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Villagers offered payout over gold mine pollution

LIAM FOX, ABC Sediment from a gold mine washing down a river in Papua New Guinea has destroyed the livelihoods of thousands of villagers. The Hidden Valley mine, which is half-owned by Melbourne-based Newcrest Mining and South African miner Harmony, is offering compensation to those affected. Some villagers are eager to take what is on offer, but others are not rushing to sign up. Michael Ansu's life in the village of Witipos, next to the Watut River in PNG's Morobe province, began to change in 2006 - that's when Morobe Mining Joint Ventures (MMJV) began building its gold mine upriver. Now, his livelihood is ruined. "The sediment destroyed our garden, destroying our water, our drinking water. We have no fish in our water," he said. The silt choking the river has also crippled the important local industry of small-scale alluvial gold mining. Even the course of the Watut River has changed in places. MMJV accepts sediment washed by rain into the river during th

Villagers offered payout over gold mine pollution

LIAM FOX, ABC Sediment from a gold mine washing down a river in Papua New Guinea has destroyed the livelihoods of thousands of villagers. The Hidden Valley mine, which is half-owned by Melbourne-based Newcrest Mining and South African miner Harmony, is offering compensation to those affected. Some villagers are eager to take what is on offer, but others are not rushing to sign up. Michael Ansu's life in the village of Witipos, next to the Watut River in PNG's Morobe province, began to change in 2006 - that's when Morobe Mining Joint Ventures (MMJV) began building its gold mine upriver. Now, his livelihood is ruined. "The sediment destroyed our garden, destroying our water, our drinking water. We have no fish in our water," he said. The silt choking the river has also crippled the important local industry of small-scale alluvial gold mining. Even the course of the Watut River has changed in places. MMJV accepts sediment washed by rain into the river during