Dates: Jun 2015 - Nov 2015
Region: South Pacific
Theme: Social Impact Assessment
Following a strategic review of relocation activities at the Porgera mine from 1988 to 2013, Barrick PJV developed a framework for progressive off-lease resettlement. One major challenge at the Porgera mine is that a ‘dual occupancy’ model exists where both the mine and the community actively use the mining lease area.
In March 2015, Barrick PJV approached the Centre for Social Responsibility (CSRM) at The University of Queensland in Australia about partnering with a PNG-based entity to serve as an independent observer of an off-lease resettlement pilot. As a preliminary step, Barrick PJV agreed to fund a rapid review of the resettlement pilot. The agreed scope of work required CSRM to:
- provide a brief history of relocation at Porgera and
- offer an opinion on the ‘suitability’ of the progressive off-lease resettlement pilot framework.
Publications
Associated CSRM Staff / Students
- Professor Deanna Kemp
- Professor John Owen
Project Aims
- The scope of work recognised the need to situate the Porgera mine within the context of its broader operating environment. In the interests of transparency, Barrick PJV agreed to make CSRM’s review available in the public domain.