The future of the Panguna mine, page-20

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What do they think about the idea of the notorious BCL coming back?
‘They would not be welcome,’ says a third Dapera resident, Freddy Bernora. ‘We would send them off. They stole billions of dollars from us and I do not see how this company has changed.’
Frankie wants RTG to reopen the mine. ‘We have seen some pictures of how RTG works in the Philippines; how people there live side-by-side with mining. They showed us how they produce benefits for landowners. They seem to respect landowners,’ he says.