Pools of polluted water are found all around the mine site
These photos, from the MCC operated Ramu mine site at Kurumbukari (KBK) in Madang Province, show why local people are asking questions and becoming more and more concerned at the lack of answers.
The spillover from what is called “the pit”, where MCC store what local people refer to as ‘the tailings’, is now flowing out through garden areas and running into the Ramu River.
The “pit” area where water runs off from every time it rains
People in the area are saying anyone who complains about the spillover and its impacts are told to “shut up” or they won’t “partake in the benefits”.
This attitude and the destruction is causing tensions and fueling strong calls for talks about resuming the Ramu River court case which is still pending in the Madang court.
This spillover problem, along with the Chromite issue in Madang town, are making more and more people concerned. On top of that landowners are starting to ask where are the benefits they were told they were going to be receiving.
Things aren’t going well at what MCC and Highlands Pacific describe as their “WORLD CLASS” operation…
Vegetation die-back in flooded garden areas
The once clear and clean Ramu river
Deposits from the polluted river left on rocks
Close up view of the water local people are expected to drink, cook with and wash in
Papua New Guinea Mine Watch 
I am really shocked when I see this pictures and read about what is happening. This is very environmentally unfriendly and disastrous. Please authorities do something before the impacts reach the worst level.
this is not disastrous
Your making a mountain out of a molehill