In Bougainville, on a mountain called Panguna, Rio Tinto once operated the world’s most profitable copper mine. Through the 1970s and ‘80s, shareholders raked in billions but only shaved off a ...

Bougainville Copper Ltd, majority-owned by Rio Tinto, operated the Panguna Mine on Bougainville from 1972 until 1989, when operations were suspended due to an uprising against the mine and a ...

Mining giant Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO), Bougainville Copper, and the Autonomous Bougainville Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding addressing the findings of the ‘Panguna Mine Legacy ...

The company is attempting to reopen the giant Panguna mine, ... Bougainville Copper’s stock closed 128% higher at A$0.80 a share on the ASX, its highest level since Nov. 1, 2023.

Rio Tinto Group contributed to widespread damage due to waste left at an abandoned copper mine in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, and risks to local communities are ongoing, a report has found.

Bougainville's president, former rebel commander Ishmael Toroama, says: 'If the US comes and says, "Yes, we support Bougainville independence," then, I can say, "Well, the Panguna mine is here.

Rio Tinto’s abandoned Panguna copper mine in Bougainville continues to generate toxic waste and could spark deadly landslides and cause lasting ecological damage, a report has found.

Rio Tinto, Bougainville Copper Limited and the Autonomous Bougainville Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to form a Roundtable to address the findings of the Panguna Mine Legacy ...

BCL, or Bougainville Copper Ltd , opens new tab, ran the Panguna mine in which Rio Tinto held a majority stake. The mine ceased operations in 1989 when related disputes spiralled into a civil war ...

MELBOURNE, Australia, December 05, 2024--As a member of the Panguna Mine Legacy Impact Assessment (PMLIA) Oversight Committee, Rio Tinto today welcomed the release of the PMLIA report as a ...

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto, Bougainville Copper Limited and the Autonomous ... to form a Roundtable to address the findings of the Panguna Mine Legacy Impact ...

Mining giant Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO), Bougainville Copper, and the Autonomous Bougainville Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding addressing the findings of the ‘Panguna Mine Legacy ...