Engagement by the Wafi-Golpu joint venture (JV) with the Papua New Guinea government on the application for a special mining lease for the Wafi-Golpu project was ongoing, Harmony Gold CEO Peter Steenkamp said during a presentation on Tuesday. “The permitting, funding and building of Wafi-Golpu is important . . . especially on the permitting side,” he stated, adding that the “change of guard” in Papua New Guinea had contributed to the JV missing its initial permitting timelines.
