A decade ago, landowners profoundly impacted by Rio Tinto’s Panguna copper-gold mine in Bougainville tried to bring the company to court in the USA, using the Alien Tort Act. They…
…rebel group on Bougainville, Chris Uma says he wants to talk with the Australian government and with mining giant Rio Tinto, about the reopening Panguna copper mine. See http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/pacbeat/stories/201108/s3290464.htm. …
…at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvuGPgMhGws. Workshop begins in PNG for stakeholders in Bougainville’s Rio Tinto-owned Panguna mine In Papua New Guinea, a weeklong consultative workshop for the stakeholders in Bougainville’s Panguna copper and…
“BHP and government have made it a rubbish dump” As the government of Bougainville and Rio Tinto call for a possible re-opening of the Panguna mine, political leaders in Papua…
…reports by Australian newspaper on May 19 that BCL owns the Panguna mine, “BCL – Rio Tinto has no rights to Panguna and any discussions or commitments with anyone including…
