Bougainville bid to cash in on gold

BOUGAINVILLE’S government believes it can earn millions of dollars from the gold currently being mined and shipped from the island illegally.

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Rodney Osioco

There are dozens of illegal alluvial gold operations in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region with Resources Minister Rodney Osioco estimating about 80kg is leaving Bougainville every month.

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