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Ok Tedi Mining Limited is a
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
n company that administers the Ok Tedi Mine in the northern part of the Western Province. Its main office is located in
Tabubil Tabubil is a town located in the Star Mountains area of the North Fly District of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. The town, including the adjoining relocated village of Wangabin and the industrial area of Laydown (where industrial equipment was ...
and the building is known as the White House. Its chairman, since 2014, has been former Deputy Prime Minister
Moi Avei Moi Avei KBE (born 24 October 1946) is a Papua New Guinean politician. He was a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea from 1992 to 2007, representing the Kairuku-Hiri electorate. He was Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea fr ...
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Women in mining

Ok Tedi Women’s Network (OWN) is a local organization that works on issues effecting the company's female employees.
The World Bank The World Bank Group (WBG) is a family of five international organizations that make leveraged loans to developing countries. It is the largest and best-known development bank in the world and an observer at the United Nations Development Grou ...
has studied OWN as a model for treatment of women in the mining industry. The group handles a wide range of topics, from honoring girls and women in science to critical cancer awareness. One of Ok Tedi's senior employees and representatives to OWN,
Samantha Andreas Samantha Maria Andreas is an environmental chemist and occupational health and safety expert in the mining industry of Papua New Guinea.UK in the South Pacific (2019-08-15)"Congratulations Ms. Samantha Maria Andreas, on your #Chevening scholarship" ...
, was the Westpac Women in Business' Young Achiever award recipient in 2008.UK in the South Pacific (2019-08-15)
"Congratulations Ms. Samantha Maria Andreas, on your #Chevening scholarship"
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See also

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Ok Tedi environmental disaster The Ok Tedi environmental disaster caused severe harm to the environment along of the Ok Tedi River and the Fly River in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea between around 1984 and 2013. The lives of 50,000 people have been disrupted. One ...
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Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
* Ok Tedi Mine


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