BCL operated the copper, gold and silver mine at the Panguna mine on Bougainville Island in PNG from 1971 to 1989. Photo: Francis O'Neill, April 1994: . It was the most serious conflict in the south Pacific since World War II. Another ASX-listed company, Kalia Limited, has been given two permits to explore in the northern tip of Bougainville. Rock crushers weighing 24 tons 24:20. That's how they worked. Discontent was brought to a head in 1988 by a long-running dispute over the uneven economic returns and environmental impacts from Panguna copper mine. "It is possible that some further remediation work will be carried out on site with the co-operation of landowners, to make areas safe whether mining proceeds or not," he said. I'm a strong believer in continual learning and process improvement to improve team effectiveness and bring efficiency in . For 17 years in the 1970s and 1980s, the mine was one of the worlds largest for copper and gold. 6 inches of rain per hour. These interviews were triangulated through extensive documentary research, using internal BCL records including meeting minutes and company memorandums (these documents became available following two court cases involving BCL and its parent company). When a large-scale mining project reaches the end of its commercial life, a comprehensive mine closure and rehabilitation plan is usually put in place. If BCL comes to the table and publicly acknowledges its role on the Bougainville war, perhaps the healing process can begin. BCL company secretary Mark Hitchcock said from his office in Port Moresby that the company retained strong support among landowners and rejected suggestions the company had lost its social licence to operate. [9], In January 2018, the Bougainville government enacted an indefinite moratorium on renewing the licence of BCL over fears it could reignite violent civil conflict. In particular Axel G Sturm argued: "Your disgraceful lampoon is remarkable. Bougainville Copper Ltd (BCL) yesterday announced a loss of K3.7 million in 2011, compared to an anticipated loss of K7.3 million, reports The National. web pages Jungle vines are cut back 15:10. The mine at Panguna was opened in 1972 and was majority-owned by Rio Tinto, an Anglo-Australian multinational and the world's second largest metals and mining corporations 10:00. Sale today only. President Momis asserted that progressing with BCL could "cause a total explosion of the situation again". It cannot be the case that a company can be seen to improve its environmental social governance standards, simply by cutting and running from any projects that pose a high risk and high liability to them, Adams said. Other companies - including one chaired by a former Liberal defence minister David Johnston and another by Arabian horse breeder and luxury goods dealer Jeff McGlinn - have also been striving to gain local support on the island to reopen the mine, which was shuttered in 1989. The Panguna copper mine in Bougainville was closed in 1989.Alamy "There is at times frustration when some purporting to speak on behalf of all landowners are in fact representing a narrower interest. RTG claims BCL has lost its local goodwill and cannot operate in Bougainville, and that RTG has the support of a landowner group the Special Mining Lease Osikaiyang Landowners Association - one of the groups who say they represent landowners in the Panguna area. Bougainville Island, easternmost island of Papua New Guinea, in the Solomon Sea, southwestern Pacific. Control room and men monitor the equipment 26:35. Adams team cataloged the fouled water supplies that force communities to depend on drinking water piped from long distances upslope. The production had a value of 5.2 billion Kina (K) which represented approximately 44 per cent of Papua New Guineas exports over that period. I am more than happy to engage in further probing dialogue with anyone who cares to comment; but I will not react to any further personal attacks, or ill informed judgements on the rigour of my research. "The most-beneficial change has been the focus of Panguna landowners and other Bougainvilleans on the re-development agenda, and the initiatives they have taken to contribute to momentum. Such past shortfalls aside, Adams said that Rio Tinto has since agreed to more stringent environmental requirements for other mines. Bougainville Copper trained some 12,000 employees, including approximately 1,000 completing full trade apprenticeships and some 400 completing graduate and post-graduate studies that resulted in considerable progress in the localisation of the companys employees and significantly added to the number of skilled workers elsewhere in the countrys workforce. Paul Toohey 7 min read June 4, 2013 - 5:36PM News Corp Australia Network mining In 1988, disputes around the notorious Panguna mine sparked a lengthy civil war in Bougainville, leading to the deaths of up to 20,000 people. As this dearth of inquiry is particularly evident in South Pacific economies, this paper examines the management of Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL), an Australian mining company that operated in Papua New Guinea (PNG) until it was violently expelled by local communities in 1990. Consistent with business development activities, representatives from Fortescue have visited Bougainville Island to learn about the region and potential opportunities., Businessman Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest during a state dinner in Washington in September.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen. 4. In an act of goodwill BCL should publicly disclose the depth of its involvement in the security force operations on Bougainville. Search the history of over 797 billion For example, the company's charitable arm - the Bougainville Copper Foundation (BCF) - had surveyed homes lost to village burnings, which were conducted en masse by the Mobile Squads and the PNGDF during 1989. And the team learned of the perils of fording rivers subject to sudden floods as aging tailings dams from the 80s begin to fail. Excavating begins in the Crown Prince Range 9:21. 3,000 inhabitants of Panguna will work at the mine 18:40. The Evidence of BCL's role in the Bougainville Conflict: A Reluctant Response to Axel G. Sturm's Open Letter. Are they fking mad? asks one former Rio Tinto executive who worked at the company when it was the majority owner of Bougainville. Since the end of mining activities 30 years ago, tailings have continued to move down the rivers and the waterways have never been treated for suspected chemical contamination. Photo: Ben Bohane/The Australian 19 July 2011 bottom In all, it was an unsatisfactory meeting". Clearly it is up to the people of Bougainville to decide how they wish to manage their natural resources. Picture taken March 29, 2017. Bougainville Copper Ltd (BCL) yesterday announced a loss of K3.7 million in 2011 . The pulp is sent to the flotation station 4:15. Bougainville Coppers main 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. Therefore, they should do something about it.. Fruit trees and fauna 6:24. The Rio Tinto spokesperson said that when it gifted its shares of Bougainville Copper, the arrangement provided a platform of support for the PNG Government and the Bougainville government to work together on future options for the resource.. Rio handed its shares in Bougainville Copper Ltd to the Autonomous Bougainville Government and Papua New Guinea in 2016, judging that the Panguna mine was too risky to develop. Large dumb truck rolls through the mine 20:55. These communities used the rivers for drinking water and the adjacent lands for subsistence food gardening. In this respect, BCL can make an important contribution to democracy and reconciliation in Bougainville by, a) fully disclosing their role in the conflict; and b) making amends with those affected by their actions. During these meetings security force operations were discussed in detail. They operated the Panguna mine for 17 years, and many scholars and journalists have written quite favourable pieces on their corporate record during this period. Opened in the late 1960s and early 1970s, The mine at Panguna was officially opened in 1972 and was majority-owned by Rio Tinto. Clouds in the mountains 6:45. Papua New Guinea Mine Watch. It was not a new argument, indeed the distinguished ANU scholar John Braithwaite wrote in 2011: "Reconciliation between the mining company, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, and Bougainvilleans is yet to be achieved. Bougainvilles president John Momis has copped much criticism for entertaining the Caballus deal, and the Autonomous Bougainville Government has given mixed signals on its position on mining. But beyond the question of financing, those affected by the mine want the company to acknowledge the problems that the mine continues to cause. Communities around Rio Tinto's (ASX, LON: RIO) shuttered copper mine in Bougainville face a serious threat of flooding due to. BCL operated the copper, gold and silver mine at the Panguna mine on Bougainville Island in PNG from 1971 to 1989. The mine produced copper concentrate that also contained significant quantities of gold and silver. 2. BCL meeting minutes evidence the fact that during 1989 the company's Managing Director provided strategic input to PNGDF commanders and government officials on security force offensive operations. International Organization Foundation How Do Natural Resources Influence Civil War? The London-based parent company continues denying any wrongdoing, even though a US federal court has agreed to hear some of the charges being levelled against it. Australian foreign minister Alexander Downer announces US$65m aid for Bougainville as a ceasefire ending the civil war was signed at Arawa in 1998. In recent months, the mudslinging by supporters of both groups has died down. Bougainville Copper has a strong local board and management team that knows Bougainville extremely well. A new report by the Human Rights Law Centre in Australia details the continuing devastation wrought by a copper and gold mine that closed more than 30 years ago in the Papua New Guinean territory of Bougainville. BCL must publicly apologise for its evidenced role in the Bougainville conflict. As the last ten years has proven, Bougainvilleans are a forgiving people. The villages were varying from five or six houses to twenty or thirty houses" (Personal Communication, 2006). Heavy rains flood the site 16:40. Professor of Development Studies, The University of the South Pacific. Bougainville. Bougainville Copper's bloody "hidden past" exposed Published by MAC on 2012-05-01 Source: ACT NOW!, Papua New Guinea Mine Watch . During its operation from 1972-1989, the mine operator, then a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, dumped one billion tonnes of mining waste into Bougainville's rivers with devastating environmental consequences. The transnational company Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL), a joint venture of the Australian based companies Conzinc Rio Tinto and Broken Hill Corporation, began prospecting in 1963. Editing by Gerald Varney. Cut from a glossy travel brochure and just smaller than Hawaii's Big Island, Bougainville is blessed with incredible natural resources: warm waters teeming with fish, hyper-fertile soil and one of the largest untapped mineral deposits on the planet. Indigenous music, Radio Bougainville. That will come at a cost, she added a cost that the Human Rights Law Centre and other groups contend Rio Tinto should bear. Update on the Panguna Mine Rio Tinto and Bougainville community residents reach agreement to assess legacy impacts of Panguna mine Complaint made by the Human Rights Law Centre to the Australian National Contact Point (AusNCP) Panguna Mine Legacy Impact Assessment Committee releases Preparatory Phase Report Confirm Manage Cookie Preferences Adams and her colleagues documented the mines legacy as it continues to disrupt the lives of the 12,000 to 14,000 people who live downstream in a report released April 1. Rio Tinto, therefore, is of the view that it is for the people of Bougainville to determine their future, including any potential redevelopment of the mine.. The Sherratt Family, UK. Collect, curate and comment on your files. Recent Growth, Poverty, Inequality, and Environmental Dynamics 1. A peace agreement was signed in 2001 and Bougainville was given greater autonomy within PNG, with a non-binding referendum in favour of independence . Streamline your workflow with our best-in-class digital asset management system. 2 min read MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Rio Tinto Ltd said on Wednesday it has reached an agreement with stakeholders of. Sadly the Chairman has passed away, and I have not been able to confirm the veracity of this particular allegation. Construction required filling the swamp 14:40. While the arrival of the mine brought infrastructure and helped to modernise Bougainville, perceived inequities in the distribution of compensation and . The manoeuvring over the gigantic, mothballed Panguna mine comes ahead of an independence referendum later this month that could turn Bougainville into the worlds newest nation after disputes over foreign mining prompted a bloody, 10-year war that killed perhaps 15,000 people. The mine has been closed since 1989 and has ceased all production. Hundreds of millions of tonnes of tailings were deposited in the rivers. A BCF official informed me that during a security operation in March/April 1989, "forty, fifty villages, and the crops [were destroyed]. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. The Mobile Squads were responsible for numerous atrocities on Bougainville during 1989-1990. [2], The mine was vitally important to the economy of Papua New Guinea. Man in the laboratory testing the soil for copper content 8:54. If you wish to join the group, please state who you are and what relationship you had with Bougainville. Country Partnership Strategy: Papua New Guinea, 2021-2025 INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH ASSESSMENT A. In a memorandum dated 6 December 1988 he recounts his reaction to the Prime Minister's proposal: "The PM's priority was to 'appease' the landowners. There is evidence to suggest BCL's Managing Director did raise concerns with PNGDF officers over the loss of civilian life. The war continued well after the mine closed as a battle of control for the country raged between the Bougainville Revolutionary Army and the Papua New Guinea Defence Force. When Mobile Squad units and Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) soldiers arrived on Bougainville during December 1988 and early 1989, BCL gave the security forces access to company assets. Matthew G. Allen has received funding from an Australian Research Council fellowship DE140101206. So many parents spoke to us about their fears for their childrens future, Adams said. Melbourne Australia 10:06. Autonomous Bougainville Government president John Momis. Also today, the . In fact Mr Lasslett's critique of the company's complicity in human rights abuses, during the first 15 months of the bloody conflict, is quite measured. Local workers work the mine and ships in the bay in the new economy 27:44. BCL hit back saying the landowners association (known as SMLOLA) is a new invention and points to recent statements disputing its provenance. As one woman from Dapera told me in 2015: I have travelled all over Bougainville, and I can say that they [in Dapera] are the poorest of the poor. Equipment from Japan arrives for storage at the mine 24:00. In a paper out on Wednesday The Scramble for Resources - The International Race for Bougainville's Mineral Wealth, Jubilee Australia has laid out the steps . Bougainville Copper Limited 10:15. More recently a new player, Caballus Mining, has arrived in Bougainville. Mining operations were officially halted on 15 May 1989, due to militant activity . The complainants say by not ensuring its operations didnt infringe on the local peoples human rights, Rio Tinto breached OECD guidelines for multinational enterprises. Bougainville Copper trained some 12,000 employees, including approximately 1,000 completing full trade apprenticeships and some 400 completing graduate and post-graduate studies that resulted in considerable progress in the localisation of the company's employees and significantly added to the number of skilled workers elsewhere in the country's But that race has also already sparked intense political disagreement between rival groups on the island. Prince Philip tours the mine 22:53. Rebel guerillas above the Panguna copper and gold mine in Bougainville in 1994. The Panguna mines footprint was gigantic, stretching across the full breadth of the central part of the island. The mine was vitally important to the economy of Papua New Guinea. Bougainville Copper, which is no longer associated with Rio, has estimated it would take seven to eight years and $5 billion to $6 billion to rebuild the mine and resume full operations. Kalias bid is financially supported by a company run by Australian polo patriarch Peter Yunghanns. Further, Bougainville Coppers presence in the North Solomons Province had promoted the development of significant local business enterprises to provide goods and services required for the mining operation and for the residents of the province. PANGUNA, Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, Sep 7 2016 (IPS) - The Panguna copper mine, located in the mountains of Central Bougainville, an autonomous region in the southwest Pacific Island state of Papua New Guinea, has been derelict for 27 years since an armed campaign by local landowners forced its shutdown and triggered a decade-long civil war in the late 1980s. BCL operated the copper, gold and silver mine at the Panguna mine on Bougainville Island in PNG from 1971 to 1989. They would love for Rio Tinto to come back and listen to them face to face about the problems that they have. Regardless, all views are to be respected." Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. The Panguna mine devastated our communities physically and culturally and we are still living with the consequences, said Theonila Roka Matbob, a teacher from the village of Makosi, which is downstream from the mine, according to a statement. There can be no independence without first setting the country on a pathway to fiscal self-reliance and Panguna is the only asset which can assist this. Photograph: Torsten Blackwood/AFP via Getty. It was, at the time, one of the worlds largest copper and gold mines. This public disclosure should document the logistical support BCL supplied to the government's security forces between December 1988 and March 1990. Liked by Angus Seka. Heavy trucks sit rusting on the edges of Panguna copper mine, closed in 1989 as a result of sabotage.Credit:Friedrich Stark / Alamy Stock Photo. A. Adams said she doesnt agree with that reasoning, which she said has become something of a mantra for the company since its divestment in 2016. I spent several nights in a large two-story house built entirely from a single tree dragged out of the tailings dragged upright, with a tractor. The Panguna mine is set to reopen after landowners in Bougainville agreed to the decision, 30 years after it was forced to shut amid a civil war between local rebels and the government of Papua. You shall not use your academic position as a platform for indoctrination and agitation.". I took it from Mr Sturm's statement, he had not bothered to familiarise himself with my research on the Bougainville conflict. 3. Be worried when fossil fuel lobbyists support current environmental laws, Committee Member - MNF Research Advisory Committee, PhD Scholarship - Uncle Isaac Brown Indigenous Scholarship. Copyright 20102023, The Conversation Media Group Ltd. A no-go zone around the Panguna mine, set up by the Meekamui Defence Force, is signposted in Bougainville, 2008. Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) is a mining company of Papua New Guinea (PNG) that is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). 2:56 pm on 1 June 2022. That may have been true for the duration of the conflict, Adams said. Nevertheless, it is not my intention to vilify BCL. This story was produced with the assistance of the inaugural Walkley/Sean Dorney grant for Pacific Journalism. Part of the gigantic Panguna copper mine, one of the largest copper and gold deposits in the world. Read more: It ended the day at 89 cents, up 122.5%. New services are provided with trained personnel 19:33. Businessman Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest during a state dinner in Washington in September. Joe Stevens emailed from Western Australia: My name is Joe Stevens, I first went to Bougainville in 1969 and remained until Feb 1990 I worked for Pioneer Concrete for two years, then BCL Civil Works, Laurie Mentze, Ross Wilson, Ian Garside and Win Spurr. The mine was operated by Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL), an Australian subsidiary of Rio Tinto, and sought to tap large deposits of copper, gold and silver in the Emperor mountain range. Even the subsistence farming on which many local communities rely has been hampered by the tainted water flowing from the mine. Now, the mines longtime operator, the British-Australian company Rio Tinto, must make amends, they argue. Allegations have been made that BCL's Chairman supported the military blockade which was placed around Bougainville during 1990 - this blockade included the denial of humanitarian aid. She acknowledged that environmental standards at the time were very, very poor in comparison to what would be acceptable today, but even those werent followed. Indeed, Panguna along with the socially and environmentally disastrous Ok Tedi mine in the western highlands of PNG are widely credited with forcing the industry to reassess its social license to operate. Geographically, Bougainville is the largest of the Solomon Islands, located near the northern end of that chain. catshez@gmail.com. The mine at Panguna was opened in 1972 and majority-owned by Rio Tinto.It was important to the economy of Papua New Guinea, but the people of Bougainville were seeing little benefit from it.The first Bougainville independence movement arose in the late 1960s, as people aired their grievances against the Australian colonial government over the handling of the Panguna mine. This is one of the problems of the resource curse, you have these big revenues sitting in bank accounts that can be misappropriated quite easily, he said. Bougainville is home to the Panguna mine - once one of the largest operating copper and gold mines in the world. This highlights the enormous challenges in seeking redress from mining companies for their operations in foreign jurisdictions, and, in this case, for historical impacts. The 156 complainants live in communities around and downstream of the mine. If you want to post a public comment, you can do that at the bottom of the page. Bougainville has a long human history with the first inhabitants arriving around 29,000 years ago. Bougainville Copper now has three offices, located in Port Moresby, Buka and Arawa. The case ultimately foundered on jurisdictional grounds. They were the only ones that could come, and put a lid on this thing before it got out of hand" (Personal Communication, 2006). Already, former Rio subsidiary BCL and Australian-Toronto based RTG Mining have been slugging it out via statements on their websites or on the Australian Securities Exchange. Calls to the Perth offices of another suitor, Kalia Limited, which is now led by Michael Johnston, the former boss of failed PNG miner Nautilus Mining, went unreturned. Be the first one to, THE BOUGAINVILLE COPPER PROJECT 1970s PANGUNA NEW GUINEA COPPER MINE PROMO FILM 69684, 69684-the-bougainville-copper-project-vwr, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). Once the backbone of the Papua New Guinea economy, Panguna has been idle since the civil war began more than 30 years ago - a war the mine was at least . In addition, payments to the then North Solomons Provincial Government and Panguna landowners, together with provisions made since 1990, amounted to K114 million. Bougainville's estimated $58 billion in remaining copper and gold reserves has caught the attention of international mining companies and world governments. In-depth copper exploration started in 1964 8:15. Of course, I can only hint here at the evidence collected over several years of doctoral research. If the ESBC wish to restore the integrity of BCL, then they should forward the following demands to BCL's Chairman and Managing Director Peter Taylor: 1. Army stands guard over the Panguna copper mine. Many are from the long-suffering village of Dapera. The first Bougainville independence movement began to arise in the late 1960s, as people began to air their grievances against the then Australian colonial government over the handling of the Panguna mine. Following PNG security forces heavy-handed intervention allegedly under strong political pressure from Bougainville Copper the rebellion quickly escalated into a full-blown separatist conflict that eventually engulfed all parts of the province. Here you can read our near-verbatim reports on all debates, including oral questions and proposed laws (bills). An obstacle here is that the company fears ritual apology would expose it to liability in the courts. Bougainville later gained fame for his expeditions, including circumnavigation of the globe in a scientific expedition in 1763 and the first recorded settlement on the island of Bougainville. The men break for lunch in the tropical forest 24:45. Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) is a mining company of Papua New Guinea (PNG) that is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Tap into Getty Images' global scale, data-driven insights, and network of more than 340,000 creators to create content exclusively for your brand. See: London Calling asks: did Rio Tinto fund war on Bougainville? Taylor said Prime Minister Peter O'Neill had confirmed in parliament that BCL had, by right of the BCA, was permitted to operate at Panguna for a further 21 years from 2011. "President (John) Momis has been proactive in assisting the company carry out safety work. It should also reveal the relevant conversations that took place between the BCL management and senior state officials during this period. The disposal of hundreds of millions of tonnes of tailings into the Kawerong-Jaba river system created enormous problems. The Autonomous Bougainville Region consists of 168 islands with the most populated being the large island of Bougainville and the smaller island of Buka to its north, separated by the narrow Buka Passage. Computers anticipate marketing and management challenges for the exploration 12:05. Rio Tinto said representatives from the company hadnt been able to visit the mine site since 1990 because of the civil war and later ongoing severe security concerns. As a result, the company wasnt able to address these problems before 2016. They also used information from stories compiled by the Catholic Diocese of Bougainville from affected communities between 2017 and 2019. However, China is also sniffing around opportunities in Bougainville, although not necessarily the Panguna mine itself, which was valued recently at a staggering $US58 billion ($84 billion). Karoona Maket 21:14. Power station generators are built as lead line items in other countries 12:50. 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