Would restarting Bougainville’s Panguna contribute to sustainable development?
Rio Tinto subsidiary BCL forces its colonial arrogance relentlessly on the people of Bougainville
Colonial arrogance has an ugly face. It stings and stinks. Every year since the 1989 closure of the Panguna Mine, BCL has not relented in forcing its return to re-open…
Bougainville: Former War-Torn Territory Still Wary of Mining
Operated by Bougainville Copper Limited, a subsidiary of Conzinc Rio Tinto of Australia, the Panguna mine generated about two billion dollars in revenues from 1972-1989. But the majority owners, Rio…
Bougainville passes new mining law, outraging mining opponents
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…