The latest report on the abandoned Panguna copper mine, once operated by Rio Tinto's subsidiary Bougainville Copper, reveals serious environmental contamination and ongoing risks to local ...

If the final environmental analysis is published, the federal government will have up to 60 days to transfer the land to international mining giant Rio Tinto, which plans to destroy it with a huge ...

Mining giant Rio Tinto is facing accusations that a mine it abandoned in Papua New Guinea two decades ago is leaking poisonous waste into rivers. More than 150 people living in Bougainville have ...

For months, thousands of people have been demonstrating against Rio Tinto's plan to mine lithium in the country Serbia has withdrawn the exploration licences of Anglo-Australian mining company Rio ...

(Bloomberg) -- 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 ...