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Augustus Minerals advances PNG gold strategy with Mt Kare data and landowner engagement
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October 19, 2026（https://pngmining.com/augustus-minerals-advances-png-gold-strategy-with-mt-kare-data-and-landowner-engagement/）
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Augustus Minerals has outlined progress across its exploration portfolio in Papua New Guinea, with work continuing to position the company for potential advancement of the Mt Kare gold project and Vanapa River licence application.
The Australian-listed company, through subsidiary ACM Contract Mining (PNG), holds a second-in-time application for exploration licence ELA2446 covering Mt Kare in Enga Province, about 15km from the Porgera gold mine.
The company said it has used this year to acquire all available open-file data relating to Mt Kare from the PNG Minerals Resources Authority（https://pngmining.com/mining-minister-calls-png-open-for-business/） (MRA) and commissioned Geosyntec Consultants to compile a technical information memorandum covering historical exploration at the project.
The memorandum includes reviews of Mt Kare’s geology, geochemistry, mineralisation styles and historical mineral resource estimates, with Augustus outlining the work will support planning for future exploration and development and enable faster mobilisation should the licence be awarded.
Mt Kare is described by Augustus as an alkali epithermal gold deposit, a deposit type that also includes Porgera, Lihir（https://pngmining.com/newmont-forging-talent-in-the-heart-of-lihir/） and Cadia-Ridgeway.
Augustus said the Mt Kare application remains subject to assessment by the MRA and Mining Advisory Council, with the application contested and no exploration or development rights currently held by ACM PNG.
The company said（https://augustusminerals.com.au/pdf/0115342b-f005-4af4-95e5-c8967e74bb0a/Platform/ListPage/Papua-New-Guinea-Progress-Update.pdf） the original first-in-time application by Global Mining Group was removed from the applicants list following a PNG Supreme Court order in May 2025, leaving private company Tribune Mt Kare Gold as first-in-time and ACM PNG as second-in-time.
If successful, ACM PNG’s proposed exploration program includes portal access, underground development, drill drives and underground diamond drilling targeting known high-grade mineralisation.