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Article

21 Sep 2004

Author:
MiningWatch Canada & Mineral Policy Institute

Trouble in Paradise - Placer Dome Leaves Legacy of Destruction on Tiny Pacific Island: International Condemnation of Placer's Façade of Sustainability

Indigenous landowners affected by Misima mine on the vulnerable small Pacific island of Misima in Papua New Guinea have sent out a plea internationally to their government and the mining company Placer Dome to rectify its previous neglect and disregard for the interests of communities affected by the mine...Placer Dome is seeking to cut and run from the mine, while the Governor of the Province where the mine is located has refused to sign off on the mine closure plan due to concern over unresolved social, environmental, and economic issues. [also refers to Newmont]