SMALL SCALE GOLD MINING AND MARKETING IN PAPUA .
Mining effectively commenced in Papua New Guinea in 1888 with the discovery of payable gold in Sudest Island (near Misima Island).Morobe Goldfield was discovered in 1922, which continued to operate till the Second World War. It was a world class goldfield by the standards of the time, reaching a peak production of tonnes/year of gold in 1942.