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Feb 11 (Reuters) - Australia's Newcrest Mining Ltd NCM.AX said on Tuesday Papua New Guinea's national court dismissed a stay order on work relating to the Wafi-Golpu gold-copper project, paving the way for talks to resume on it with the Pacific country's government.
The deal by Wafi-Golpu co-owners Newcrest Mining and South Africa's Harmony Gold HARJ.J hit a bump when the Papua New Guinea government said in September it wanted to keep 40% of gold produced from the project. government then withdrew support for the memorandum of understanding in January due to delays caused by legal proceedings. shares have fallen more than 20% since September. They rose 0.6% on Tuesday, compared to a marginally lower Australian gold shares index .AXGD .
The miners had been hoping to secure a mining lease over the major gold and copper deposit early last year, before a change in PNG's leadership and a shift in minerals policy led to delays.
Newcrest and Harmony look forward to re-engaging with PNG and progressing on discussions about the special mining license, Australia's largest listed gold miner said in a statement.