{"id":1180426,"date":"2020-04-24T09:46:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T14:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?guid=0a1ee6eacd9f75c8d7e97b1e528fd728"},"modified":"2020-04-24T10:10:32","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T15:10:32","slug":"barrick-says-pngs-porgera-decision-is-tantamount-to-nationalisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1180426","title":{"rendered":"Barrick says PNG\u2019s Porgera decision is tantamount to nationalisation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Global miner Barrick Gold will challenge Papua New Guinea\u2019s decision not to extend its special mining lease (SML) for the Porgera gold mine, saying the move is tantamount to nationalisation.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister James Marape on Friday announced that Papua New Guinea had refused an application to extend mining at Porgera, citing alleged environmental and resettlement issues.<\/p>\n<p>Barrick, led by CEO Mark Bristow, said it remained willing to discuss the matter 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