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Barrick Gold briefly suspends operations at Papua New Guinea mine after violence kills 20

Section: Daily Dispatches

From Reuters
Tuesday, September 17, 2024

SYDNEY -- Barrick Gold has suspended operations at its Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea until Thursday after tribal violence in the region killed at least 20.

Papua New Guinea has granted police emergency powers, including the use of lethal force, to contain the violence in Porgera between illegal settlers squatting near the gold mine and local landowners, newspapers Post-Courier and The National reported late on Sunday. ...

... For the remainder of the report:

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/barrick-gold-suspends-operations-papua-new-guinea-mine-after-violence-kills-2024-09-17/


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