG Petroleum Convention Proceedings Volume 4
K260.00
K260.00
Set of 4 Volumes- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
K450.00
K450.00
PNG Geology Exploration and Mining Conference Proceedings 1997
K 55.00
K 55.00
PNG Geology Exploration and Mining Conference Proceedings 2001
K130.00
K130.00
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QTY
QTY
QTY
QTY
VOL 12
CHAMBER PUBLICATIONS ORDER FORM
(continued)
OTHER BOOKS
MEMBER
NON-MEMBER
Earth Tok
K 40.00
K 50.00
Introduction to Mechanised Small Scale Gold Mining
(English version)
K 5.00
K 7.00
Soim Wei Bilong Yusim Ol Masin Long LikLik Wok Gol.
(Pidgin version)
K 5.00
K 7.00
Mercury-Safe Uses in Small Scale Alluvial Gold Mining
(English version)
K 5.00
K 7.00
Mekuri-Lukautim Yu Yet Taim Yu Wok Gol. (Pidgin version)
K 5.00
K 7.00
Introduction to Small Scale Gold Mining Techniques
(English version)
K 5.00
K 7.00
Sampela Ol Isipela Wei Bilong wok Gol (Pidgin version)
K 5.00
K 7.00
Wei Bilong Ronim Gut LikLik Wok Gol Bisnis
K 5.00
K 7.00
Occupational Health and Safety in Small Scale Alluvial Gold Mining
K 5.00
K 7.00
Helt Na Sefti Long LikLik Wok Gol
K 5.00
K 7.00
Gold - From Gold Pans and Sluice Boxes to Bars and Jewellery
K 5.00
K 7.00
Gol - Wok Gol Igo Inap Long Kukim na Wokim KainKain Samting
K 5.00
K 7.00
Restoration of the Landscape and the Environment
K 5.00
K 7.00
Lukautim Wara, Bus Na Graun Bihain Long Yu wok gol Na
Pinisim Wok Gol
K 5.00
K 7.00
Mastamak (Standard)
K160.00
K160.00
Mastamak (Deluxe)
K260.00
K260.00
Mastamak (Deluxe Numbered)
K450.00
K450.00
Oil & Gas Act, No 49 of 1998. Consolidated to No. 3 of 2006
K 40.00
K 50.00
Directory of Associate and Services Members
K 25.00
K 35.00
VIDEO TAPES - English and Pidgin Version
MEMBER
NON- MEMBER
Small Scale Mining - Mercury use in Small Scale Mining (English)
K 50.00
K 60.00
Small Scale Mining - Mercury use in Small Scale Mining (Pigin)
K 50.00
K 60.00
Small Scale Mining - Introduction to Small Alluvial Gold Mining
K 50.00
K 60.00
Small Scale Mining - Small Scale Mechanised Alluvial Gold Mining
K 50.00
K 60.00
QTY
QTY
THE ABOVE PRICES ARE EXCLUSIVE OF THE 10% VAT AND AIR FREIGHT COSTS.
PLEASE ADD 10% VAT UNLESS YOU ARE EXEMPT FROM VAT.
FREIGHT COSTS WILL BE CHARGED WHERE APPLICABLE.
NAME:_______________________________________________________________________________________________
ORGANISATION: _______________________________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
PHONE: _______________________FAX: _________________________EMAIL: ___________________________________
For more information contact the Chamber on the below address.
P.O. Box 1032, Port Moresby, NCD. 121, Papua New Guinea
Phone: (675) 321 2988 Fax: (675) 321 7107
Email: [email protected] Website: www.pngchamberminpet.com.pg
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PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum
P.O. Box 1032, Port Moresby, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Telephone: (675) 321 2988 Facsimile: (675) 321 7107
Email: [email protected]
CHAMBER COUNCIL
Peter Botten - President
Ila Temu - Snr Vice President
Gary Morony - Vice President
Borone Isana - Councillor
Robin Moaina - Councillor
Jenni Lean - Councillor
Christian Vinson - Councillor
Paul Coleman - Councillor
Ian Trevitt - Councillor
Graham Briggs - Councillor
Lutz Heim - Councillor
Ray Ninnes - Councillor
SECRETARIAT
Greg Anderson - Executive Director
PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum Office Location Map
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