This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. Find sources: "Panguna" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR(November 2021)
NASA Landsat image of Panguna, showing tailings runoff.
Panguna is a town next to the (now decommissioned) Panguna copper mine on Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea. It was owned and operated by Bougainville Copper Ltd, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto. Beginning operations in 1972, the company hired thousands of workers, most from other parts of the country.
By the end of its operations on May 15, 1989, when the mine was closed because of an armed uprising on the island, it was the largest open-pit mine in the world. It was accused of contaminating large areas due to its toxic waste, which affected land, water and air. Resentment against the environmental poisoning and the fact that most profits left the island, were major catalysts in the unrest in Bougainville in the 1970s and 1980s, leading to the Bougainville conflict, which lasted from 1988 until 1998. In 2011 it was reported that former PNG Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare had alleged that Rio Tinto played a role in the conflict by helping finance the actions of the PNG government in Bougainville during the conflict in an attempt to allow the mine to be reopened.[1]
^Callick, Rowan (16 July 2011). "Battle intensifies over Bougainville copper". The Australian. Sydney: News Corp Australia. ISSN 1038-8761.
The Panguna mine is a large copper mine located in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. Panguna represents one of the largest copper reserves in Papua New Guinea...
Panguna is a town next to the (now decommissioned) Panguna copper mine on Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea. It was owned and operated by Bougainville...
was subsumed into Papua New Guinea the following year. Conflict over the Panguna mine became the primary trigger for the Bougainville Civil War (1988–1998)...
Securities Exchange (ASX). BCL operated the copper, gold and silver mine at the Panguna mine on Bougainville Island in PNG from 1971 (53 years ago) (1971) to 15 May...
Bougainville Copper Mine by the Australian company Conzinc Rio Tinto. The Panguna mine began production in 1972 under the management of Bougainville Copper...
campaigned that he would plan to reopen the Panguna mine if the referendum resulted in a vote for independence. Panguna had closed in 1989 due to the civil war...
Bougainville was incorporated into the Territory of Papua and New Guinea. The Panguna mine was established in 1969 and soon become a source of conflict. The...
Government owned (2014). Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) developed the Panguna mine on Bougainville Island, producing copper concentrate from 1972 until...
Environmental Program has offered to facilitate the cleanup of the Rio Tinto-owned Panguna mine and explore reopening the mine with more stringent environmental standards...
concerned about the environmental and social effects of the operation of the Panguna mine by Bougainville Copper, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto Group. On 17 May...
environmental and economic issues stemming from the operation of the Panguna mine, (a Conzinc RioTinto Australia (now Rio Tinto Limited) and PNG government...
United States Geological Survey. "M 7.2 - 58 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea". "M 7.7 - Panguna, Papua New Guinea". "M 7.6 - Solomon Islands". "M 7.6...
Niigata, Empire of Japan Died April 18, 1943(1943-04-18) (aged 59) near Panguna, Bougainville, Territory of New Guinea Buried Tama Cemetery, Tokyo Allegiance...
neutralise the Bougainville Revolutionary Army, and reopen the controversial Panguna copper mine. While Singirok still refused to deal with Spicer, Haiveta...
8 mi). A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 122 km (76 mi) west northwest of Panguna, Papua New Guinea on February 9 at a depth of 41.8 km (26.0 mi). A magnitude...
meeting of landowners surrounding the Panguna mine and formed a new, younger and more radical executive of the Panguna Landowners Association, with Serero...
705th Kokutai, lie in the jungle around 9 miles (14 km) from the town of Panguna, (06°47.165′S 155°33.137′E / 6.786083°S 155.552283°E / -6.786083; 155...
Hagen, Kundiawa, Popondetta, and Wewak. On Bougainville, there was Kieta, Panguna, Arawa and early on a part-time sub-branch at Loloho. It maintained those...
Hidden Valley. As of 2014, talks of resuming mining operations in the Panguna mine have also resurfaced, with the Autonomous Bougainville Government...
tail code 323 were still present at the crash site in the jungle near Panguna, Bougainville Island, with some parts and artifacts recovered and displayed...
Remediation of site began in April 2000. Starting production in 1972, the Panguna mine in Papua New Guinea has been a source of environmental racism. Although...
000 people became refugees. Ongoing Bougainville conflict Arawa Kieta Panguna Bougainville Island Buka Island This conflict caused unmeasurable but significant...
silver, like the one produced by Bougainville Copper Limited from the Panguna mine from the early 1970s to the late 1980s. The typical contract for a...
laksâ/isáng libo dyis mil 1,000,000 hámbad/ramák milyon First tig-una/panguná primera Second ikaduhá segunda Third ikatlo/ikatátlo tersera Fourth ikap-at/ikaápat...
Eastern Highlands Olsobip North Fly District Western Ononge Central Panguna Bougainville (North Solomons) Pasi Sandaun (West Sepik) Pingirip Mendi-Munihu...
Guinea decided a dam was not necessary, in the wake of the closure of the Panguna mine.[citation needed] Most of Papua New Guinea's land is held under a...
South Wales, with 63 million tonnes at 1.1% Cu and 0.5 ppm Au. Ok Tedi Panguna/Bougainville Copper Wafi-Golpu project/Wafi-Golpu mine Coclesito, Panama...
Global Information
