The kind of deep-sea mining that we've examined this week is only legally permitted inside a country's territorial waters. The only country on earth to allow it so far is Papua New Guinea.

Last night we featured a new potentially lucrative industry, deep-sea mining. Tonight, videographer Edward Kiernan and special correspondent Willem Marx return to Papua New Guinea and the Bismarck ...

Both groups sought to gain control of local mining access, said the PNG government, which has called for “lethal force” to to stop the fighting. PNG’s police commissioner David Manning told ...

Papua New Guinea has given police permission to use ... apparently over control of local mining access, is continuing, the government said. The violence has spiralled after an attack in August ...

Papua New Guinea has granted police emergency powers to quell the conflict, the government said in a separate statement. Barrick owns 24.5% of the mine, while China’s Zijin Mining Group Co. also ...

Location Woodlark Island (Muyua Island), in Papua New Guinea. Project Owner/s Geopacific ... a 12.1-year mine-life from low-strip openpit mining of more than 97% measured and indicated mineral ...

Battles between illegal miners first erupted last week after a landowner was fatally injured in the remote highlands’ province of Enga, home to one of PNG’s ... order in the mining township ...

Critics say the operation was illegal and that DSMF’s activities flout two ongoing moratoria that should prevent deep-sea mining in PNG’s territorial waters. On the other hand, a national ...

Tribal violence in Papua New Guinea's Enga Province has resulted in the deaths of over 35 people, with clashes linked to illegal mining activities. Authorities stated that the death toll could ...

Papua New Guinea is not often spoken about as a premier mining jurisdiction, but with a swathe of majors active in the region, a mining-friendly government looking to bolster the minerals sector ...

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