New Porgera Limited, the new Porgera joint venture company, was incorporated and subsequently became a party to the Commencement Agreement and the Shareholders’ Agreement on October 13, 2023. New Porgera Limited owns the Porgera Gold Mine.
On December 22, 2023, the Porgera Project Commencement Agreement (“PPCA”) reached formal completion.
Under the terms of the PPCA, ownership of Porgera is held in a joint venture (New Porgera Limited) owned 51% by Papua New Guinea stakeholders and 49% by a company, Porgera (Jersey) Limited, that is jointly owned on a 50/50 basis by Barrick and Zijin Mining Group and therefore Barrick now holds a 24.5% equity accounted for interest in the Porgera mine.

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