Ok Tedi mine
Western Province, Papua New Guinea · -5.20°, 141.15° · Mining damage
A copper mine dumped tailings straight into the river system, smothering forest along hundreds of kilometres.
After a tailings dam collapsed during construction, the Ok Tedi copper and gold mine discharged tens of thousands of tonnes of waste rock and tailings into the Ok Tedi and Fly rivers daily for decades. The riverbed rose, flooding and killing forest over a vast area and devastating fisheries for downstream communities. It remains one of the largest mining disasters on record.
In the game
Ok Tedi mine flares up as Land destroyed. The fix is a gesture: slash through the bulldozers to stop the clearing. Done right, it becomes Damage stopped 🌱. Finish all three steps of its chain in one round for a combo, or take your time in Explore mode: a place you fully restore stays green on your map for good.
🧭 Fly there and restore it▶ Play a 60-second round