Mineral Resources Enga (MRE)

Porgera On The Road To Restart

Prime Minister James Marape said it was a “milestone achievement” towards reopening of the Porgera mine, which has been closed since 2019.

Porgera Mine is currently into its third year of Care & Maintenance and restart plans is forthcoming, with the full execution of the Shareholders Agreement by Mineral Resource deal sealed.

New Porgera Shareholders’ Deal Signed

The shareholders’ agreement now only awaits the signature of Mineral Resources Enga (MRE) for the document to take effect, which would clear the way for the incorporation of a new Porgera joint venture company and the application for a new Special Mining Lease, a condition of the Porgera mine’s reopening. 
 
The new Porgera joint venture company will be owned 49 percent by BNL and 51 percent by PNG parties, including an increased equity stake for the Porgera landowners.