png govt. to spend k1mil. on mt.kare road, page-3

Another optimistic news article posted on the 11th...

http://www.pngedge.com/articles/2014/02/11/landowners-bank-indochine-australia

The developer of Mt Kare Gold Mine in Enga, Indochine of Australia, has received overwhelming support from genuine landowners to develop the project into a full mining operation.

Representatives of major tribes from both Enga and Hela provinces that own the Mt Kare exploration and surrounding sites said they had enough of problems for the last 25 years and want to see the project get off the ground.

They gave the undertaking during an awareness meeting on the land ownership identification process in three different locations, including Andita, Paijaka and Mt Kare.

Also present were representatives from the Mineral Resources Authority (MRA), Enga and Hela Provincial Governments, police and other parties.

Team leader for Nareya, Lambia and Umbia clans of Paiela Eka Mariejaka said his people were happy with the exploration work that Indochine was doing since it started exporation in 2011. He said they wanted to ensure that it (the same company) goes into full operation soon.

“In the last 25 years, we have seen more than seven different exploration companies. They left us with nothing but problems. At the same time, we have seen our old people dying without seeing the benefits of the project because people were using Mt Kare as a football ground. Therefore, we are all for Indochine that has done more than half of the exploration work already to turn the project into reality,” he said.

Another landowner and chief in Paiela Anjepe Kombone said it would be in the best interest of the true landowners on both sides (of Enga and Hela) to prevent outsiders from influencing opportunists from making negative comments against the developer and those who supported the current exploration process.