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Panguna mine
The Panguna mine is a large open-pit copper and gold mine on Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, opened in 1972 by Bougainville Copper, a subsidiary of the Rio Tinto group. It was among the world's largest copper mines and a major source of the country's export income. Disputes over environmental damage and the sharing of revenue led to its closure in 1989 and to the Bougainville civil war.
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