…colonial boundaries, was incorporated into that country. It was in Bougainville that Rio Tinto-controlled Bougainville Copper Limited ran the Panguna copper-gold mine, dumping mine wastes straight into the local river…
…Indonesia. Environmental damage caused by Rio Tinto’s Panguna mine on the island of Bougainville helped spark a war for independence from Papua New Guinea in the early 1990s – this…
…mining in Bougainville and Indonesia. Environmental damage caused by Rio Tinto’s Panguna mine on the island of Bougainville helped spark a war for independence from Papua New Guinea in the…
…Hear from visiting speakers talking about the legacy of London-listed Rio Tinto’s mining in Bougainville and Indonesia. Environmental damage caused by Rio Tinto’s Panguna mine on the island of Bougainville…
…in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. 100. “In June 2016, Rio Tinto decided to give up its majority shareholding in Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL), the company that operated the Panguna copper…
