Papua New Guinea is not often spoken about as a premier mining jurisdiction, but with a swathe of majors active in the region ...

Papua New Guinea security personnel have been authorized to use “lethal force” to quell violence between illegal miners and ...

Shootouts between hundreds of tribal warriors have left at least 30 people dead in Papua New Guinea's highlands, police said ...

Violent attacks near Barrick Gold's Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has likely killed at least 20 people and forced women and children to flee the region, local media reported.

Barrick Gold has suspended operations at its Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea until Thursday after tribal violence in ...

Papua New Guinea has granted police emergency powers to quell spiralling violence in the Porgera Valley, blaming "illegal settlers" squatting near one of the country's largest gold mines.