extra life for oppies, page-12

Well these bits are:

"Peter McNeil, told reporters in Port Moresby he did not believe the track fitted the criteria for world heritage listing. Mining near the track was an issue for the PNG Government, not Canberra, he said. I expect a lot of opposition from the Australian Government.But at the end of the day, they have nothing to do with it. McNeil said the proposed mine would not damage the track."

and;


After a visit to the proposed site at Mt Kodu, PNG's vice mining minister Ano Pala assured Mr McNeil that the PNG G would grant his company exploration licences so mining could begin as early as 2013.

Central Province Governor Alphonse Moroi also backed the mine proposal along with Mt Kodu landowners who see it as an opportunity to gain mining royalties and improve the lives of their people.


You have been busy on all the forums today Strat. but it is good to keep this in perspective.