Porgera Gold Mine

The Porgera Gold Mine is a large gold and silver mining operation near , Enga province, . Located at the head of the Porgera Valley, The mine is situated in the rain forest covered highlands at an altitude of 2,200 to 2,700 m, in a region of high rainfall, landslides, and frequent earthquakes.
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  • Gold mine
  • …lies at an elevation of around 2,330 metres (7,640 feet)
  • Description: mine in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porgera.
is a town in , . is situated 3 km southeast of Porgera Gold Mine.

Porgera Gold Mine

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Latitude
-5.4654° or 5° 27′ 55″ south
Longitude
143.0983° or 143° 5′ 54″ east
Open location code
6R65G3MX+R8
Geo­Names ID
11550935
Wiki­data ID
Q2104436

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Urdu—“Porgera Gold Mine” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Паргера”
  • Chinese: “波尔盖拉金矿”
  • Chinese: “波爾蓋拉金礦”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “منجم الدهب بورجيرا”
  • French: “Mine de Porgera”
  • German: “Porgera-Goldmine”
  • Russian: “Поргера”
  • Ukrainian: “Поргера”
  • Ukrainian: “Порґера”
  • Urdu: “پورگیرا سونے کی کان”

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