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Welcome to the Porgera Environmental Advisory Komiti’s (PEAK) home page. PEAK
was established in 1996 to raise awareness of and address concerns about the social and
environmental impact of the Porgera Gold Mine in Papua New Guinea.What is PEAK?
The Porgera Environmental
Advisory Komiti (PEAK) is an independent advisory group which counsels on the
environmental performance of the Porgera Gold Mine, one of the largest gold mines in Papua
New Guinea.
PEAK represents the interests
of key stakeholders in the mine, including the PNG government, environmental and aid
groups, independent technical experts and the Porgera Joint Venture (PJV) which owns and
manages the mine.
Why was
it set up?
PEAK was established to
provide a transparent process for advising on Porgera’s environmental performance. It
was formed following community concern about the long term impacts of the mine’s
riverine tailings disposal method on the environment and communities living downstream of
the mine.
How did
it get started?
PEAK was formed in 1996
following the completion of an independent review of Porgera’s riverine tailings
disposal. The review was carried out by the Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial
Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s peak scientific research organisation.
The review made positive and negative findings, and also made a series of recommendations
to improve Porgera’s environmental performance. The stakeholder advisory committee,
the first of its kind in PNG, was set up to oversee the implementation of the
review’s recommendations.
What
does PEAK do?
PEAK’s primary function
is to identify the social and environmental impacts of the Porgera Gold Mine, and to
assist in improving its environmental performance and public accountability.
PEAK’s major tasks
include:
- To oversee the implementation
of the recommendations made by the independent review;
- Review the annual
environmental monitoring reports and trends in monitoring data;
- Advise the
PJV on the necessity of relevant studies to be carried out to assist the
PJV in the management of the Mine Closure Plan; and
Review
environmental and mine closure issues raised by external stakeholders, including community and
environmental groups, for consideration by the Porgera Joint Venture (PJV)
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