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 directors of Bougainville Copper Limited announce the following results of the company for the six months ended 30 June 2018 together with comparable results for the six months to 30 June 2017, along with an update of recent events. The results have been independently reviewed. Download the full report here: ASX Release 4D […]
Bougainville Copper Limited is proud to continue providing local support for a range of worthwhile community activities in Arawa and Panguna. This week for example, the company is pleased to be assisting the Arawa District Hospital in meeting some of its costs for the hospital’s official opening. Recently, BCL also assisted transport providers in supporting […]
The Bougainville-based employees of PNG mining company Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) have been supplied with new uniforms to support their work. As reported by the PNG Post Courier, the uniforms were flown in from Port Moresby and were distributed among the staff during a team meeting on one of the local islands. The new kit […]
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 […]
24th May 2018 AGM Welcome On behalf of the board and management, I welcome you to the 2017 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL). As Chairman, the AGM provides me with an important opportunity to make a statement regarding the up-to-date affairs of the Company, including the latest financial results and other […]
ARAWA: Judging a school debate on the topic “Bougainvilleans should Vote for Independence during Referendum”, it was interesting to learn first-hand how the topic of referendum is perceived by school children on Bougainville. The event was the National Literacy Week, and all schools in the Kieta District of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville had been […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Board of Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) advise that Bougainville Copper Limited has received a notice from the Autonomous Bougainville Government Minister for Mineral and Energy Resources, acting in accordance with the advice of the Bougainville Mining Advisory Council, that the extension of the term of the exploration licence sought by BCL has been […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Board of Bougainville Copper Limited are aware of media reports of a press statement released by President Momis, dated 21st December 2017, announcing that the Bougainville Executive Council, in its meeting on 21st December 2017, decided to impose an indefinite reservation moratorium from any exploration or mining over the Panguna project area… Bougainville […]
The unscrupulous attempts by RTG Mining Inc. to undermine BCL’s position regarding the Panguna project have been further exposed in the PNG National Court. RTG, a junior speculative company, pre-empted the court to declare in an ‘announcement’ to the ASX (Australian Securities Exchange) on 5 December that a dispute over the chairmanship of the Special […]