Panguna mine
The Panguna mine is a large, inactive copper mine located in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, formerly operated by Bougainville Copper Ltd. Panguna represents one of the largest copper reserves in Papua New Guinea and in the world, having an estimated remaining reserve of 5.3 billion tonnes of ore copper and almost 20 million ounces of gold.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Quarry
- …is also known as “Panguna open pit”
- …is operated by Bougainville Copper Limited
- …dates from 1972
- Description: Copper mine in Papua New Guinea (Bougainville Island)
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Nearby places include Panguna.
Panguna mine
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Latitude
-6.3142° or 6° 18′ 51″ south
Longitude
155.49406° or 155° 29′ 39″ east
Open location code
6R5QMFPV+8J
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landuse = quarry
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In Other Languages
From Bosnian to Tok Pisin—“Panguna mine” goes by many names.
Panguna-gruvenNorwegian
Panguna-gruvenNorwegian Bokmål
Mina PangunaRomanian
PangunaTok Pisin
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