Jubilee Australia campaign on Rio Tinto
…the brutal military attacks against innocent villagers in and around its controversial Panguna mine, from 1989 onwards. The people of Bougainville have been seemingly forgotten by a world that would…
Panguna mine
Panguna mine…
Bougainvillians against re-opening Rio Tinto mine at Panguna
OPPOSITION to re-opening of the mine at Panguna by the Autonomous Bougainville Government is slowly gaining momentum in Central Bougainville. Many community leaders feel that this is not the time…
US Supreme Court "vacates" anti-Rio Tinto Bougainville case, but lawyer vows to continue battle
…its recent AGM in Papua New Guinea, Rio Tinto’s Bougainville Copper subsidiary released a study which lent further weight to its own “case” for re-opening the Panguna mine. See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=12281&l=1….
AusAID Fuels Bougainville Mining Tensions
Rio Tinto stands to make big profits if the Panguna mine on Bougainville reopens. In recruiting advisors with strong links to the mining giant, AusAid isn’t helping the peace process,…