Ok Tedi Mine
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Ok Tedi Mine is a large open-pit copper and gold mine in Papua New Guinea, widely known for its significant environmental impacts on the surrounding river systems and communities.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
copper mine
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gold mine ⓘ open-pit mine ⓘ |
| affectsCommunity |
Western Province villages
ⓘ
downstream indigenous communities ⓘ |
| associatedCompanyAction |
BHP exit from Ok Tedi project
ⓘ
creation of PNG Sustainable Development Program ⓘ |
| commodityProduced |
copper
ⓘ
gold ⓘ silver ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| discovered | 1968 ⓘ |
| economicRole |
major contributor to Papua New Guinea export earnings
ⓘ
major employer in Western Province ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
deforestation
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floodplain damage ⓘ increased sedimentation in Fly River system ⓘ loss of biodiversity ⓘ river pollution ⓘ tailings discharge into Ok Tedi River ⓘ |
| hasOperator | Ok Tedi Mining Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWasteManagementIssue | tailings dam design abandoned after landslide ⓘ |
| hasWasteManagementPractice | riverine tailings disposal ⓘ |
| inMountainRange | Star Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalCase | Ok Tedi environmental lawsuit against BHP ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | out-of-court settlement with affected landowners ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Western Province, Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Ok Tedi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| miningMethod | open-pit mining ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearSettlement | Tabubil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long-term riverine tailings disposal
ⓘ
one of the world’s worst mining environmental disasters ⓘ |
| oreType | porphyry copper-gold deposit ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Ok Tedi Mining Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousMajorOwner |
BHP Billiton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inmet Mining NERFINISHED ⓘ Minerals Resources Development Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productForm |
copper concentrate
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gold concentrate ⓘ silver concentrate ⓘ |
| regulatoryIssue | waivers of environmental standards by Papua New Guinea government ⓘ |
| startOfProduction | 1984 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
academic research on mining and development in Papua New Guinea
ⓘ
environmental impact studies ⓘ international NGO campaigns ⓘ |
| transportRoute |
Fly River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kiunga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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