Newcrest pNg gold JV denies sediment damage claim

摘要

Australia’s largest gold miner Newcrest Mining nsaid last week its 50%-owned Hidden Valley project in Papua nNew Guinea “will vigorously defend” itself against a “nuisance nclaim” alleging local residents were being impacted by mine-nrelated sediment.nA writ seeking undisclosed damages was purportedly nserved on the joint venture, called Morobe Mining, late nJanuary 5 by a legal adviser acting for a regional lawmaker nand customary landowners along the Watut River, Newcrest nsaid in a statement.