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Panguna Mine
![Bougainville Prepares for Presidential Election Bougainville Prepares for Presidential Election](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-07-01.jpg)
Bougainville Prepares for Presidential Election
By Grant Wyeth
After a pandemic delay, the election is set to take place from August 12 to September 1.
![Bougainville Votes for Independence From Papua New Guinea Bougainville Votes for Independence From Papua New Guinea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2019-12-13-7.jpg)
Bougainville Votes for Independence From Papua New Guinea
By Associated Press
Over 98 percent of voters in a long-awaited referendum wanted independence. Will they get it?
![Bougainville’s Faustian Bargain Bougainville’s Faustian Bargain](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-bougainvilles-faustian-bargain-ap-98043001164.jpg)
Bougainville’s Faustian Bargain
By Paul R. Williams and Carly Fabian
An ongoing independence referendum does not address the key question at the root of the conflict: the future of the Panguna mine.
![Will Bougainville Reopen the Panguna Mine? Will Bougainville Reopen the Panguna Mine?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-panguna-tailings.jpg)
Will Bougainville Reopen the Panguna Mine?
By Joshua Mcdonald
With an independence referendum on the horizon, reopening the Panguna mine offers both attractive opportunities and terrible consequences.
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