Page 125 - Morobe News Today

Detailed earthquake information - overview map, magnitude, time, depth, source, shake map, list of reports. File an "I felt it" report if you felt the quake! Features interactive map, read user reports and get links to further info.

MINING.com Editor | February 12, 2021 | 10:54 am For decades, the global demand for copper has been rising steadily, having tripled over the past half-century, according to the International Copper Study Group. Demand for copper – a metal key to the green energy transition – is expected to keep rising over the coming years as emerging economies led by China continue to ramp up industrial activity. According to the (United States Geological Survey) USGS, roughly 700 million tonnes of coppe...

At least, that’s how planners and politicians envisaged the highway from their Jakarta offices. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo was so enthusiastic about the project as a cornerstone for his infrastructure strategies that he had publicity photographs taken of him astride his motorbike on the highway. But that isn’t how West Papuans see “The Road”. In reality, writes Australian journalist John Martinkus in his new book The Road: Uprising in West Papua, the highway brings military occ...

Published - 2 months By - Tony Webeck Co-leaders Cameron John and Dimi Papadatos are expecting the Moonah Links Legends Course to bite back hard after players used benign conditions to plunder birdies and eagles in round one of the Victorian PGA Championship on Thursday. New South Welshman Josh Clarke shot to prominence when he established a new course record of 9-under 63 in the morning wave but with a rare calm day placing the course at their mercy John and Papadatos set a...

Historic Tales of Dragons and Reptilian Monsters The Egyptians were said to be invaded each year by flying serpents from Arabia that threatened their frankincense trade, while Alexander the Great encountered a great hissing dragon when he invaded India. In 1035, a terrible dragon was killed in the swamps of Hungary, the memory of this event living on through the royalty of the Báthory family and the Báthory seal. In Kradów, Poland, a dragon was said to terrify the inhabitants, requiring w...

X 3 Feb 16:58 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 9 minutes. 3 Feb 17:02: Magnitude recalculated from 5.3 to 5.4. Epicenter location corrected by 9.5 km (5.9 mi) towards NE. 3 Feb 17:07: Magnitude recalculated from 5.4 to 5.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 26.0 km (from 6.2 to 16.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 12 km (7.6 mi) towards E. Update Wed, 3 Feb 2021, 17:03 Significant magnitude 5.4 quake hits 77 km northeast of Lae, Papua New Guinea early morning 5.4 quake 4 Feb 2:49 ...

Bulolo district, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Photo: RNZ / Johnny Blades The Post Courier reports the five were part of a family of alluvial miners swept away by a landslide that triggered flooding of the Vibo River. A district administrator said bodies of three adults and two children were retrieved from the disaster area after being swept away by the flood and debris. The incident happened last week. A search is ongoing for three more people who had also been swept away. A search and ...

If you felt this quake (or if you were near the epicenter), Also if you did NOT feel the quake although you were in the area, please report it! Your contribution is valuable also to earthquake science and earthquake hazard analysis and mitigation efforts. You can use your device location or the map to indicate where you were during the earthquake. Thank you! 7 weeks ago Lat / Lng: -5.79 / 148.49: West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea Source: EMSC --- Detail info;storedMarkers.push([quak...

K18 billion Wafi-Golpu Mining project to start in Papua New Guinea  The Papua New Guinea is expected to see a windfall of over K18 billion investment in its economy as the construction phase of the Wafi-Golpu copper and gold project in Morobe,  is set to begin after the countrys Government granted it an environment permit, the National Reports. The projects construction phase alone, to be undertaken by the developers Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited and Newcrest Mining Limited, is expect...

Detailed earthquake information - overview map, magnitude, time, depth, source, shake map, list of reports. File an "I felt it" report if you felt the quake! Features interactive map, read user reports and get links to further info.