Rio Tinto’s Bougainville mine poses ongoing threats: Report – Times of India
SYDNEY: A long-abandoned Papua New Guinea mine once operated by Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto poses environmental and safety concerns for nearby communities, who live under the threat of landslides, a new report shows.A two-year study of the Panguna mine — located on the autonomous island of Bougainville — found that mine structures had “deteriorated”,…