@ cheffie777 ;-)....independence needs to proceed first, and...

@ cheffie777 ;-)

....independence needs to proceed first, and they need to secure the right partner..
Wrong! The independence of Bougainville is achieved with Panguna. BOC belongs to a large extent to the landowners. 8 out of 9 landowner associations want a restart with BOC! 1 landowner association is corrupt and turns against its own people.

.....and they lost the court case recently and have to pay costs.......
Wrong! BOC has not lost anything! The award of EL 1 will be decided by the court in this second half of the year.

......RTG has a great relationship with the landowners......

Wrong RTG has relations with 1one ! Landowners association. I don't want to mention a name here, google a bit and you will know more.

Last : From today's perspective, many mistakes were made in the past. These mistakes can no longer be made today. Impossible.BCL and Rio Tinto have a great interest in reopening. BCL is the subsidiary of Rio Tinto. BCL belongs to Bougainville and Panguna. Many decisive men and women want that.