Harmony optimistic of greenfield PNG copper-gold venture

JSE-listed Harmony Gold Mining is making strides at its Papua New Guinea (PNG) projects, where diversity in the gold miner’s portfolio will add a strategic advantage, says CEO Graham Briggs. The greenfield copper-gold Golpu project was expected to expose Harmony to a one-billion-tonne resource comprising 9.3-million tonnes of copper and 20.2-million ounces of gold, providing the group with a heavier exposure to copper than its mature South African gold assets.