Ramu NiCo’s environment office plans to deliver technical training to environmental officers and initiate new plans for the mine and refinery.
Environment Manager Steven Opur said training will enhance the department to assess the environment in the project area and will allow the environmentalist to be able to conduct detailed tests and assessments of the ecosystem.
These training will include environment officers in both Basamuk Refinery and Kurumbukari Mine.
“In doing so, we will be able to provide accurate report to the country’s Conservation and Environment Protection Authority (CEPA).
These training will improve our current knowledge to be technically fit to provide accurate data in compliance with CEPA for better sustainable management of the plants and animals in the project area,” he said.
Steven Opur oversees all the environment activities at the Basamuk Refinery, the 135km Slurry Pipeline and Kurumbukari Mine.
He said the environment office focuses entirely on better environment management systems in compliance with laws and regulations provided by CEPA.
The Ramu Nickel and Cobalt project is one of the world-class mining projects operated by Ramu NiCo Management(MCC) Limited in the Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
Opur said Ramu NiCo is a world-class mine that incorporates world standards and to be a better mine, we must ensure that the project is managed in an environmentally sustainable manner.
Ramu NiCo Management (MCC) Limited Basamuk Refinery Site Health Safety & Environment (HSE) Officers doing ocean sampling for testing near the Refinery