The team at Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) is deeply saddened by the passing of our esteemed colleague and friend David Miringtoro Osikore. David, who was 63, served on the board of BCL since August 2019 and was appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer in March 2024. Unfortunately, he had to step down from […]
BCL is delighted to be a Bronze sponsor of the 2024 Mona Festival which will be held from September 19th to 21st at Buka Town’s Hutjena Oval and Bel Isi Park. The festival again promises to be a colourful celebration of local culture and diversity. Mrs Lorena R Nanei, the interim CEO of the Bougainville […]
Members of the BCL team, including Chairman Sir Mel Togolo, CFO Johnny Auna and Bougainville adviser Lohial Nuau, met with the 20 recently appointed members of the Panguna Landowners Interim Council (PLIC) in Port Moresby on Friday. BCL shares with landowners and the ABG the common goal of working collaboratively towards the redevelopment of Panguna […]
CANCONEX Address by Sir Melchior Togolo 2 July 2024 INTRODUCTION On behalf of Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL), I thank the Chamber for the opportunity to be part of this interesting session. The Chamber with its emphasis on community affairs and sustainable development, has an important place as part of this inaugural PNG Resources Week. It’s […]
Our local team is delighted that BCL is once again supporting the upcoming Tama Festival, which will run over August 7th and 8th in Arawa’s Christmas Park. The festival, an initiative of the Central Bougainville Tourism Association, will showcase Bougainvillean culture with the delicious local speciality dish tama the inspiration. Tama is like a natural […]
Empowering Panguna women to participate with confidence in decision-making processes of importance to their communities was the focus of a five-day program in Arawa last week that was backed by UN Women. BCL was delighted to participate in the program and recognises that the redevelopment of the Panguna mine will be ‘a journey of collective […]
BCL held its AGM in Port Moresby last week. Our Chairman Sir Mel Togolo said it was an exciting time for the company following the ABG’s granting in February of a five-year extension of BCL’s EL01 exploration licence for the Panguna project area. Certainty of tenure has provided impetus for BCL to intensify its activities. […]
BCL is firmly committed to backing every effort to forge public unity, confidence and trust with respect to the advancement of the Panguna project. In this regard, our team, led by Managing Director and CEO, David Osikore, is delighted to be actively supporting the ABG’s inter-agency community engagement program in mine-affected communities, which appropriately commenced […]
President Toroama said the ABG’s granting of a five year exploration licence to BCL over the Panguna special lease area has been received with “great support” from project area landowners. https://abg.gov.pg/index.php?/news/read/president-toroama-communicates-historic-decision-to-pmlocc
The founder and principal of the Arawa School of Nursing, Mrs Celyn Tusalah captured the essence and importance of nursing at the school’s 2023 graduation ceremony on 5 December by describing it as a noble and reputable profession that involves healing the mind, body, and soul of patients. Twenty three students graduated this year with […]