Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Rio Tinto’s abandoned Panguna copper mine in Bougainville continues to generate toxic waste and could spark deadly landslides ...

A two-year study of the Panguna mine -- located on the autonomous island of Bougainville -- found that mine structures had "deteriorated", while "tailings continued to migrate downstream and ...

MELBOURNE, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto's (RIO.AX), opens new tab legacy Bougainville mine poses imminent life-threatening risks to locals, a report showed on Friday, prompting communities to call ...

Rio Tinto's (NYSE:RIO) abandoned Bougainville mine continues to pose imminent life-threatening risks to local residents, according to a report released Friday, prompting community and human rights ...

After a devastating fire, people in Bougainville found hope and strength from a statue of the Virgin Mary that survived the ...

The island, which has been seeking independence from Papua New Guinea since the late 1980s, is looking for funds to start mining activities in Panguna, with the approval of Port Moresby.

Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama is seeking international investors to re-open one of the world’s biggest copper mines, with Marape backing his authority on Wednesday to make business ...

The Panguna copper mine in Bougainville continues to generate toxic waste and may spark landslides that could kill people and cause lasting ecological damage. The miner has agreed with community ...

A two-year study of the Panguna mine – located on the autonomous island of Bougainville – found that mine structures had "deteriorated", while "tailings continued to migrate downstream and ...

A two-year study of the long-abandoned Panguna mine found impacts continue to put the local community’s lives at risk. A two-year study of the Panguna mine – located on the autonomous island ...