Newcrest is tapping big data and block caving to delve deeper into the earth's crust for mineral riches that just a handful of years ago would have been too costly to extract.
MCC was last week given permission by the Papua New Guinea government to restart the plant, which was closed for not taking remedial actions after a spill in August.
The new bill states that Indigenous peoples have to be included in all decision-making that impacts their rights and that all provincial laws would have to be aligned with UN standards.