Mine Tailings

Good Or Bad Development

Environmental advocate, Jotham Keleino, is attached with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of PNG and has been supporting the church’s campaign against the proposed deep-sea tailings placement method.

Keleino, who has a Bachelor in Science degree, was recently speaking with Morobe tertiary students on the impacts of development, stressing on the need to look at the bigger picture.

He believes that money should not be used as a yardstick; instead, people’s lives and the environment should always be the focus of development.

Tailings management options investigated

Speaking at the Australia-PNG Business Council Forum Newcrest Country Manager, Peter Aitsi, said the investigations into the tailings management options which include, deep sea tailings placement, is being done along with further geo-technical interpretations.

Aitsi said the outcomes of these activities will be forwarded and placed with the Special Mining Lease (SML) application and feasibility study which have been submitted.