Lihir mine and the London (Anti-Dumping) Convention
"The materials being dumped at sea, arising as they do from a mining operation, clearly
represent wastes from industry. The elevated levels of the toxic metals copper and mercury,
and metalloid arsenic, combined with the acidic nature of the wastes, confirm that the material cannot be classified as “uncontaminated inert
geological materials the chemical constituents of which are unlikely to be released into the
marine environment”. These materials are, therefore, clearly industrial wastes, the dumping of
which is prohibited under Article IV of the London Convention (1972), to which Papua New
Guinea is party.
Greenpeace International calls upon Papua New Guinea to cease the dumping of these materials and to develop contained and controlled land-based alternatives, for the Lihir mine and for other such mines within its territory."
The quotes above come from new reports, available for download, submitted to the London (Anti-Dumping) Convention Meeting in Nov 2002.
- 'Sea dumping of wastes from the mining industry: the case of the Lihir gold mine, Papua New Guinea' by Greenpeace International >>
- 'Lihir and International Law' by the Mineral Policy Institute >>
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