Bougainville Copper is pleased to appoint Mr Johnny Patterson Auna as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Mr Auna, who hails from Laguai Village, Buin in South Bougainville, joined BCL in March 2024 as Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary. He has also been serving in the role of Acting CEO since July 2024, following the unfortunate […]
BCL was delighted to support Arawa FootBall Association (AFA) with its program of local festive activities to mark Christmas and the New Year period. These included visits and gift-giving of food and toiletries to nursing staff and patients at Arawa District Hospital, as well as inmates at the Arawa police cells on Sunday (5 January). […]
BCL’s team in Bougainville, including our Village Liaison Officers (pictured at their recent end of year meeting), have done invaluable work during 2024 in building relations on the ground. Community Relations Coordinator, Elly Sawa, says the granting of a five-year extension of BCL’s EL01 (exploration licence) for the Panguna project area and the signing of […]
Over the past week our team members visited several schools in the Panguna and Buka areas, to present student prizes, including lap-tops and phones. At Sohano Primary School, BCL’s Alphonse Tapit had the pleasure of presenting two prizes to Nyla Kolotein, who is not only the school’s grade 8 dux, but also the top student […]
It was a day of optimism and progress at the Panguna Catholic Church yesterday (6 November) with more than 300 customary landowners coming together for the signing of a Land Access and Compensation Agreement (LACA) with BCL. The LACA enshrines the rights of landowners in relation to the provision of access for work under BCL’s […]
It has been a busy period for our team in Bougainville with a series of engagements with key stakeholders in Arawa as part of our pre-feasibility activities under our (EL01) exploration licence for the Panguna project area. There were a series of constructive meetings and workshops in October involving representatives of the Panguna Landowners Interim […]
BCL has always been a big believer in recognising the achievements of our students. We were delighted to support the October 11 graduation ceremonies of two of our fantastic local schools. At St Joseph’s College Mabiri, BCL’s Elly Sawa had the pleasure of presenting new lap-tops to Grade 10 student leaders, including 2024 Head Boy, […]
The Mona Festival, which pays special tribute to Bougainville region’s iconic, traditional dug out canoes of the same name, again brought plenty of colour and vibrancy to Buka Town in recent days. BCL was again chuffed to be one of the sponsors of this celebration of Bougainville’s rich cultural tapestry. The three-day festival, which was […]
BCL has long been an enthusiastic backer of grassroots sport in Bougainville and is pleased to be providing some support to Arawa Corporate Touch 2024 for their grand finals this weekend. Our Bougainville adviser, Lohial Nuau MBE caught up with competition president Jeffson Tomiets and friends on Monday morning at Arawa Secondary School oval for […]
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 […]