On 30-31st July, 12 Bougainville Copper staff located in Buka and Arawa underwent crucial first aid training as part of capacity building. Bougainville Copper recognises the importance of First Aid training for all staff, as the skills and key learnings staff took away from the training program can be utilised not only at work, but […]
Former workers share Panguna thoughts with BCL’s editorial team.
The directors of Bougainville Copper Limited announce the following results of the company
for the six months ended 30 June 2019 together with comparable results for the six months to
30 June 2018.
Press Release 23 August 2019 Bougainville Copper Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr David Osikore to the company’s board of directors. Mr Osikore, 57, brings 30 years’ experience in the exploration and mining industries in both Papua New Guinea and Australia to the role and was born in Buin, Bougainville. He commenced […]
Pictured: Bougainville’s future. Young people were out in force during the recent chocolate festival in Arawa. The young people of Bougainville are reportedly calling for a special seat in the parliament to be reserved from 2020 for youth representation. Coming off the back of International Youth Day on August 12, the Post Courier reported that […]
Pictured: Borderzone Soccer Team from Panguna with BCL VLO Benedict Ienu Bougainville Copper was delighted to sponsor the Panguna Borderzone soccer team, which competed in the Championship round of the Besta Cup in Arawa between the 6-12th August. BCL Village Liaison Officer Benedict Ienu from Moroni in Panguna, presented the team with K2500 to help […]
Press Release 09 August 2019 The region’s renowned cocoa producers again put on a golden performance for international cocoa buyers and chocolate makers at the 2019 Bougainville Chocolate Festival, held this week in Arawa. The festival, in its fourth year, certainly lived up to its theme of ‘world class beans, for world class chocolate’ with […]
Theresa Jaintong OBE is a name that should be well-known in Bougainville. A highly accomplished leader, she played an integral role in the peacekeeping activity in Bougainville. Theresa has dedicated her time and effort to improving the welfare of Bougainvillean women, setting up clubs to provide training in health, traditional customs in and around the […]
‘World class beans, for world class chocolate’ is a fitting theme for this year’s Bougainville Chocolate Festival which will be held between August 7-8 at Independence Oval in Arawa. The festival brings an international focus to the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (AROB) and highlights both the achievements and future potential of the local agricultural sector. […]
Local ownership defines today’s Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL). The ownership status of BCL today is entirely different to when the Panguna mine ceased operations 30 years ago. There appears confusion within the community around the shareholding of BCL and there are some important points that are worth clarifying. Firstly, BCL today is an independent, PNG […]