Actors / Government · Papua New Guinea
Government of Papua New Guinea
Appears in 2 cases in this database. Roles as given in the documented record.
| Case | Role | Country | Period | Instrument |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ok Tedi mine (Papua New Guinea) | State; legislated BHP's immunity (2001) and removed it (2013); now holds about two-thirds of the mine | Papua New Guinea | 1984–2025 | Mining / tailings dam |
| Nautilus Minerals goes bankrupt; successor TMC rises from its ashes | 15 per cent stake in the Solwara 1 project | Papua New Guinea | 2018–2019 | Liability shifting (spin-offs, bankruptcy, closure bonds) |
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Science and environment
- Tailings and tailings dam
- Tailings are the waste left after ore is processed; a tailings dam is the embankment that stores them as wet sludge.
Bonds and banking
- Liquidation, insolvency, bankruptcy
- Legal processes that apply when a company cannot pay its debts; its assets are sold and claims against it may go unpaid.