Panguna area
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The Panguna area is a region on Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea known primarily for hosting one of the world’s largest former open-cut copper and gold mines and for its central role in the island’s political and environmental conflicts.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic region
ⓘ
mining area ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bougainville Copper Limited
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bougainville independence movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Rio Tinto (company) NERFINISHED ⓘ environmental degradation ⓘ landowner disputes ⓘ |
| conflictType |
environmental justice conflict
ⓘ
resource conflict ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| governedBy | Autonomous Bougainville Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
artisanal mining
ⓘ
large-scale mining ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalIssue |
deforestation
ⓘ
river pollution ⓘ tailings disposal impacts ⓘ |
| hasResource |
copper ore
ⓘ
gold ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfIntensiveMining | late 20th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Panguna copper mine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
environmental conflict ⓘ gold mining ⓘ open-cut copper mining ⓘ role in Bougainville civil conflict ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
English
ⓘ
Tok Pisin NERFINISHED ⓘ local Bougainville languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Autonomous Region of Bougainville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bougainville Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mineStatus | former large-scale operation ⓘ |
| near | Arawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | central Bougainville ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance |
catalyst for autonomy negotiations
ⓘ
symbol of resource control disputes ⓘ |
| roleIn | Bougainville Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | major copper and gold deposit ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
international environmental campaigns
ⓘ
studies on post-conflict reconstruction ⓘ studies on resource nationalism ⓘ |
| terrainFeature | mountainous region ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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