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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Photo: Richard Farbelini, Public domain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porgera.

Town
is a town in , . It lies to the east of Gold Mine. It is administered under Rural LLG. is situated 3 km southeast of Porgera Gold Mine.

Porgera Gold Mine

Latitude
-5.4654° or 5° 27′ 55″ south
Longitude
143.0983° or 143° 5′ 54″ east
Elevation
2,328 metres (7,638 feet)
Open location code
6R65G3MX+R8
Geo­Names ID
11550935
Wiki­data ID
Q2104436
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In Other Languages

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

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