Hidden Valley mine reopens

NEWCREST Mining and Harmony Gold’s Hidden Valley gold mine in Morobe province was reopened last Friday following the 7.1 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday.
The inland earthquake was estimated to have occurred at a depth of 121km. While it rocked the key cities of Port Moresby and Lae, there were no reports of significant damage outside of already power interruptions.
At Hidden Valley, PNG’s newest mine, operations were temporarily suspended as a precaution after the quake.
Investigations since have determined there was no major damage and no injuries.
“Hidden Valley mine was built to withstand the impacts of earthquakes,” Harmony chief executive Graham Briggs said.
“We are delighted that that there were no injuries – well done to the Hidden Valley team.”