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	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Bougainville Province, also known as North Solomons Province, is an autonomous province in Papua New Guinea and is the largest of the Solomon Islands group.
		Bougainville Island is ecologically and geographically, although not politically, part of the Solomon Islands.
		A former surveyor with Bougainville Copper Limited, Ona was a key figure in the secessionist conflict and had refused to formally join the island's peace process.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Bougainville_Island (549 words)

	Bougainville Copper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bougainville Copper Ltd is a copper gold and silver mining company that operated the Panguna open cut mine on the island of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea (PNG).
		The mine closed in 1989 as a result of sabotage by the Bougainville Revolutionary Army and associated forces, which sought Bougainville's secession from PNG.
		Bougainville Copper Ltd. furthermore holds 9 additional mining licenses on Bougainville which currently remain under a mining moratorium.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bougainville_Copper_Limited (254 words)

	The Bougainville Conflict
		Bougainville is an island in the eastern-most part of Papua New Guinea, 200 km long and 40 km wide, which runs roughly north-west to south-east; the Bougainville group also contains other smaller islands, the most important of which is Buka, which sits off the north end of Bougainville.
		The southernmost point of Bougainville is only seven kilometres from the northernmost point of the Solomons, whereas Bougainville as a whole is 500 km from the PNG mainland, and almost 1000 km from Port Moresby.
		Bougainville was not a separate colony invaded by PNG many years after PNG itself became independent; it was as much a part of 'Papua New Guinea', which after all was a colonial construct, a nation made up of hundreds of different nationalities, language groups, tribes, as any other part of PNG.
	www.speedysnail.com /pacific/bougainville.html (3398 words)

	BOUGAINVILLE - Copper Limited (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Under the terms of the Bougainville Copper Agreement, the Government was responsible for the provision of satisfactory community health, education and police facilities.
		This provided that the Government and BCL meet together every seven years (commencing in 1981) with a view to considering in good faith whether the Agreement was continuing to operate fairly to each of them and with a view to further discuss in good faith any problems arising from the practical operation of the Agreement.
		BCL has not entered into formal talks with either the National Government or Bougainville parties on how the Bougainville Copper Agreement will be accommodated under future power sharing arrangements.
	www.bcl.com.pg /agreement.htm (1351 words)

	Mining (Bougainville Copper Agreement) Act 1967
		Limited, concerning the development of certain mineral deposits in Bougainville, as varied by a further agreement made on 21 November 1974 between the Government of Papua New Guinea and Bougainville Copper Limited, and for other purposes.
		Limited of the other part entered into a certain agreement (hereinafter called "the 1967 Agreement") relative, inter alia, to the terms and conditions upon which the said Bougainville Copper Pty.
		Limited should be permitted to mine ores from certain land on Bougainville Island, to concentrate such ores, to transport the concentrates so derived to wharf facilities and to ship such concentrates from such facilities in commercial quantities.
	www.worldlii.org /pg/legis/consol_act/mcaa1967344 (7398 words)

	Bougainville Copper Ltd v Elias [1988] PGNC 5; N649 (5 August 1988)
		Bougainville Copper Ltd v Elias [1988] PGNC 5; N649 (5 August 1988)
		The decision was made on 28th October 1987 awarding an upward unjustment of 5% to the salary of all members of the National Staff Association of Bougainville Copper Limited, second defendant, retrospective to the first day of January 1987.
		I was referred to Hotop, Principles of Australian Administrative Law (6th ed) and an unnumbered decision of Bredmeyer, J., in a similar case Bougainville Copper Limited v.
	www.worldlii.org /pg/cases/PGNC/1988/5.html (1491 words)

	MRF > Development > Indigenous People > Bougainville Island
		BCL is owned 53.9% by Rio Tinto, 19.1% by the PNG government and 27.3% by public shareholders.
		Bougainville Transition Team (BTT) - The BTT was a small, unarmed team of civilians from Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Vanuatu deployed for a six month period in the second half of 2003 on the withdrawl of the PMG.
		BCL is formed as a joint venture between Broken Hill Corporation and Conzinc Rio Tinto Ltd and begins exploration.
	www.natural-resources.org /minerals/development/indigp/Bougainville.htm (1474 words)

	PNG-Bougainville: The origins of the conflict
		Bougainville Copper Limited was just the latest in a series of outside elements which for more than two centuries had come to Bougainville's shores to toss and turn the island and its people for their own intent.
		The occupation of the island by the PNGDF had begun and the Bougainville Revolutionary Army had been born unleashing a wave, not only of politically motivated violence, but a ragtag criminal element of their precursors, the 'Rambos' who used the crisis to commit atrocities in its name.
		Instead, Spicer's attempts to wrest control of Bougainville from its own people and its destiny was to spell the political ruin of Julius Chan and with that, the end of efforts to resolve the crisis militarily; the beginnings of real negotiations for peace, nine years after Francis Ona first threw down the gauntlet.
	www.c-r.org /our-work/accord/png-bougainville/origins-conflict.php (3169 words)

	Friends of Bougainville
		The Bougainville Copper Project was the largest grass roots copper project undertaking in the world to that date.
		Bougainville Copper Ltd is a copper, gold and silver mining company that operated the Panguna open cut mine in Bougainville.
		Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) has produced copper concentrate containing gold and silver from a mine at Panguna, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, from 1972 until operations were suspended due to militant activity in May 1989.
	www.friendsofbougainville.com /index.cfm?IndeID=13 (399 words)

	BOUGAINVILLE - Copper Limited (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		As at 26 February 2004: The issued shares of Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) were 401,062,500 fully paid one kina shares, each carrying one voting right.
		BCL has been investigating a compulsory buyback of non-marketable parcels of shares.
		For BCL the cost of maintaining many smallholdings exceeds the market value of the shares.
	bougainvillecopper.com.pg /distribution.htm (295 words)

	The Bougainville Conflict (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In May 1989 the huge 150 km² Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) mine was shut down after the electric-power cables which supplied its electricity were blown-up by a group of indigenous landowners.
		The first recorded 'discovery' of the Bougainville island by Europeans was by the French explorer, Louis de Bougainville, on July 4, 1978, who wrote lengthy descriptions of what he saw in his journals, which still survive.
		After the war, in 1946, Bougainville was made a part of the United Nations Trust Territory of New Guinea, and the Australian Administration was re-established.
	www.allannoble.net /the_bougainville_conflict.htm (992 words)

	Bougainville mine to re-open?
		The newly-autonomous government of Bougainville has voted to re-open the very mine which was at the centre of the horrendous conflict, between 1988 and 1995, that cost the lives of up to 20,000 people.
		Just after the Bougainville administration made its vote, "mining industry insiders" in Papua New Guinea issued a statement deploring the fact that foreign mining companies were trying to increase their influence within the country - including denying landowners the right to object to specific mining proposals.
		Statistics from the BCL annual report showed that landowners were the smallest recipients of benefits from the mine with K3m in royalty payments (0.2%).
	www.minesandcommunities.org /Action/press773.htm (1621 words)

	Planet Ark : Bougainville peace prospect leaves mine idle
		On April 30, Bougainville Copper chairman Barry Cusack said it would be in the best interest of shareholders to dispose of the mine despite progress for peace with the government of prime minister Sir Mekere Morauta.
		Bougainville Copper is owned 53.6 per cent by Rio Tinto, 19.1 per cent by the PNG Government and 27.3 per cent by public shareholders.
		Bougainville rebels in the past have expressed little interest in reactivating the mine, indicating they were more inclined to encourage farming to provide for self sufficiency.
	www.planetark.org /dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=11071&newsDate=6-Jun-2001 (531 words)

	BOUGAINVILLE - Copper Limited (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		BCL has a management service agreement with Rio Tinto.
		Now that circumstances on Bougainville have changed and exploration and mining are being openly debated the company needs to publicly project its position on key issues affecting it.
		For this BCL needs the support of local landowners and will be working to enhance relations with them.
	www.bcl.com.pg (544 words)

	PNG: Bougainville wants to review copper mining agreement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Mr Akoitai gave the instructions after he received a letter from the office of the administrator of the Department of Bougainville advising him of the decision of the provincial cabinet for an urgent review of the Bougainville copper agreement Act 1967.
		The provincial cabinet had request for the existing moratorium on exploration and mining on Bougainville be revoked and further advised that the Bougainville province was now cleared for mineral exploration.
		After the discovery of a major porphyry copper deposit at Panguna in 1969, Bougainville was swamped with applications for prospecting authorities (PA) covering the whole of Bougainville island, including Buka.
	news.monstersandcritics.com /mediamonitor/printer_1020961.php (310 words)

	Bougainville increases efficiency with computers
		Bougainville Copper Limited in Papua New Guinea has introduced a cheap but effective on-line computer control system for truck and shovel operations based on a mathematical model of the batch allocation of trucks to shovels.
		This included increasing the speed of the central processors, which are used to run Bougainville Copper's commercial work.
		The authors wish to acknowledge Bougainville Copper Limited's permission to publish this paper.
	homepages.which.net /~roger.hill/bougainville.html (1663 words)

	Future uncertain for Bougainville mine
		The owner of the defunct Panguna copper mine in the Papua New Guinea province of Bougainville is hoping to hold talks soon on its future ownership of the mine.
		The mine, owned by Bougainville Copper Limited, has not operated since 1989, when the island's secessionist conflict erupted.
		However, Mr Taylor says it is up to the governments of PNG and Bougainville to come to the party.
	www.minesandcommunities.org /Action/press344.htm (153 words)

	Rio Tinto\| Minerals and Metals for the world \| Media \| (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		There is a potential mine life of 15 to 20 years capable of producing a notional 180,000 tonnes of copper and 15 tonnes of gold per annum.
		The recent 'Loloata Understanding' is a positive step towards a political solution for Bougainville although there are issues yet to be resolved including control of resources and the vexed issue of a referendum on independence is far from resolved.
		For BCL shareholders the issue is whether their best interests are served by continuing to wait for conditions favourable to mining, particularly given the antipathy from some influential Bougainvilleans to BCL playing a role in the future economic development of Bougainville.
	www.riotinto.com /media/media.aspx?id=109 (490 words)

	Bougainville: towards a new autonomy status (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		During its 17 years of operation, the giant mining facility produced 3 million tons of copper, 306 tons of gold and 784 tons of silver- the equivalent of a full 44 percent of Papua New Guinea's total exports during that period.
		The leaders of Bougainville such as Joseph Kabui, the political leader of the BRA, have said the mine would never be reopened.
		In relation to landowner issues, BCL chairman Barry Cusack said that the exit process would be hindered by the current court action against Rio Tinto filed in the US by certain groups of landowners.
	www.unpo.org /article.php?id=233 (594 words)

	Pacific Book House - Book Lists
		Choiseul Island is the northernmost of the larger British protected Solomon Islands, south of the Bougainville Strait.
		Shows Bougainville Copper Limited becoming a public company and listed on Member Exchanges of Australian Association and New Zealand, in place of Bougainville Mining Limited.
		A summary of the progress in development of the Bougainville Copper mine, finding a mine, preparing for mining, the project's construction, mining at Panguna, crushing the ore, producing concentrate, exporting to the world.
	www.pacificbookhouse.com.au /catalog/cat38.htm (11187 words)

	Papua New Guinea Forum - Bougainville Copper Limited's Rio Tinto looking for buyers
		The mother company of Bougainville Copper Limited (BLC) Rio Tinto has no plans in reopening the mine in the future however, it is seeking interested buyers to sell its assetts to.
		He pledged the company's support for Bougainville on the coming elections saying that they hope to discuss the mine issue with the elected leaders after the election.
		Last year UNDP as part of its committment towards Bougainville met and discussed with members of PNGTI (PNG Tourism Industry) and development of eco-tourism on Bougainville was one area that was stressed during the meeting.
	www.pngbd.com /forum/showthread.php?p=42740 (706 words)

	The Mineral Policy Institute - Rio Tinto evades questions on Bougainville at AGM
		Fourthly, the Panguna Landowners Association are still to be fully compensated including arrears by Bougainville Copper Limited, and Fifthly, RTZ must fully commit itself to a full environmental cleanup of toxic materials and chemicals strewn from the Panguna Copper mine to the Port of Loloho" Mr.
		Rio Tinto said that they were continuing discussions with the other shareholders in the mine and the provincial and P.N.G. national government, but made no commitment that the traditional landowners would be included in these discussions.
		In the context of what people of Bougainville have suffered as a result of Rio Tinto’s former operations, any other approach shows a reckless disregard for the suffering and loss of life that has occurred.”
	www.mpi.org.au /campaigns/indigenous/panguna_agm (807 words)

	Green Left - Regular Feature: Looking out: Bougainville
		It seems that her poetic musings are falling on ears as deaf as did those pleas for mercy Captain Louis de Bougainville must have heard and rejected back in 1768, when he and his followers savagely stole what we've come to know as Bougainville from the women who then held title to it.
		Having said all that, we ought not to be surprised that it was only 15 years ago when a group representing the murderous and greedy mining interests (specifically Bougainville Copper Limited) bashed and clubbed to death those women who, by birthright, owned the land.
		Imagine scenes like that with the surface-stripping effect of copper mining that has reduced a once fertile, tranquil forest and valley to an ugly barren moonscape: that is what much of Bougainville has become.
	www.greenleft.org.au /1994/132/10314 (847 words)

	Viewpoint (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The review process is currently between the National Government and Bougainville Copper Limited and the landowners want themselves and the ABG to be included in the review process.
		The mine was operated by Bougainville Copper Limited, a subsidiary of multi-national mining company Rio Tinto, and has been dormant for the last 17 years.
		This inequality was further compounded by the fact that over the 17 years of the mine’s operations for every K1 received by the landowners, outsiders received K 500.00.
	www.postcourier.com.pg /20051025/business04.htm (345 words)

	irasia.com - Bougainville Copper Limited (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		BOC is the operator of a big open pit mine and processing facility at Panguna on Bougainville Island in the North Solomons Province, Papua New Guinea.
		Its output contained quantities of copper, gold and silver.
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	www.irasia.com /cgi-local/ilistco/listcoprofile.cgi?companyID=2539 (180 words)

	Radio Australia - News - Bougainville copper company challenges tax assessment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The owner of a defunct copper mine in the Papua New Guinea province of Bougainville has called for a tax dispute with the government to be resolved.
		The company is disputing the claim, and is challenging the assessment in the PNG courts.
		BCL chairman, Peter Taylor, says the tax dispute is one of several outstanding issues since the mine closed in 1990.
	www.radioaustralia.net.au /news/stories/s1365932.htm (146 words)

	ABC Asia Pacific - News - Bougainville Copper faces tax blow
		The company that owns Bougainville's defunct copper mine in Papua New Guinea has suffered a setback in its court battle against a massive tax bill.
		Bougainville Copper Limited is disputing a PNG tax claim of around 11 million US dollars
		The IRC can now use its powers to garnish BCL's bank accounts, and seek other means of obtaining the payment.
	abcasiapacific.com /news/stories/asiapacific_stories_1358286.htm (126 words)

	Bouganville: Health and Safety Concerns
		Australian officials have been working closely and actively with the parties to the Bougainville peace process and consulting with BCL to detemine the state of these materials.
		This is a matter for the PNG Government, the Bougainville parties and BCL to discuss, as those most directly concerned.
		These problems underline how essential it is to continue down the path of peace in Bougainville and for all involved to work together.
	www.dfat.gov.au /media/releases/foreign/1999/fa006_99.html (467 words)

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