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Title: Resource assessments in national planning - Pupua New Guinea case studies

Journal Article · · Mater. Soc.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5899157

The nation of Papua New Guinea, encompassing 462,000 square miles of land area and a population of approximately 3 million individuals, occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and includes the Bismarck Archipelago and Bougainville Island. The diversity and complexity of Papua New Guinea's geology, coupled with the large number of known mineral occurrences of various deposit types, leads to the inescapable conclusion that the resource potential of Papua New Guinea is very large. In recognition of this potential, a resource assessment of Papua New Guinea was undertaken for the stated purpose of integrating the results of such an assessment into the nation's planning activities.

Research Organization:
Resource Systems Inst., Honolulu, HI
OSTI ID:
5899157
Journal Information:
Mater. Soc.; (United States), Vol. 8:4
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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