Many in Bougainville are determined to prevent Rio Tinto subsidiary Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) returning to the island. The company’s Panguna copper and gold mine triggered a war with the…
To the President of Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Bougainville Copper Limited [Rio Tinto] is not a bad company after all. Despite empirical evidence proving unquestionable involvement of the company in…
Adam Smith International (ASI) a British based company has been contracted by the World Bank to draft Bougainville’s new mining law. ASI works for big business interests, and has harmed…
The President [of Bougainville] is bowing down to BCL and Rio Tinto mining company using traditional and cultural aspects of Bougainville to allow BCL and Rio Tinto to return to…
As the debate on whether to reopen the controversial Panguna copper mine in Bougainville intensifies, communities must be aware that mining operator Rio Tinto’s bad behaviour is not a thing…
