OECD Complaint Against Barrick's Porgera Operations

• Barrick/PJV should make public the 2007 study commissioned by Barrick/PJV toexamine alternatives to riverine disposal of mine waste.• Barrick/PJV should take concrete steps to move away from riverine disposal of minewaste by building engineered impoundments to contain all waste rock and tailing fromthe PJV mine, according to international best practice guidelines for tailings and wasterock impoundments and to assure no future contamination of surface or ground water.Alternatively PJV/Barrick should consider shipping ore off-site for processing.• Barrick/PJV should prepare and make public a closure plan for the PJV mine thatincludes a progressive rehabilitation program for the entire length of the river system thatis affected by mine waste from the PJV mine. Remediation of the river system shouldbegin immediately.• Barrick/PJV should provide regular health assessments for populations living inproximity to the waste flows from the PJV mine and provide health care for any healthimpacts that may reasonably be linked to contact with waste flows from the mine.• Barrick/PJV should ensure the provision of clean water for all inhabitants of the SpecialMine Lease Area and the nearby towns of Porgera, and Paiam.• Barrick/PJV should make public any monitoring data regarding air emissions from itsprocessing plants. If these emissions are not being monitored, Barrick/PJV should start amonitoring program.33