The Porgera Landowners Association sent a letter to the head office of Barrick Gold outlining their concerns about the sale of 50% of their Porgera Mine stake to Zijin Mining Group. They are calling for Barrick to convene a high level delegates meeting with stakeholders of the Porgera Mine, including Zijin, so that these concerns can be addressed.

These concerns include:

• losing local employment to Chinese employees
• losing local business if the procurement process is affected
• severe damage to the environment
• lack of respect for MOA commitments
• the resettlement project could be negatively impacted
• the Fly-in, Fly-out agreement will be undermined

Read the full statement here.