Latest Papua New Guinea News

Santos Limited edged up production by 3% in Q2 2026, with Barossa hitting 97% of planned output and Pikka phase 1 moving toward plateau. Sales revenue rose 6% to $1.35 billion, while free cash flow impacts from commissioning are expected to reverse in H2.

Canterbury Resources is pushing ahead with a large-scale drilling program at its Briggs Copper Project while integrating its newly acquired Monto Project, setting the stage for a Pre-Feasibility Study on a potential tier-one copper operation.

Taruga Minerals has locked in CorePacific Drilling for a maiden 1,000m diamond drill campaign at its Weioko Gold Deposit on Normanby Island, aiming to validate historical high-grade gold hits and explore deeper mineralisation.

LCL Resources has been granted the Kau Creek Exploration Licence in Papua New Guinea, consolidating its tenure over a significant mineralised corridor with historic high-grade gold and silver results. The milestone triggers a A$200,000 payment from Rio Tinto under their farm-in agreement, setting the stage for expanded exploration.

Kina Securities expects net profit after tax to rise between PGK132 million and PGK138 million for 2026, driven by revenue growth and tax cuts, despite payment system challenges.

Taruga Minerals has validated high-grade gold and copper mineralisation at its Gwamogwamo prospect in Papua New Guinea, with assays up to 6.9 g/t Au and 8.0% Cu, while identifying a new target 900m north of known trenches.

Taruga Minerals has revealed new rock chip assays from Normanby Island, Papua New Guinea, that affirm a district-scale epithermal gold-silver system along an 8km corridor. The results underpin imminent drilling at the Weioko Gold Deposit and expand exploration potential across granted tenements.

Monadelphous Group has landed over $200 million in new contracts spanning wind turbine installation, maintenance, and construction services across Australia and Papua New Guinea.

SunRice reported a 4% rise in net profit after tax for FY26 to $73.3 million, maintaining an 8% EBITDA margin despite a 2.5% revenue decline. The company declared a record fully franked dividend of 70 cents per share but expects FY27 profit to fall amid a smaller Australian rice crop.

Taruga Minerals has pinpointed seven high priority exploration targets at its Kol Mountain Project in Papua New Guinea, launching its first active field program focused on a large undrilled copper-gold porphyry anomaly and high-grade gold shear zone.

LinQ Minerals has pinpointed a significant geophysical drill target south of its Gidginbung gold deposit, hinting at a potential 2km strike extension. Concurrently, reinterpretation of the Dam deposit suggests it may be part of a larger, blind porphyry system to the north, with drilling plans in motion for both targets.

Qube Holdings shareholders convened to endorse a $5.20 per share acquisition scheme by Rubik Australia, valuing the logistics firm at $9.3 billion equity and $11.7 billion enterprise value. The deal awaits key regulatory approvals and a rescheduled court hearing before implementation.