DATE: Wednesday 19th August 1992 at 5.15pm
VENUE: 1st Floor Rugby Club, Crane Place
SPEAKER: John Porterfield, Chief Geologist, Porgera Joint Venture
TOPIC: "PORGERA UPDATE"
The Porgera gold project in Papua New Guinea was commissioned in September 1990,
and in 1991 produced over 1.2 million oz from the underground operation.
Work is well advanced for commissioning of Stage 3 of the project which will
include a major increas in concentrator capacity and initial open pit production.
John has been Chief Geologist at Porgera since 1988, and consequently
is well qualified to present an update on this exciting project.
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