Rising demand for copper has fueled interest in Bougainville’s Panguna mine, which has been shut for four decades. Yet some fear a rush to reopen risks return to violence.Workers clear debris within a former processing plant as part of preparations to reopen the Panguna copper and gold mine.
This Copper Mine Led to a Civil War. Can Reopening It Fund a New Nation?
Scritto il 13/10/2026
da Victoria Kim and Matthew Abbott

