Panguna mine

Copper mine in Papua New Guinea (Bougainville Island)
Place mine Q17060798
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Panguna mine

Summary

Panguna mine is a mine[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of mine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (496 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Panguna mine is located in Autonomous Region of Bougainville[3].
  • Panguna mine is in the country of Papua New Guinea[4].
  • Panguna mine's instance of is recorded as mine[5].
  • Panguna mine's Commons category is recorded as Panguna mine[6].
  • 1972 marks the founding of Panguna mine[7].
  • Panguna mine was dissolved in 1989[8].
  • Panguna mine's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -6.315, 'longitude': 155.495}[9].
  • Panguna mine's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Bougainville Island[10].
  • Panguna mine's described at URL is recorded as https://www.icmm.com/en-gb/research/data/2025/global-mining-dataset[11].
  • Panguna mine's product or material produced is recorded as zinc ore[12].

Body

Geography

Panguna mine is in the country of Papua New Guinea[4]. It is located in Autonomous Region of Bougainville[3].

Designation and Status

Panguna mine's instance of is recorded as mine[5].

History and Context

1972 marks the founding of Panguna mine[7].

Why It Matters

Panguna mine ranks in the top 3% of mine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (496 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 19d ago · Vicarage · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Product or material produced → zinc ore
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1056]]: [[Q758]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789540564585"
  2. 12w ago · Vicarage · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → mine
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40438|batch #40438]]: zinc mine,zinc"
  3. 13w ago · Vicarage · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Country → —
    Product → —
    Dissolved → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40101|batch #40101]]"
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