A FUTURE-FOCUSED EVENT

THE 2025 PNG EXPO IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. AUSTRALIAN MINING LOOKS AT SOME OF THE HOT TOPICS BEING DISCUSSED IN THE PACIFIC NATION.

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The Papua New Guinea Industrial and Mining Resources Exhibition and Conference (PNG Expo) is set to return to Port Moresby from July 2–3, highlighting the latest technologies, products and services transforming the Pacific nation.

With so much going on in the country’s resources sector at any one time, Australian Mining takes a look at what attendees can expect from the 2025 iteration.

Exploration

Some of PNG’s major miners are gearing up for a year of drilling as they look to expand their sites.

One of these miners is K92, a company looking to increase its production by over 35,000 ounces in 2025, a jump of 23.7 per cent.

Production is expected to hit 185,000 ounces of gold equivalent this year, up from the 149,515 ounces reported in 2024, an increase driven by the commissioning and ramp-up of the new 1.2-million-tonne-per-annum processing plant.

“There is tremendous enthusiasm internally, among our various stakeholders including in Papua New Guinea for the year ahead as K92 transforms into a Tier 1 mid-tier producer with the delivery of the stage three expansion,” K92 chief executive officer John Lewins said.

“In the second half of Q2 (the second quarter), the stage three expansion process plant is scheduled to commence commissioning, marking the beginning of a step-change in our throughput and production capabilities.”