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Rio Tinto, Bougainville community reach agreement to assess Panguna legacy impacts
The Panguna mine was operated by BCL, majority-owned by Rio Tinto, for 17 years from 1972 until 1989, when operations were suspended due to an uprising against the mine and subsequent civil war.