Zijin VIP leads delegation to the Porgera Award

By Sheila Lasibori - January 16, 2018

Ms Lin (centre) talks to PJV Managing Director Shaoyang Shen (left) for purposes of translation while looking on are Processing Operations Superintendent Toke Kewe (left to right), Senior Metallurgist Alfred Tom, Zhaolong and Xueling at the Tawisakali plant.Ms Lin (centre) talks to PJV Managing Director Shaoyang Shen (left) for purposes of translation while looking on are Processing Operations Superintendent Toke Kewe (left to right), Senior Metallurgist Alfred Tom, Zhaolong and Xueling at the Tawisakali plant.

An eight-member delegation from the Zijin Mining Group Company Limited visited the Porgera gold mine in Enga, from 21 to 25 November 2017.

The familiarisation visit was led by Zijin Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Hongying Lin. Ms Lin is also on the Zijin Board.

As is tradition for such high level visitors to the Porgera mine site, the site visit was filled with meetings, presentations, and visits to the operational sites as well as an aerial tour of the open pit and other workings.

The delegation included: Deputy CFO Xueling (Minty) Cai, Director Internal Control Wenshen Fan, Chief Environment and Safety Officer Rongchun Liu, General Manager (GM) for Operations Safety Dongyin Zhao, GM for Environment and Sustainability Xuanqing Lan, GM for Overseas Operations Chaoyang Que and Mine Engineer for Overseas Operations Zhaolong Zhang.

The Porgera Joint Venture (PJV) is owned 95% by Barrick (Niugini) Limited (under a Joint Venture agreement between Canada’s Barrick Gold Corporation and China’s Zijin Mining Group Company Limited). The remaining 5% is owned by Mineral Resources Enga (MRE) Limited (equally owned by the Enga Provincial Government and the Porgera landowners).

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The Porgera Gold Mine in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea, is owned by the Porgera Joint Venture (PJV).

It is operated by Barrick (Niugini) Limited (“BNL”) which owns 95 percent participating interest in PJV. The remaining 5% is owned by Mineral Resources Enga (MRE) Limited.

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