Porgera Gold Mine
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The Porgera Gold Mine is a large gold and silver mining operation 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.
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Location: -5.4646, 143.1048, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
- Magmatic-epithermal transitions in alkalic systems: Porgera gold deposit, Papua New Guinea - scientific article published in 1992, Q1860
- Linking high-grade gold mineralization to earthquake-induced fault-valve processes in the Porgera gold deposit, Papua New Guinea - scholarly article by Eleanor C. Peterson & John A. Mavrogenes published May 2014 in Geology, Q1860
- Is sustainable development a faceless rhetoric? : an assessment of educational sustainability at the Porgera Mine, Papua New Guinea - 2011 master's thesis by Bruce Loluave Java at Massey University, Q1860
- Sources of metals in the Porgera gold deposit, Papua New Guinea: Evidence from alteration, isotope, and noble metal geochemistry - article, Q1860, 1991
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| commons | image | Porgera Gold Mine | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Gold-64404 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Porgera Gold Mine 2005 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Gold-216646 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Gold, Mount Kare, Porgera, Auagum Range, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea - University of Arizona Mineral Museum - University of Arizona - Tucson, AZ - DSC08549 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Laimbari,Quarry Stockpile Dump,Porgera | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Survey Control Pillar | Commons | ||




