Canadian High Commissioner visits Porgera

By Elise Anga - 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.

The Canadian High Commissioner to Australia and the Pacific Islands, His Excellency Paul Maddison, CMM, MSM, was pleased to observe women venture into enterprises in Porgera. 

“I am very pleased to see you being enabled to be independent through this enterprise with what you’re doing”, he said this to members of the Porgera branch of Women in Business (WiB) during his one-day visit to the Porgera Gold Mine in October 2017.

Mr Maddison and his entourage in the company of Porgera Joint Venture (PJV) representatives visited the WiB nursery at Anawe, during the visit. 

“I want you to know that in Canada women are very powerful. In our government, half of the cabinet are women, and the most important goal of the Canadian government is enabling women and girls to be successful in whatever they choose to do.” 

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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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