The first House of Assembly in Bougainville was established in 1976, following the broader governance framework of Papua New Guinea after it gained independence in 1975.
Regarding copper discovery, significant copper deposits in Bougainville were discovered at Panguna in the early 1960s, leading to the development of the Panguna Mine. The mine began operations in 1972 and became one of the largest copper mines in the world at that time.
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