Sydney, Sept 14, 2026 (AFP) - Bougainville leader says violence won't stop Panguna mine reopening

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2026-09-14

Violence will not derail the reopening of the dormant Panguna mine in Papua New Guinea's Bougainville region, a local leader said, after saboteurs torched rows of heavy machinery on site. Harbouring one of the world's largest copper deposits, the Panguna mine in autonomous Bougainville has been shuttered since the outbreak of civil war in the late 1980s. Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama has vowed to revive the mine, a crucial source of reve......

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