Mastodawn

“… Panguna mine copper reserves dormant for 33 years
… estimated 10,000 to 15,000 people were killed in the struggle until a peace agreement was finally reached in 2001.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-12/bougainville-signs-secretive-deal-to-reopen-panguna-mine/106331778

#Bougainville #Capitalism #Panguna

Bougainville mine that sparked a civil war on rapid path to reopening

The Autonomous Bougainville Government signs a secretive deal to reopen a huge gold and copper mine that sparked a catastrophic civil war three decades ago.

AllQuakes - EMSC Dec 16

🔔#Earthquake M4.8 strikes 76 km S of #Panguna (Papua New Guinea) 48 min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1915806

AllQuakes - EMSC Oct 24

🔔#Earthquake M4.9 strikes 127 km W of #Panguna (Papua New Guinea) 22 min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1885645

AllQuakes - EMSC Apr 15, 2025

🔔#Earthquake M5.6 strikes 74 km W of #Panguna (Papua New Guinea) 11 min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1795239

Peter Riley Oct 14, 2024

BHP: Plundering and polluting for Profit, regardless of the human, social and environmental consequences.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/13/bhp-to-face-620000-claimants-in-mariana-dam-collapse-trial-in-london

Rio Stinko’s Panguna Legacy.
https://www.hrlc.org.au/reports-news-commentary/bougainville

#BHP Bloody-Huge-Profits/Polluter #Brazil #MarianaDam #RioTinto #Panguna #Bouganville #ToxicCapitalism

BHP to face 620,000 claimants in Mariana dam collapse trial in London

Claimants seeking damages from Anglo-Australian mining company over 2015 environmental disaster in Brazil

The Guardian

AllQuakes - EMSC May 27, 2024

🔔#Earthquake M5.6 strikes 78 km S of #Panguna (Papua New Guinea) 9 min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1664349

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AllQuakes - EMSC Mar 30, 2024

🔔#Earthquake M5.5 strikes 78 km W of #Panguna (Papua New Guinea) 11 min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1640423

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