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Bougainville’s $58B gold-copper mine rights safe for now as Mining Act changes rejected

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 12, 2019 | 9:51 am Base Metals Precious Metals Top Companies Asia Australia Copper Gold Silver 

The autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville has rejected controversial changes to its Mining Act, which were said to be aimed at letting a new company extract the island’s riches. The modifications would have jeopardized land rights currently held...

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