Pacific island Bougainville rejects Chinese partner for mine that will fund independence

(Corrects second bullet to say Bougainville president not PNG PM) By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The Pacific ...

Pacific island Bougainville rejects Chinese partner for mine, opts to deal with Indian company

Bougainville rejects a Chinese mining partnership to reopen its Panguna mine, opting for an Indian company instead.
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Island Passage Exploration Reports on First Porphyry Copper-Style Mineralization Encountered on its EL02 Project Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea

ARAWA, Papua New Guinea, Dec. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Island Passage Exploration Limited (IPX or the “Company”) has made extensive progress during the last three quarters in its copper-gold ...
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Most UPNG students oppose Bougainville independence

It is well known that the people of Bougainville want independence. In the 2019 referendum, 98.3% of them voted for it. And ...
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Island Passage Commences Phase 4 Exploration Program and Summarizes Results from Phase 3 Work at EL02 License, Bougainville Island, PNG

ARAWA, Papua New Guinea, Dec. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Island Passage Exploration Limited (IPX or the “Company”) announces the commencement of Phase Four of its mineral exploration program on the ...
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Rio Tinto hit with class action lawsuit over shuttered Bougainville mine

Lawyers representing more than 3,000 residents of Bougainville island in the Pacific Ocean have filed a class action lawsuit in a Papua New Guinea court against Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) seeking ...
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Pacific island Bougainville's independence path relies on economy, says PNG's Marape

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Bougainville must be able to fund at least half of its budget if the Pacific archipelago's aspiration of political independence from Papua New Guinea is to be a success, PNG Prime ...