Papua New Guinea: Hidden Valley Mine Pollution ‘Could Be Worse Than Ok Tedi’

Papua New Guinea: Hidden Valley Mine Pollution ‘Could Be Worse Than Ok Tedi’ The pollution of the Watut river is far worse than the Hidden Valley mine owners have admitted and the acidification of the river ‘could be worse than Ok Tedi’ according to environmental experts. Harmony Gold and Newcrest Mining, the owners of the Hidden Valley mine, have told landowners along the Watut river that problems of vegetation die-back have been caused by higher than expected sedimentation leaking into the...

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