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PNG’S BRIGHT MINING FUTURE MINING IS ONE OF THE MAJOR ECONOMIC DRIVERS FOR AUSTRALIA’S CLOSEST NEIGHBOUR, WHICH MEANS THERE ARE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK AND ESTABLISH A CAREER IN THE PACIFIC NATION.

apua New Guinea (PNG) has a storied gold and copper mining history harking back to the early 1900s, and the likes of Ok Tedi, Lihir and Simberi are some of the active mines still producing today. The country’s mining past has not been without its troubles, but a series of local and international companies are driving today’s sector forward, generating new opportunities for PNG communities and emerging professionals.

The IEA College of TAFE, based in the country’s capital of Port Moresby, is playing a key role in fostering PNG’s next generation of miners. While IEA doesn’t provide education in practical trades, it does offer courses in business, accounting, IT, sales and marketing, each of which are important disciplines in the mining sector. As PNG continues to develop and progress commercially, the country’s population is beginning to embrace the opportunities, learning the importance of professionalism and customer service.

Through the support of international companies, tertiary institutions such as IEA, and allied countries such as Australia, PNG has a way forward. IEA manager Dr William Pedley told Australian Mining that the institution’s vision is “teaching the right attitude”. “Three quarters of our students are people from school, another quarter are people who are in work but realise they can’t get a promotion without a qualification, so they come back and get a proper qualification.” Pedley said. “We are the only college TVET (TAFE-delivered vocational education

and training) college in PNG which gives Australianequivalent-level qualifications.” This enables IEA students to not only receive a high standard of education, but also ply their trade in Australia if they are able to do so. IEA has links with various Australian institutions, such as James Cook University in Queensland, to support those who want to study across the Torres Strait.

“People who get our diplomas and advanced diplomas can go on (to James Cook) after getting credit for their first year of studies at IEA,” Pedley said. “It is noticeable whenever somebody who’s gone to Australia comes back – the professionalism they’ve absorbed from being in Australia, and the professional attitudes they’ve learned there. “In an ideal world, you’d have all our graduates go to Australia to do one, two, three or more years’ work experience and, because they all love their country, they will probably filter back at some point anyway. “The experience they would then bring back would have a very beneficial effect on Papua New Guinea.” As IEA fosters PNG’s next generation of professionals, the institution’s key strategy is to get students into companies, which is often a two-way partnership.

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“We also train people within companies,” Pedley said. “We’ve got links with Ok Tedi and Lihir and we’ve had a huge link with Panguna in the past, which is set to be reopen in the next year.” Panguna – a copper-gold mine in Bougainville – has produced three million tonnes of copper and 306 tonnes of gold in the past. Panguna’s reopening is a key objective of PNG’s Department of Mineral and Energy Resources (DoMER), with discussions between the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) and the mine’s landowners continuing to advance. It’s mines such as Panguna that not only offer career opportunities for IEA students but also enable IEA to provide career development opportunities within companies. “We go into companies, help train their staff and give them train-thetrainer qualifications, so they know how to teach new procedures effectively to their employees,” Pedley said. “At the same time, we look to hopefully place our students in these companies once they’ve graduated.” Pedley said IEA has also formed ties with oil and gas companies as

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the institution looks to support this growing industry. The production of liquefied natural gas (LNG), in particular, is spurring PNG’s future economic potential. “We’ve been talking to the oil and gas industry because there are some major new projects coming online next year,” Pedley said. “Many of these companies are looking for chefs to provide catering. So we’ve got an MoU (memorandum of understanding) with a Oilmin, who are supplying catering services to many of these big projects. “In conjunction with Oilmin, we train senior chefs who then train their students and we oversee the standard and give them a qualification at the same time.” IEA is also working with Express Freight Management to support PNG’s next generation of logistics personnel. This is particularly important for a PNG mining sector reliant on effective sea, air and road transportation. “These are the areas where soft skills are key,” Pedley said. “There are technical aspects to these industries, but it’s largely about sensible planning and effective training of procedures, which companies and employees typically don’ have in PNG.

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“So that’s how we interlink with PNG companies and also the youth of the country.” IEA’s mission is for its students to make an effective contribution to the companies for which they work, with a goal to train leaders who can rise up the ranks and take on management roles. Pedley used the example of former Ok Tedi managing director and chief executive officer Musje Werror, who was the keynote speaker at IEA’s graduation ceremony earlier this year. “Musje was born in West Papua (in Indonesia) but grew up in Papua New Guinea, and he rose right to the top of Ok Tedi,” Pedley said. “That’s the sort of goal we want for our students.” Through its existing operations and emerging development projects, the PNG mining sector has an important role to play in not only supplying the world with important minerals but also providing career opportunities for the country’s population. And educational institutions such as the IEA College of TAFE will key players as part of this process, enabling the next generation of miners to realise and take advantage of their professional opportunities. AM

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he mining industry is one of the main pillars of economic growth in Papua New Guinea (PNG), which is home to many new and exciting project developments. Miners with PNG operations are on the path to potentially see great success.

Newcrest

The Australian miner wholly owns its Lihir gold operations located in Niolam Island, 900km from the PNG capital of Port Moresby. Lihir is one of the world’s largest producing gold mines, with ore reserves of 22 million ounces (Moz) of gold and measured and indicated mineral resources of 42Moz.

The project’s pre-feasibility study for Phase 14A was approved by the Newcrest board in late 2021, which the company described as a “key milestone towards realising the full potential of (the) operational asset”. Lihir’s Phase 14A aimed to bring forward higher grades to improve gold production and operational flexibility by establishing an additional independent ore source at the site. Newcrest continued to progress the Phase 14A feasibility study during the 2022 financial year (FY22) with ground support, drainage works and shotcrete works completed, and the procurement of mobile fleet equipment, specialised civil engineering equipment and materials.

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“Phase 14A is another step forward in realising the full potential of Lihir with the cutback expected to deliver (approximately) 400koz (thousand ounces) of incremental high-grade gold production over the next four years from an additional ore source that is now well

supported by geotechnical drilling,” Newcrest said in its December 2022 quarterly report. “Ground support works continued in Bench 1 during the quarter and mining is well underway in Bench 2. First high-grade ore from Phase 14A is expected to be delivered from FY24.”

Lihir has continued to see great success in 2023, as was evident in Newcrest’s June quarterly report that included highlights such as a record safety performance with no recordable injuries for a second consecutive quarter. “Newcrest’s all-in sustaining cost (AISC) of $1196 per ounce for the quarter was 20 per cent higher than the prior period, driven by higher capital expenditure mainly at Lihir,” Newcrest said in its report. Gold production at the site equalled to 182koz, which was eight per cent higher than the previous period due to higher gold head grade and higher mill throughput. Lihir’s overall performance was below expectations, however, with mining and milling operations affected by extreme rainfall following a prolonged period of drought. “Medium-term weather forecasts indicate that rainfall levels in the September 2023 quarter will be more aligned with the long-term average,” Newcrest said in its June quarterly report.

“As a result, mining volumes are expected to increase in FY24, supported by the ongoing benefits from the mine improvement program and further productivity improvements with two new large shovels expected on site in the September 2023 quarter. “Lihir’s AISC of $1555 per ounce was 16 per cent higher than the prior period mainly due to higher sustaining capital expenditure, including mobile fleet procurement. This was partly offset by lower site operating costs for the quarter, with higher spend in the prior period relating to the bi-annual plant shutdown in March 2023.” The PNG Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) also recently granted clearance for US gold giant Newmont to proceed with its acquisition of Newcrest. “We appreciate the ICCC in Papua New Guinea carefully reviewing and clearing our proposed acquisition of Newcrest,” Newmont chief executive officer Tom Palmer said. “We remain committed to building strong, mutually beneficial and longlasting relationships with PNG’s government and local communities.”

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Following the recent sale of its Australian-based Leonora assets to Genesis Minerals, St Barbara appears to be focusing elsewhere for gold. Its Simberi operation, located in the PNG province of New Ireland, has delivered strong results for the gold miner and is projected to improve over time. “Simberi produced 25,189 ounces of gold in the quarter, 55 per cent higher than the March quarter and the best production quarter since Q4 June FY20,” St Barbara said in its June quarterly report, while adding that the Simberi operations delivered 78,320 ounces of gold for FY23. The June quarter’s ounces were produced at an elevated average milled grade of 1.81 grams per tonne (g/t).

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Hastings Deering

The Caterpillar (Cat) supplier’s journey in PNG began in 1949, and Hastings Deering delivers Cat products and services to the region’s mining industry. The company operates across six PNG sites: Kimbe, capital of the West New Britain province; Kokopo, capital of the East New Britain Province; Lae, capital of Morobe Province; Lihir Island, largest island in the Lihir group of islands; Tabubil, in the Star Mountains area of the North Fly District of the Western Province; and the national capital of Port Moresby. Hastings Deering employs 300 people across these six PNG operations. “Since our journey began in Papua New Guinea in 1949, Hastings Deering has been delivering quality Cat products and services to our customers,” Hastings Deering said. “Today we supply premium equipment and services to a range of industries, including mining, construction, forestry, materials handling and government. “Technology is also allowing us to make significant improvements to our customers’ business needs to reduce

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Located in the country’s Western Province, Ok Tedi is the longest running open-pit copper, gold and silver mine in PNG. According to Ok Tedi Mining, which operates the site, up to 240,000 tonnes of overburden (waste rock) is mined each day from a pit covering about 2.6km2, and about 60,000 tonnes of ore is mined each day and delivered to the mill for processing. Oki Tedi’s copper production was 13 per cent higher in 2022 than the previous year due to an increase of 11 per cent in ore milled, with 2021 affected by residual fire damage in late 2020. The site’s gold production was 17 per cent higher in 2022 than the previous year, which was attributable to higher head grade and increased processing throughput, and its mine production (total material movement) increased by 10 per cent to 104.7 megatons (Mt), with COVID-related labour shortages experienced in 2021 largely addressed. “Production levels are now back in line with pre-pandemic 2019 levels,” Oki Tedi said in its 2022 annual report.

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s one of the main economic pillars of the country, mining has found a successful home in Papua New Guinea (PNG). One company that understands this situation well is Hastings Deering, one of the top suppliers of Caterpillar (CAT) products and services to the Pacific nation’s mining sector. Hastings Deering’s journey in PNG began in 1949, and it has been delivering CAT products and services to the country’s mining industry since that time.

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“With approximately 30,000 Caterpillar line-item parts and access to the Caterpillar global dealer network, we are well positioned for parts distribution to our customer needs.” Hastings Deering has an in-house training centre in PNG that produces certified CAT technicians through apprenticeships in mechanical and autoelectrician trades. “The training team based out of Port Moresby and Lae has grown the number of opportunities and offerings in recent years by expanding our capability in work experience and digital delivery of

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annual corporate blood drive since 2015 through sponsorship and a business wide blood donation campaign,” Dare said. “The Port Moresby General Hospital is the largest hospital in PNG and the impact of this cause has been far-reaching.” Indeed, with its support of so many causes in PNG, Hastings Deering’s impact in the Pacific nation can also be aptly described as far-reaching. AM

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training modules,” Dare said. “Training has focused on literature and numeracy testing and parts-warehouse training, being accredited for NC1 and NC2 (National Certificate) for DHEF (Diesel Heavy Equipment Fitting) 1 and 2 and registered with the PNG Department of Higher Education Research Science and Technology.” The in-house education capability specialists and training staff are taught at a global level under Caterpillar’s standards. To that end, Hastings Deering recently invested more than $250,00 in a state-of-the-art Caterpillar simulator that enables virtual training on excavators and track-type tractors. Dare is proud of the work the Hastings Deering PNG team has done, especially the changes implemented over recent years to increase the safety of its employees and customer service, an approach that sits at the centre of the company’s continual improvement strategy. “Our team in Papua New Guinea is doing an incredible job engaging with the local communities and we are very proud of the amazing partnerships they have built,” Dare said. One of these partnerships is with the Hunters, a professional rugby league club in PNG. Dare said the team aligns with the values of Hastings Deering, embracing diversity, equality and inclusiveness. “Rugby league is an institution in PNG and the Hunters have the largest footprint for this sport in PNG, so this partnership allows us to connect with our employees, customers and the broader PNG community,” Dare said.

Hastings Deering’s PNG division also sponsors the Port Moresby Kart Club, a go-karting organisation that televises the races across PNG. “In addition to donating CAT merchandise for prizes, the Hastings Deering PNG team also put on a free barbecue at a recent race, which provided a great opportunity to support and network with the community,” Dare said. Hastings Deering’s PNG team recently worked with not-for-profit group Buk bilong Pikinini (which roughly translates to ‘books for children’) to create a reader for the book series, When I grow up. The latest in the series, When I grow up I want to be a heavy equipment operator, includes images of children visiting Hastings Deering’s Port Moresby branch. “Buk bilong Pikinini has published 18 picture books as part of the When I grow up series to ensure PNG children can recognise themselves and their culture in the books they publish,” Dare said. Other PNG causes Hastings Deering is committed to includes the Wild Cats, a Port Moresby netball team that is wholly made up of Hastings Deering PNG employees and their children, and the Port Moresby General Hospital’s annual corporate blood drive. “(Hastings Deering) has supported the Port Moresby General Hospital

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Hastings Deering’s PNG division has 300 employees supporting five business centres located in Port Moresby, Lae, Tabubil and Kimbe, with an operations centre at Lihir Island supporting Australian gold miner Newcrest. “We have many aspects to our business, with our key objective being to support Caterpillar equipment owners with parts and service support in mining, general construction, power generation and marine industries,” Hastings Deering PNG area manager – PNG and Solomon Islands Andrew Dare told Australian Mining.

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“Grades were higher compared to the previous quarter due to better grade ore zones that outperformed against model expectations,” St Barbara said. This result was achieved within the FY23 guidance of 70,000–80,000 ounces and an AISC of $2208 per ounce. St Barbara’s June 2023 quarter report also noted that results from the Simberi operations were the highest it had recorded in FY23, with it being its highest production quarter since the June 2020 quarter. It also generated $3 million in operating cash flow, its third consecutive quarter of positive cash flow. “St Barbara is now well capitalised to focus on advancement of the strategy to realise value from the development potential at each of Simberi and Atlantic, and I look forward to this next important phase,” St Barbara managing director Andrew Strelein said.

Since acquiring the Kainantu gold mine in 2014 and restarting it in 2016, K92 Mining has been focused on its operation and expansion. The Canadian-based gold miner has delivered six consecutive years of production growth, achieving 123koz of gold equivalent in 2022. More recently, K92 Mining recorded strong June 2023 quarterly production of 30,794 ounces gold equivalent, 1.52 million pounds (lbs) of copper and 34,001 ounces of silver. This represents an 18 per cent increase INTERNATIONAL MINING from K92 Mining’s June 2022 quarter and a 43 per cent increase from its March 2023 quarter. June 2023 quarterly sales equalled to 28,141 ounces of gold, 1.65 million pounds of copper and 36,253 ounces of silver. “The second quarter of 2023 has demonstrated that we have moved MINING IS ONE OF THE MAJORbeyond ECONOMIC DRIVERS FOR AUSTRALIA’S CLOSEST NEIGHBOUR, the localised geotechnical WHICH MEANS THERE ARE PLENTY OF encountered OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK AND ESTABLISH A CAREER IN challenges in the second half of (the March quarter) and the THE PACIFIC NATION. initial part of (the June quarter), with delivering Through the support of international The IEA College near-budget of TAFE, based in apua New Guinea (PNG)the operation production and showing that Kainantu companies, tertiary institutions such the country’s capital of Port Moresby, has a storied gold and is well for thePNG’s as IEA, and allied countries such as is playing a keypositioned role in fostering copper mining history production 2023,” K92 executive Australia, PNG has a way forward. nextofgeneration of chief miners. harking back to the early balance officerWhile John Lewins said. provide IEA manager Dr William Pedley told IEA doesn’t 1900s, and the likes “As we haveinbeen guiding sinceitthe Australian Mining that the institution’s education practical trades, does of Ok Tedi, Lihir and of the in year, the second half vision is “teaching the right attitude”. offer courses business, accounting, Simberi are some of the active mines stillbeginning of 2023 is expected to be our each strongest, “Three quarters of our students are IT, sales and marketing, of producing today. driven by stope sequence and operational people from school, another quarter which are important disciplines in the The country’s mining past has AUSTRALIAN COMPANIES HAVE LONG HAD A flexibility increasing are people who are in work but realise miningsignificantly sector. not been without its troubles, but STRONG PRESENCE IN THE PNG MINING INDUSTRY. through remainder of the year.” AMand they can’t get a promotion without a Asthe PNG continues to develop a series of local and international qualification, so they come back and get progress commercially, the country’s companies are driving today’s sector a proper qualification.” Pedley said. population is beginning to embrace the forward, generating new opportunities AUSTRALIANMINING 35 SEPTEMBER 2023 “We are the only college TVET opportunities, learning the importance for PNG communities and (TAFE-delivered vocational education of professionalism and customer service. emerging professionals.

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Supplied material 1. Media is to be supplied to the correct publication page size. Taking special care to include bleed, trim and registration marks. (Minimum bleed size is 5mm. Trim and registration marks must lay 3mm outside of the trim) 2. Material must be supplied as a press ready pdf. All other formats will be rejected. 3. Avoid running type across the gutter of a double page spread. 4. All fonts need to be embedded into the PDF file 5. Files must be saved in CMYK format. Any non-process colors included in the file will be converted to CMYK. Conversion process may compromise the integrity of the file and waives our color guarantee. 6. Images need to be of a minimum 300dpi at print size. 7. Solid black panels or backgrounds should carry 40% Cyan to reinforce the black print 8. Total ink limit should not exceed 300% Advertising material for in-house design • Images to be supplied as jpegs* • Text to be supplied as a text file or Word document • Logos to be supplied as vector eps files * Images and logos used on websites are not acceptable for printing purposes

1/2V 1/2H

1/2 H TRIM: 122mm(h) x 210mm(w)

1/4H 1/2 VERTICAL SAFE TYPE AREA: 100mm(w) x 275mm(h) (No Bleed)

1/4 H TRIM: 60mm(h) x 210mm(w)

EDMs • Limit the width of the email blast to 600px • Make sure that all images (Gif and/or Jpeg) are optimised for web • Inline CSS, please do not use style sheets • DIV - Email clients strip out all DIVs completely • Limited or no Background images • JavaScript/Flash - Please limit images to Gif and Jpeg • Using images as a plain text substitute

TERMS & CONDITIONS

All advertisements for PNG Mining are accepted and published by Prime Creative on the assumption that the advertiser and/or advertising agency are authorised to publish the entire contents and subject matter thereof. Prime Creative reserves the right to reject, exclude or cancel any advertising at any time. In consideration of publication of an advertisement, the advertiser and/or agency, jointly and severally, will indemnify and hold harmless Prime Creative, its officers, agents and employees against expenses and losses resulting from the publication of the advertisement including, but not all limited to, any claims or suits for libel, violation of right of privacy, copyright or trademark infringement, plagiarism or false and misleading advertising. Neither the advertiser nor its agency may cancel after the closing date. All digital advertising will be published three months in advance. All cancellations must be in writing, and is not considered effective until confirmed in writing by the Publisher. The Publisher accepts no responsibility to remove or alter live matter without written consent from the advertiser or agency five days prior to closing. Finally, the Publisher shall not be liable for any failure to print, publish or circulate all or any portion of any issue in which an advertisement accepted by the Publisher is contained if such failure is due to acts of God, strikes, accidents or other circumstances beyond the Publisher’s control.

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STANDARD SIZE

2 X HIGH-DENSITY

TRIM 250px(h) From the top Non essential elements such as colour blocks, gradients, graphics

LEFT WEBSKIN

Non essential elements such as colour blocks, gradients, graphics

SAFE AREA 150px(w) x 600px(h) WHITE SPACE 1040px(w) / 2080px(w)

RIGHT WEBSKIN

No Ad content to go here white space #FFFFFF

DIGITAL SPECIFICATIONS

WEBSKIN

2000px(w) x 1250px(h) / 4000px(w) x 2500px(h)

STANDARD SIZE SIZE: 2000px(w) x 1250px(h) TOP TRIM: 250px(h) SAFE AREA: 150px(w)x600px(h) WHITE SPACE: 1040px(w) 2 X HIGH-DENSITY SIZE: 4000px(w) x 2500px(h TOP TRIM: 500px(h) SAFE AREA: 300px(w)x1200px(h) WHITE SPACE: 2080px(w) Webskins can be supplied at standard size or high-density size. It’s important to supply the correct white space for the size being supplied.

WEB MOBILE 320x50px

EDM BANNER 570x100px

WEB LEADERBOARD 728x90px Type/Template WEB MREC

Size wxh

x2 High-density

File Size

Resolution

File type

300x250px*

600x500px

200kb max

72ppi

gif, jpeg, png, HTML5

320x50px*

640x100px

150kb max

72ppi

gif, jpeg, png, HTML5

WEB LEADERBOARD

728x90px*

WEBSKIN

2000x1250px

WEB MOBILE

eDM BANNER eDM SOLUS

570x100px

600x1000px

1456x180px 4000x2500px

1140x200px Via HTML

200kb max 800kb

200kb max 900kb max

72ppi 72ppi 72ppi 72ppi

*Standard web sizes are requried, however additional high density files can be supplied as well

SUPPLYING YOUR ARTWORK? • File types supported, HTML5, JPG, PNG, GIF • Creatives supplied at 72dpi • Creative with white backgrounds must include a 1px solid border • MINI, MREC & LDR banners can be supplied at x1, x1.5 and x2 density if static or responsive if animated • Prime Creative reserves the right to reject or request revision to any creative which is deemed unsuitable, does not meet our specifications, or adversely affects site performance, other ad placements or user experience • Prime Creative may at its absolute discretion refuse to publish any advertising or content without reason • We are unable to serve third party sky gutters, wallpapers and Solus/eDMs HTML (ANIMATED BANNERS) • Use the size meta tag to indicate the size of your creative – e.g. <meta name=”ad.size” content=”width=300,height=250″> • Your creative must use the click tag variable as the click-through URL: <a href=”javascript:window.open(window.clickTag)”></a> • Creatives to include a valid clickthrough that opens in a new tab or window • Can contain animation & loop twice (play through 3 times) • SVG and WebFonts are not accepted • No strobing effects on All HTML or rapid animation permitted. A backup image is required for unsupported environments. • HTML5 creative must be SSL compatible to serve on Prime Creative sites • HALF/MREC video - Auto play, 30sec max duration, audio and auto play off, includes controls. The video can sit anywhere on the HALF/MREC • The following guidelines should work for any browser that supports HTML5. However, some creative functionality may not work as desired in all environments and should be thoroughly tested • Do not exceed 15 seconds or more than 4 frames on mobile Mini Banners

Not to scale

WEB MREC 300x250px

MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS

gif, jpeg, png, HTML5 jpeg, png

gif, jpeg, png HTML

TERMS & CONDITIONS

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