Location
Wowo Gap is located 200 kilometres east of Port Moresby in a remote area in south east Papua New Guinea only accessible by helicopter or by foot. There are no roads only walking tracks. Infrastructure is extremely limited and there is no electric power transmission, telephone access or water supply.
The Wowo Gap resource is on a slope between 200 and 1300 metres above sea level in Oro Province. The camp is at 800 metres above sea level.
It is located 35 kilometres from the village of Safia near the Musa River and the village of Wanigela situated on Collingwood Bay.
These villages have access to the nearest large town, Popendetta by boat. Access for example from Safia requires traveling down the Musa River then by open sea to the town. The journey usually takes two days.
There are no health clinics in the area with the nearest permanent health centre being located at Popendetta. Neither the national nor provincial government provides active health services to this remote area.
Several of the surrounding villages have very basic airstrips suitable for small aircraft. Schools are just basic shelters with few amenities and earthen floors.
Resource Mining Corporation has an active corporate social responsibility program to improve health, education and employment outcomes for local villagers.