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Landowners on a pacific island take on a mining giant

Bougainville local woman pointing at what's left of the Panguna mine.
Bougainville local woman pointing at what's left of the Panguna mine. Source: Supplied

Landowners in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, have filed a complaint against mining company Rio Tinto with the Australian government, in the hope of securing tens-of-millions of dollars for rehabilitation of an abandoned Panguna mine site.


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By Stefan Armbruster

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Landowners in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, have filed a complaint against mining company Rio Tinto with the Australian government, in the hope of securing tens-of-millions of dollars for rehabilitation of an abandoned Panguna mine site.



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