Mining Minister, Johnson Tuke said this during his address of the Southern Regional Consultation forum presentation of the Mine and Works (Safety and Health) Bill 2021 in Port Moresby.
“We do not have any policy guidelines for quarries or for alluvial mining.
“The launch of alluvial mining comes with social impacts on the livelihood of people, at the same time, it is coming with environmental impact on the people. Do we have the policy to manage this environmental damage? It is an extractive industry.