For 15 years, Bougainville had been one of the more prosperous parts of Papua New Guinea because of Panguna, then the world’s largest open-pit copper-and-gold mine, which generated almost half ...

Bougainville was PNG's economic powerhouse for two decades until 1989, when a bloody civil war erupted over revenue from Panguna, the world's third-biggest open cut gold and copper mine and ...

LONDON, Mar 17 2025 (IPS) - Local communities are finally witnessing progress in their mission for justice, 36 years after the Panguna copper mine in Papua New Guinea’s Autonomous Region of ...

with the Papua New Guinea mainland reaping the benefits, while those on the island were left to deal with its impact. Tensions over the mine were a contributing factor in Bougainville’s ...

The island of Bougainville is geographically part of the Solomon Islands, but belongs to Papua New Guinea, from which it seeks independence. The environmental damage generated by mining ...

In 1968, when PNG was under Australian control ... it is likely that Chinese businesses would also be interested in Bougainville’s Panguna copper mine. Pacific Island countries have defended ...

Lawyers representing more than 3,000 residents of Bougainville island have filed a class action lawsuit in a Papua New Guinea court against Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) seeking potentially billions of ...

Nearly five years after the islanders of remote Bougainville voted decisively in a referendum for independence from Papua New Guinea (PNG), local frustrations are rising as the political process ...

The Panguna mine in Bougainville, an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea, closed in 1989 after pollution sparked a local rebellion. As many as 20,000 people, close to 10 per cent of the island ...

Rio Tinto Group contributed to widespread damage due to waste left at an abandoned copper mine in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, and risks to local communities are ongoing, a report has found ...

Pacific Island Bougainville's Independence Path Relies on Economy, Says PNG's Marape By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Bougainville must be able to fund at least half of its budget if the ...