Rio Tinto walks away from environmental responsibility for Bougainville’s Panguna mine
The people of Bougainville Island successfully shut down the mine in 1989, but now find themselves left to cope with its environmental fallout….
Saving civilization: the 2017 Rio Tinto AGM
…provide a forum for people to make these kind of points, and the company takes them seriously. Bougainville 55. I asked about the company’s legacy in Bougainville. I said: “Concerning…
Bougainville to continue pursuit of Rio Tinto
The President of Bougainville, John Momis, says his government is going ahead with legal action against mining giant Rio Tinto over the destruction caused by the Panguna mine. Rio Tinto…
Reject Rio deal for Bougainville: Parkop
The deal set out by mining giant Rio Tinto for Bougainville is bad for the people, says NCD Governor Powes Parkop….
New Zealander details Panguna involvement 28 years on
In 1988, before civil war broke out in Bougainville, New Zealander Martin Ward was there, leading a team studying the impacts of the contentious Panguna copper mine (controlled by Rio…