Papua New Guinea: Villagers Give Notice On Deep Sea Mining

Papua New Guinea: Villagers Give Notice On Deep Sea Mining West coast central New Ireland landowners will ask the Supreme Court to stop any deep-sea mining in the area until the current mining laws governing sacred fishing grounds are properly interpreted. Nautilus Minerals had obtained national government approval to begin deep sea mining off the coast of New Ireland and East New Britain. Namatanai MP Byron Chan and the provincial government have joined forces with the West-coast Central...

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