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Lessons from Porgera goldmine

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19 February 2024

A new Porgera? Part II

by Glenn Banks and John Burton

24 January 2024

by Glenn Banks and John Burton

People of Porgera (Clément Piment-Flickr)

30 October 2023

A long-term fund to lift the Porgera mining curse

by Andrew Anton Mako

28 June 2023

The local “resource curse”: missed opportunities in Porgera, PNG

by Andrew Anton Mako

BSP office and, PostPNG office in Paiam Town, Porgera District, Enga Province (Kamaini.wane-Wikimedia Commons)

21 June 2023

Mining in PNG: blessings, curse and lessons from the Porgera goldmine

by Andrew Anton Mako

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