Business | Monday 4th July, 2011 |
Equipment to be deployed
MARINE environmental monitoring equipment will be deployed this week off the coast of the Basamuk Bay in the Madang Province.
Deployment of the monitoring equipment will be done through the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS).
It will be used to research the incidence of ocean upwelling in relation to the operations of the Ramu Mine.
Mining Minister John Pundari said in a statement that the aim of the research was to make significant scientific measurements to ensure that the physical oceanography surrounding the tailings pipeline was fully understood.
“This will guarantee that the proposed deep sea tailings placement at Ramu is managed effectively,” Mr Pundari said.
He confirmed that four moorings containing a number of instruments that will continuously measure temperature, salinity and ocean currents, have been deployed.
The moorings will be recovered every three months over a period of 12 months and the data obtained will be analysed by SAMS.
A final report will be made in conjunction with the meteorological and satellite data on the physical ocean conditions that are operating during 2011 and 2012at Basamuk.
The first recovery of the moorings is scheduled for October and will include the participation of officers of the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) and the Mineral Resources Authority (MRA) who will be trained by SAMS in the deployment, retrieval and operation of the monitoring instruments.
Part of the training will include data analysis and interpretation for these officers at the Scottish Marine Institute of in Scotland.
“I am pleased to announce on behalf of the Government that as part of this contract, all the state of the art oceanographic monitoring equipment provided will now be owned and operated by PNG through the relevant agencies to monitor and regulate the mining industry,” Mr Pundari said.
The Scottish Association of Marine Science is a leading and oldest independent marine research organisation with five major research themes Arctic research, marine processes and climate; marine renewable energy; prosperity from marine ecosystems; and industrial impacts on oceans.
Deployment of the monitoring equipment will be done through the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS).
It will be used to research the incidence of ocean upwelling in relation to the operations of the Ramu Mine.
Mining Minister John Pundari said in a statement that the aim of the research was to make significant scientific measurements to ensure that the physical oceanography surrounding the tailings pipeline was fully understood.
“This will guarantee that the proposed deep sea tailings placement at Ramu is managed effectively,” Mr Pundari said.
He confirmed that four moorings containing a number of instruments that will continuously measure temperature, salinity and ocean currents, have been deployed.
The moorings will be recovered every three months over a period of 12 months and the data obtained will be analysed by SAMS.
A final report will be made in conjunction with the meteorological and satellite data on the physical ocean conditions that are operating during 2011 and 2012at Basamuk.
The first recovery of the moorings is scheduled for October and will include the participation of officers of the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) and the Mineral Resources Authority (MRA) who will be trained by SAMS in the deployment, retrieval and operation of the monitoring instruments.
Part of the training will include data analysis and interpretation for these officers at the Scottish Marine Institute of in Scotland.
“I am pleased to announce on behalf of the Government that as part of this contract, all the state of the art oceanographic monitoring equipment provided will now be owned and operated by PNG through the relevant agencies to monitor and regulate the mining industry,” Mr Pundari said.
The Scottish Association of Marine Science is a leading and oldest independent marine research organisation with five major research themes Arctic research, marine processes and climate; marine renewable energy; prosperity from marine ecosystems; and industrial impacts on oceans.
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