PNG health dept to investigate pollution claims

PNG Health Minister Sir Peter Barter has ordered his office to compile a report on alleged pollution of the Angabanga and Auga River systems by Emperor Mines' Tolukuma gold mine, The National newspaper reported.

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The Veifa'a Council of Chiefs in Bereina district had asked the minister to carry out further investigations and studies, including further blood testing of people living at the mouth of the Angabanga

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