Panguna gets the nod
…six Panguna mine lease affected areas met in Buka for two days at the Kuri Village Resort to start the official negotiation process to review the Bougainville Copper Agreement. See…
US Court Orders Mediation in Rio Tinto Alien Tort Case
Nearly a decade into a court battle involving Rio Tinto and its alleged role in spurring civil war in Bougainville in the South Pacific, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of…
Panguna landowners claim maltreatment
…claiming the same maltreatment as the National Government, the Autonomous Bougainville Government and Rio Tinto-controlled Bougainville Copper Ltd prepare for negotiations on the possible reopening of the mine. See http://www.thenational.com.pg/?q=node/13303….
Rio Tinto asks US appeals court to dismiss Papua New Guinea human rights lawsuit
…U.S. judges over corporations operating on foreign soil.The lawsuit, a proposed class action, involves Rio Tinto’s operations on the island of Bougainville in the South Pacific nation of Papua New…
London-listed mining giants keen on new prospects
Two controversial Anglo-Australian mining giants who abandoned operations at Bougainville copper mine and the Ok Tedi mine in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea due to the Bougainville crisis…