Porgera mine, a large-scale gold mine in Papua New Guinea, operated by Barrick Gold, a Canadian corporation.

Porgera mine, a large-scale gold mine in Papua New Guinea, operated by Barrick Gold, a Canadian corporation. In 2011, Human Rights Watch documented environmental concerns and violent abuses, including acts of gang rape by members of the mine’s private security force.

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