Barrick (Niugini Limited)

When painting PNG as an investor destination, PM Marape told attendees at the Sydney International Convention Centre that: “Those who have been investing in our country still hold ground. They have not conceded ground.

“Barrick, my favourite topic. We had a fair go at contest, all in the interest of finding the middle ground in which they win and we win.

The trial is seen as a fall back for local women after the closure of the Porgera Gold Mine as well as throughout the district.

The trial taken on by the Porgera Women in Business (WiB) and is backed by mine operators Barrick (Niugini) Lmited (BNL).

WiB Porgera President, Elizabeth Iarume, says farming and agriculture are what the people will hold on to once the mine closes.