RIO Tinto, the war on Bougainville and resistance to mining
State Crime – on the Margins of Empire, RIO Tinto, the War on Bougainville and Resistance to mining Author: Kristian Lasslett, Pub: Pluto Press, paperback, 2014, 256 p. Book Review: Charles Roche, Mineral Policy Institute Dr Lasslett, a criminology academic from the University of Ulster, has provided a new...
Bouganville against mine
OPPOSITION to re-opening of the mine at Panguna by the Autonomous Bougainville Government is slowly gaining momentum in Central Bougainville. Many community leaders feel that this is not the time to talk about mining. Meanwhile, the ABG has been asked to consider other industries togenerate revenue for its operation...