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Akali Tange Association
Akali Tange Association Inc is a human rights focused landowner's association based in Porgera, Papua New Guinea that advocates for community interests where multinational mines operate. Organisation Membership includes the relatives of more than twenty deceased "illegal miners" who have been killed near the ''Porgera Joint Venture.'' In 2006, the organisation's Executive Officer was Jethro Tulin, and as of 2017, it was McDiyan Robert Yapari. History In April 2005 Akali Tange published ''The Shooting Fields of Porgera Joint Venture'' documenting allegations of ongoing assaults and murders of local residents by the security contractors of Porgera Gold Mine. They shared the 163 page report with MiningWatch Canada. Catherine Coumans of MiningWatch Canada described the report as gruesome and credible. The report expanded the scope of concern of activists from only environmental to also human rights. The report led to an admission from Placer Dome Placer Dome Inc. was a la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porgera
Porgera (also spelled Pogera) is a town in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea. It lies to the east of Porgera Gold Mine The Porgera Gold Mine is a large gold and silver mining operation in near Porgera, Enga province, Papua New Guinea (PNG), located at the head of the Porgera Valley. The mine is situated in the rain forest covered highlands at an altitude of 2,200 .... It is administered under Porgera Rural LLG. {{Authority control Populated places in Enga Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porgera Gold Mine
The Porgera Gold Mine is a large gold and silver mining operation in near Porgera, Enga province, Papua New Guinea (PNG), located at the head of the Porgera Valley. The mine is situated in the rain forest covered highlands at an altitude of 2,200 to 2,700 m, in a region of high rainfall, landslides, and frequent earthquakes. The Porgera Gold Mine is operated by the Porgera Joint Venture (PJV). Porgera Gold Mine is the second largest mine in Papua New Guinea and is regarded as one of the world's top ten producing gold mines. In 2009, it produced 572,595 ounces of gold and 94,764 ounces of silver and had 2,500 employees and 500 contractors. Since it began operating, the mine has produced more than 16 million ounces of gold and almost 3 million ounces of silver, accounting for about 12 percent of Papua New Guinea's total exports. The mine's proven and probable mineral reserves as of 2009 amount to 8.1 million ounces of gold. Porgera Gold Mine has consistently been criticized for en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MiningWatch Canada
MiningWatch Canada is a non-governmental organization based in Ottawa, Ontario. Founded in 1999, it acts as a watchdog of Canada's mining industry. MiningWatch is part of the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability, the Canadian Council for International Cooperation, and the Halifax Initiative. In Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ..., Europe, there is a same kind of organization Kansalaisten kaivosvaltuuskunta – MiningWatch Finland. References Ex ...
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Placer Dome
Placer Dome Inc. was a large mining company specializing in gold and other precious metals, with corporate headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In August 2005, the company had interests in 16 gold mining operations in 7 countries; it had a market capitalization of $6.7 billion USD (on June 30, 2005). For the year 2004, it had sales of $1,888 million, net earnings of $284 million, and cash from operations of US$376 million. The company was purchased by Barrick Gold in 2006, and was assimilated into Barrick. History Placer Dome was formed in Vancouver in 1987, by amalgamating Placer Development Ltd. of Vancouver (founded in British Columbia in 1926), Dome Mines Limited of Toronto (founded in Ontario in 1910), and Campbell Red Lake Mines Ltd. of Toronto (founded in Ontario in 1944). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porgera Landowners Association
The Porgera Landowners Association ( PLOA) was formed in the late 1980s and incorporated in 1992. Its objectives are to represent the 10,000 landowners with traditional land around the Porgera Gold Mine and serve as a pressure group on behalf of the landowners, and to pursue landowner claims in the courts in Port Moresby. The PLOA is funded by royalties from the mine, so that the mine pays for the institution established to oppose it. Porgera Gold Mine was built by Vancouver-based Placer Dome, and began operations in 1990. It is one of the world's top ten gold mines, producing over 16 million ounces up to 2009. The mine, which is operated by Porgera Joint Venture (PJV), has been 95% owned by Toronto-based Barrick Gold Corporation following Barrick's takeover of Placer Dome in 2006. Funding 2% of the mine's total sales, less selling expenses, are paid out as royalties to the provincial government and various local bodies. The PLOA receives 12% of the mine's royalties. Since 2005 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Organisations Based In Papua New Guinea
An organization or organisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is an entity—such as a company, an institution, or an association—comprising one or more people and having a particular purpose. The word is derived from the Greek word ''organon'', which means tool or instrument, musical instrument, and organ. Types There are a variety of legal types of organizations, including corporations, governments, non-governmental organizations, political organizations, international organizations, armed forces, charities, not-for-profit corporations, partnerships, cooperatives, and educational institutions, etc. A hybrid organization is a body that operates in both the public sector and the private sector simultaneously, fulfilling public duties and developing commercial market activities. A voluntary association is an organization consisting of volunteers. Such organizations may be able to operate without legal formalities, depending on jurisdiction, incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Human Rights Organizations
:''The list is incomplete; please add known articles or create missing ones'' The following is a list of articles on the human rights organisations of the world. It does not include political parties, or academic institutions. The list includes both secular and religious organizations. International non-governmental organizations * Amazon Watch *Amnesty International *Anti-Slavery International * Article 19 *Avocats Sans Frontières * Breakthrough * CARE *Carter Center * CCJO René Cassin *Center for Economic and Social Rights *Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law *Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) *Civil Rights Defenders *Coalition for the International Criminal Court *Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative * CryptoRights Foundation *Cultural Survival * Disabled Peoples' International *Enough Project *Equality Now *Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor *Every Human Has Rights *Forum 18 * Fourth Estate *Free the Slaves *Freedom from Torture *Freedom House * Fri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
