Bougainville Copper Limited

Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) is an independently-managed company of Papua New Guinea that is publicly listed on the ASX (Australian Securities Exchange). Bougainville Coppers core objective is to work cooperatively towards realising the vision of resuming active exploration and sustainable copper, gold and silver mining at Panguna, in central Bougainville, after mining ceased in 1989. The people of Bougainville have a significant stake in the Bougainville Copper of today, with the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) holding a 36.4 percent share in the company, as does the Independent State of Papua New Guinea. This followed the departure of Rio Tinto in mid-2016. The Bougainville Copper management team boasts many decades of mining experience and is supported by a highly-regarded board of directors which includes prominent Bougainvillean Sir Mel Togolo, leading PNG resources industry figure Peter Graham, former PNG prime minister Sir Rabbie L. Namaliu, Dame Carol A. ...