ASX NOTICE – Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) welcomes and supports an agreement reached by Rio Tinto and residents of mine-affected communities to identify and assess legacy issues linked to the Panguna mine. The proposed Panguna Mine Legacy Impact Assessment will identify and assess actual and potential environmental and human rights impacts and develop recommendations for […]
Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) strongly rejects claims it has been “dealt a major blow” in a “landmark case” in the Supreme Court of Victoria (Australia). These were made in an article published in the Post Courier on 19 July. It is regrettable that BCL was not given an opportunity to respond to a completely biased […]
In its latest six-monthly update to the market, Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) confirmed it had remained active in Bougainville and remains totally committed to advancing the objective of resuming exploration and profitable and sustainable mining at Panguna. BCL’s PNG general manager Mark Hitchcock said while the first half of 2018 had presented new challenges for […]
The chairman of Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) Mel Togolo was bestowed with a knighthood in the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours List. The Bougainville-born Mr Togolo was awarded Knight Bachelor for his service to economic development, particularly in the mining and petroleum sectors, and to the community. Sir Mel is only the fifth Bougainvillean to have […]
The chairman of BCL Robert Burns has advised of his decision to stand down from the board in the early part of next year as he looks towards retirement. Prominent Bougainvillean Mel Togolo has accepted the nomination of the board to replace Mr Burns as chairman at the next scheduled board meeting on 21 February […]
BCL marked its full-time return to Bougainville by holding its first board meeting there in more than 27 years, at Buka, on 3 August 2017. The board, led by chairman Robert Burns and including Sir Rabbie Namaliu, Dame Carol Kidu and Sir Moi Avei were joined in Buka by the company’s senior management team. “The […]
The Annual General Meeting is an opportunity for me as chairman to make a statement concerning the up to date affairs of the company. Copies of this statement are available here today and will be posted on our website. Financial Results The results for the year ended December 31, 2016 as reported in the Annual Report, recorded […]
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