Monthly Archives: February 2010
Madam Luo Shu blocks access to Mine Watch for MCC staff
Madam Luo Shu, the President of Ramu Nico Management which runs the controversial Chinese Metallurgical Construction company’s (MCC) Ramu mine operation, has blocked internet access to this blog for all MCC staff in Papua New Guinea. China is often criticised … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
Chinese mine bringing increased gambling, prostitution and alcohol
Gambling, prostitution and alcohol consumption are unhealthy social activities that are on the rise in the Ramu nickel mine region according to a report presented earlier this month to the Madang Provincial administration by the Provincial Mines Office. Provincial mines … Continue reading
Filed under Landowner disputes, Mine construction
Landowners resist Chinese attempts at forced resettlement
Landowners from the Mauri clan in Madang Province are resisting police intimidation and pressure from the Chinese Metallurgical Construction company (MCC) to resettle their homes, claiming the company has not agreed to properly compensate them for their loss. MCC is … Continue reading
Filed under Civil Rights, Mine construction
New video shows people’s anger at the appalling state of the Lae-Madang highway
Compelling new video footage shows the appalling state of the main Lae-Madang highway where road users were forced to sleep in their vehicles for two nights after recent heavy rains washed mud from the Ramu mine pipeline construction across the … Continue reading
Filed under Corruption, Mine construction
Opposition claims Chinese miner has paid K40 million to keep Somare in power
Rumours have been circulating for the past week that Prime Minister Michael Somare has been given a war chest of K40 million to shore up support for his government from among the nations 109 MPs. The source of the K40 … Continue reading
Filed under Corruption
Governor Amet unhappy with Chinese mine company
MADANG Governor Sir Arnold Amet says he is unimpressed with how the Chinese Metallic Company (MCC) is handling its obligations to the people, reports The National newspaper. MCC is the operator of the Ramu nickel mine, . Sir Arnold is angry … Continue reading
Filed under Mine construction
100 million tons of mine waste to be dumped in Basamuk Bay
Disturbing new pictures from Madang show how the Chinese owners of the Ramu Nickel mine are already dumping industrial waste along the shoreline of the picturesque Basamuk Bay. But this industrial pollution will soon be dwarfed by the dumping of … Continue reading
Filed under Mine construction
Landowners worried by Chinese invasion and a shoddy pipeline
Indigenous people living alongside the new 135km tailings disposal pipeline constructed for the Chinese owned Ramu Nickel mine are already suffering the negative impacts of shoddy construction work and fear far worse is to come once the mine starts operating. … Continue reading
Filed under Mine construction
Will the Ramu mine be another big rip off – just like Lihir?
With community outrage over revelations about the true size and value of the Ramu nickel deposit still simmering, figures released by the Lihir gold mine in New Ireland province, Papua New Guinea, which delivered a US$500 million profit in 2009, … Continue reading
Filed under Financial returns
