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Papua New Guinea mining collapse sparks calls for moratorium
Thursday 19 September 2019 | Published in Environment
Solwara 1 mining ship REM Etive. 19091828
The collapse of a deep-sea mining project in Papua New Guinea is propelling a regional conversation about a 10-year moratorium on mining, proposed at the Pacific Islands Forum last month.
The collapse of a deep-sea mining project in Papua New Guinea is propelling a regional conversation about a 10-year moratorium on mining, proposed at the Pacific Islands Forum last month.
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