Porgera Gold Mine, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea

This is an image I made to raise awareness about the destruction of lives and ecosystems caused by the Porgera Gold Mine, run by Canadian mining company Barrick Gold.

Many local children, women and men spend most hours in their day panning for gold in the waste that comes untreated out of the Porgera Gold Mine. The waste contains high levels of suplher, cyanide and mercury and is over 50 degrees celcius. The mine has also destroyed the local ecosystems including the rivers and is having serious health impacts on the local people.