Bougainvilleans went to war to shut down the Panguna mine. Why do some want it reopened?

Bougainville wants to make its independence from Papua New Guinea a reality by September 2027.
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But achieving that independence most likely means reopening the island's Panguna copper and gold mine that, a generation ago, sparked a brutal civil war. Guardian Australia senior reporter Ben Doherty explains that while many in Bougainville consider independence inevitable, the island's bloody revolution casts a long shadow

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