Cities with a population over 1000 database. 2013.
Panguna — is a town and a (now decommissioned) copper mine on Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea. By the end of its operations on May 15, 1989 it was the largest open cut mine in the world; it was also a major catalyst in the unrest in Bougainville in… … Wikipedia
Panguna — est une ville de Papouasie Nouvelle Guinée située sur l île de Bougainville. Elle abrite une mine de cuivre, désaffectée depuis le début des années 1990, qui était la plus grande mine de cuivre à ciel ouvert du monde. Cette mine est un des… … Wikipédia en Français
Panguna — Bougainville ist eine etwa 8800 km² große Insel im pazifischen Ozean. Sie gehört geografisch zum Archipel der Salomonen, politisch bildet sie jedoch zusammen mit der 500 km² großen Nachbarinsel Buka die einzige autonome Region von Papua Neuguinea … Deutsch Wikipedia
Panguna — ▪ Papua New Guinea mining town and site of a large open pit copper mine in the south central interior of Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea. An Australian mining company began prospecting for copper in the Crown Prince Range at Panguna… … Universalium
History of Bougainville — Bougainville is a province of Papua New Guinea. It was named after the French navigator Louis Antoine de Bougainville. Contents 1 Prehistory 2 European colonisation 3 Second World War … Wikipedia
Bougainville Copper — Ltd is a Australian copper, gold, and silver mining company that operates the Panguna open cut mine on the island of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea (PNG). It was one of the world´s largest open pit mines. The Panguna mine dominated the economy… … Wikipedia
Guerra civil de Bougainville — Mapa administrativo de Bougainville. Fecha 1988 1997 … Wikipedia Español
Francis Ona — (c. 1953 July 24, 2005)ref|DOB was a Bougainville secessionist leader who led an uprising against the Government of Papua New Guinea motivated at least initially by his concerns over the operation of the Panguna mine by Bougainville Copper, a… … Wikipedia
Noah Musingku — Noah Musingku, reigning as King David Peii II, is the king of the Twin Kingdoms of Papaala and Me’ekamui on Bougainville Island in the North Solomon Islands. Widely disparaged by foreign press as being a con man, Musingku is the creator of U… … Wikipedia
Mining in Papua New Guinea — Ok Tedi Mine Mining in Papua New Guinea is an important source for the Papua New Guinea economy. Contents 1 History 2 … Wikipedia
