Traditional landowners reject mining exploration bid in Bougainville

Mongabay
Mar 27, 2018, 8:25 am136 pts
Traditional landowners in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, have exerted their power of veto under the autonomous region’s new mining laws and rejected a corporate bid by Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) to embark on renewed exploration at the war-ravaged Panguna copper mine, which has been dormant for 28…

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