Authority reaffirms support for project

 THE National Government is committed to helping Ramu NiCo overcome current obstacles, both technical and social so it may achieve full production after almost three years of project commissioning, an official says. 

Mineral Resources Authority (MRA) managing director Philip Samar said that during a visit to Ramu NiCo headquarters in Madang recently.

“We want to support the project and find out ways and what MRA can do to assist Ramu NiCo” he said.

“Ramu Nico was the first project MRA was interested in and to start off the New Year, I’ve decided to visit and understand the project challenges, latest achievements and how best the government through MRA could assist.”

He was accompanied by former Mines Department secretary and incumbent ambassador to Korea Kuma Aua, Tolokuma gold project coordinator Joel Ipape, Ramu project liaison officer based in Madang Nicholas Wai Puk and Ramu NiCo project coordinator Carter Oiee.

Ramu NiCo vice president Charles Zha presented a detailed project overview covering last year’s project achievements, challenges faced and management projection for this year.

General manager community affairs Martin Paining presented the company’s community affairs activities which included the project’s memorandum of agreement (MOA) monitoring and compliance.