The 2014 Bougainville Copper Limited Annual General Meeting was held in Port Moresby yesterday, Tuesday 6 May. The chairman of Bougainville Copper Limited, Peter Taylor, addressed the shareholders to summarise the past year and look towards the company’s activities for the next year and beyond. Mr Taylor’s full statement can be found here and presentation slides are available […]
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, my name is Peter Taylor and I have the honour to be the chairman of your company. I have been on the board since 1997 and have been Chairman since October 2003. I declare this meeting open. This is the 47th annual general meeting of Bougainville Copper limited and I […]
Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) has said it will only consider a return to operations at Panguna with the full support of customary landowners in mine-affected areas and the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG). BCL has strengthened its relationship with landowners through regular meetings and its shared responsibility as part of the Joint Panguna Negotiation Coordination Committee […]
Bougainville Copper Limited has released the Annual Report for 2013, which contains full financial statements for the year. The report has been released ahead of the 2014 Annual General Meeting, to be held on Tuesday 6 May at the Grand Papua Hotel in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The full Annual Report 2013 can be accessed […]
The Joint Panguna Negotiation Coordination Committee (JPNCC) has expressed a unanimous desire for significant landowner participation in employment if and when Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) returns to Panguna. The JPNCC is made up of representatives of mine-affected landowners, the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG), the Government of Papua New Guinea and BCL. Vocational training for employment […]
The directors of Bougainville Copper Limited announce the following audited results of the company for the year ended 31 December 2013 together with comparable results for twelve months to 31 December 2012. Results For the year ended December 31 2013, a profit of K6.8 million has been recorded, compared to a planned loss of K10.4 […]
The abrupt shut-down of the Panguna mine in 1989 and its closure during the subsequent period of conflict on Bougainville meant there was no opportunity to implement plans for its formal closure. BCL is committed to undertaking appropriate remediation and rehabilitation studies and implementing environmental programs regardless of the future operation of the Panguna mine. […]
Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) will assist with a number of urgent infrastructure projects in Central Bougainville that have been suggested by customary landowners in and around the operating area of the closed mine. In the Special Mine Lease area there is a need for the removal of a small dam at Upper Kurua and culvert […]
Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) will participate in the first meeting of the Joint Panguna Negotiation Coordination Committee (JPNCC) for 2014 this Wednesday 22 January. The meeting is to be held in Port Moresby and will include representatives from the Autonomous Bougainville Government, customary landowners, the Government of Papua New Guinea and BCL. The customary landowners […]
In a ministerial statement to the Bougainville House of Representatives the President of the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG), Dr John Momis, stated the importance of a functional Panguna mine to development. “My government believes that an operating Panguna mine will be catalytic to Bougainville’s economic development, generating much needed revenue to support other sectors of […]