NOTICE OF CHANGE OF DATE FOR ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2024
6 June 2024 Dear Valued Member, NOTICE OF CHANGE OF DATE FOR ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2024 Advice to Members of PNG CORE of the resolution reached at the last General Meeting to change the date of the Annual General Meeting from April to August 2024. The purpose was to allow more time for reviewing proposed […]
Newmont Corporation Donates K1 million to Enga Earthquake Relief Efforts
Newmont Corporation will provide one million kina in monetary assistance to support Papua New Guinea’s response to the tragic 24 May landslide in Enga Province.
PNG Resources Sector Announces Enga Disaster Aid Campaign

PNG CORE, on behalf of PNG’s resources sector, has initiated a relief appeal for communities in the Porgera Paiela District, Enga Province.
Papua New Guinea: TotalEnergies Mobilized to Support the People of Enga Province
Port Moresby, May 31, 2024 – In the aftermath of the landslide in the Enga Province, in the Northern region of Papua New Guinea on May 24, 2024, TotalEnergies has responded to the call for support from the National Disaster Centre, joining forces with other industrial players to provide emergency humanitarian aid to the people […]
SMARÉ: PNG ALREADY HAS A PNG-OWNED GOLD REFINERY, NATIONAL MINT AND NATIONAL BANK

PNG already has a gold refinery, national mint and national bank says Anthony Smaré,President of PNG Chamber of Resources & Energy (PNGCORE) so PNG does not need to go to a tiny Singaporean company Refinery Holdings Pte Ltd to replace them in a deal which could render catastrophic damage to the PNG economy and financial […]
KUMUL MINERALS HAS FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL CAPACITY TO UNDERTAKE GOLD REFINING IN PNG

PNG Chamber of Resources and Energy (PNG CORE) President Anthony Smaré has questioned why Refinery Holdings Limited of Singapore is being preferred over Kumul Minerals to build and operate a new gold refinery in PNG. In his information briefing to the business community last week, Mr Smare outlined the lack of financial resources, gold experience […]
GOVT MUST CONDUCT SUBSTANTIAL NATIONAL AWARENESS ON NGC BILL’S 966 CLAUSES AND IMPACTS BEFORE ASKING FOR FEEDBACK

PNG Chamber of Resources and Energy (PNG CORE) President Anthony Smaré has called for theState to conduct a 6-month extensive consultation nationally with all impacted stakeholders on the NGC Bill given its extremely negative consequences, in a letter delivered to the Minister of Mining and copied to Prime Minister Hon. James Marape and Deputy Prime […]
PNG CORE Announces Establishment of Asia Pacific Sub-Committee

The Papua New Guinea Chamber of Resources & Energy (PNG CORE) is pleased to announce the establishment its Asia Pacific Sub-Committee, an innovative step forward in promoting diversity, inclusion, investments and strengthened relations within the resources and energy sector between PNG and the economies of Asia. This groundbreaking initiative aims to foster increased representation and […]
Gold Bill’s restriction of Central Bank independence in production of national currency spells disaster for PNG
Anthony Smaré has warned that the provisions of the Gold Bill (National Gold Corporation Bill 2022) which restrict the independence of the Bank of PNG in issuing national currency will be catastrophic for the PNG economy, leading to a scenario of uncontrolled inflation and significant deterioration of the PNG kina. The Morauta government’s reforms in […]
INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP WITH PNGUOT PRODUCING RESULTS
The mineral resources & energy sectors in Papua New Guinea continue to support the next generation of industry workforce. Through industry’s support, all 2023 final year students were able to complete their PWE, which enabled them to graduate in April 2024. According to Head of School of Mining Engineering at the Papua New Guinea University […]