........... that if the strict conditions sought by the...

........... that if the strict conditions sought by the landowners and the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) could not be satisfied, then the ABG will not allow the mine to be reopened.
“The overwhelming response from these consultations is that Bougainvilleans do not favour reopening the mine on the same basis as it originally operated.
“But the vast majority of those consulted do favour reopening the mine if it can be done in a way that avoids the past environmental and social impacts and conflict it engendered, and if Bougainvilleans can share fully and fairly in the economic benefits mining can generate,” said Momis.