The Panguna Mine in Bougainville contains an estimated $100 billion in proven copper and gold reserves; nearly 1% of global gold reserves and copper resources equal to 70% of Canada's total. Shuttered since 1989 due to civil war, it remains one of the world's largest undeveloped ore bodies. In this extraordinary conversation, Numa Numa Resources Chairman & CEO John D. Kuhns explains how his company secured what no other mining firm has achieved: binding agreements with the Panguna landowners and Bougainville's government to develop the mine.

John D. Kuhns, Chairman & CEO of Numa Numa Resources, discusses his company's unprecedented agreements to develop B ...