Monthly Archives: September 2010
BREAKING NEWS: Ramu mine agrees new halt on waste dumping
The owners of the Ramu nickel mine in Papua New Guinea, MCC and Highlands Pacific, have agreed to give a legal undertaking to put a new halt on their marine waste dumping plans until a court hearing on 15 October. … Continue reading
Filed under Environmental impact, Human rights, Mine construction, Papua New Guinea
Ramu mine back in court on Friday to defend waste dumping
Plans by the controversial Ramu nickel mine to dump 100 million tons of mine waste into the ocean will be back before the National Court in Madang on Friday. Landowners will be asking the court for a fresh injunction to … Continue reading
Filed under Environmental impact, Human rights, Mine construction, Papua New Guinea
Watut River communities want answers about Hidden Valley mine pollution
By MALUM NALU Minister for Environment and Conservation Benny Allan and his secretary Dr Wari Iamo have been asked to explain to mining-affected communities along the Watut River of Morobe province how the environment audit of Hidden Valley Mine will … Continue reading
Filed under Environmental impact, Human rights, Papua New Guinea
Is Highlands Pacific misleading the Australian stock market?
Australian company Highlands Pacific, a minority stakeholder in the Ramu nickel mine in Papua New Guinea, has released what appears to be a very misleading statement to the Australian stock market. In the statement Highlands Pacific Managing Director John Gooding claims … Continue reading
The true story of the Ramu mine litigation
By Tiffany Nonggorr IT IS GOOD to see the issues concerning litigation around the Ramu nickel project being debated but I enter this discussion for the sole purpose of correcting the false information concerning both the existing plaintiffs and the … Continue reading
BREAKING NEWS: Judge offers a lifeline to marine waste dumping opponents
Australian based Highlands Pacific and Chinese mine company, MCC, joint owners of the Ramu nickel mine in Papua New Guinea, face a nervous seven days while they wait to see whether another injunction again halts construction of a marine waste … Continue reading
Circumstances suspicious says judge
National Court Judge, Justice Cannings, has said the circumstances surrounding the withdrawal of a case challenging the dumping of mine waste into the sea were “suspicious”. The three plaintiff’s challenging the mine waste dumping plans of the Ramu nickel mine … Continue reading
Filed under Corruption, Environmental impact, Human rights, Mine construction, Papua New Guinea
COURT UPDATE: Injunctions lifted – Ramu mine can dump waste in the ocean
Madang, 4.30pm The National Court sitting in Madang has lifted the injunction stopping the construction of the marine waste dumping system for the Ramu nickel mine. The Court has also refused an application from Rai Coast landowner Louis Medaing to … Continue reading
COURT UPDATE: Original plaintiffs are out – fresh application to join new plaintiff to be made at 1.30pm
Madang, 10am A visibly angry Justice Cannings has this morning granted leave for the three original Plaintiff’s challenging plans by the Ramu nickel mine to dump 100 million tons of mine waste into the sea, to withdraw from the case. … Continue reading
Minister assaulted by Chinese mine company employees
Papua New Guinea Agriculture Minister, John Hickey, was assaulted by two employees of Chinese mining company MCC, owner of the Ramu nickel mine, at Madang airport last Saturday. Hickey was at the airport awaiting the arrival of Agriculture Secretary, Anton … Continue reading
Filed under Human rights, Papua New Guinea
