Jaba River

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Jaba River is a river in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. It empties to Empress Augusta Bay at {{coord|6.3833333|S|155.2166667|E|}}. It was polluted by waste{{cite web|last=Info|first=Tailings|title=Offshore Disposal - River, Lake and Sea discharge|url=http://www.tailings.info/storage/offshore.htm|publisher=tailings.info|access-date=21 August 2012}} from the Panguna mine, which specialized in copper. The aquatic life of Jaba river was destroyed due to heavy metal pollution.{{cite book|first=Don|last= Hinrichsen|title= Coastal Waters of the World: Trends, Threats, and Strategies|publisher= Island Press |pages=137}} The environmental pollution of river was one of the causes {{cite book|first=George|last=Ware|title=Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Volume 183|publisher=Springer|page=41}}{{cite web|last=Solomon|first=Sinclare|title=Bougainville mine to revisit tailings options|url=http://ramumine.wordpress.com/2011/03/01/bougainville-mine-to-revisit-tailings-options/|publisher=Papua New Guinea Mine Watch|access-date=21 August 2012}} of armed conflict on the island and struggle of local people for independence.