Trading Bougainville Copper (ADRs) 867948

Gehören die Resourcen dem Staat (ABG) u. die Lo`s dürfen mitentscheiden (die AU u. Momis Variante) oder gehören sie den Lo`s u. diese dürfen alleine entscheiden? (Die Morumbi/Kauona Variante)

So oder so, an den Lo`s kommt keine Entscheidung mehr vorbei, Variante Kauona gibt ihnen jedoch viel mehr Gewicht.

lest die news vom 09-10.11.2013 auf der Seite des ESBC.
Mehr muss man nicht sagen!

http://www.bougainville-copper.eu/news-november-2013-2.html
 

jeder von uns wurde nicht dazu gezwungen in BCL zu investieren.
Also bleibt nur: Mund halten und taubstumm bleiben.
Oder verkaufen
oder warten bis die da unten ausgedörrt sind weil kein Geld mehr von den Aussies und NZL mehr kommt.
Und vielleicht den Proponenten von RT und BCL vertrauen, dass sie was zustanden bringen...  

von PT, PC und Rio Tinto ist jedenfalls bei weitem größer als
die Zuversicht in die Strategie der ESBC und ihres Präsidenten.

Wer glaubt, dass rethorische Keulenschläge, Belehrungen, logisch
rationale Erklärungen oder Versprechungen von Europäern - die sich
wie Imperialisten aufführen - zu irgendetwas führen, der hat zuviel
Homebrew getankt.

Die momentanen Aktionen des ESBC-Präsidenten schaden der Sache.
Hier wird viel kaputt gemacht und treibt die Inselbewohner in die
Arme der einheimischen Heilsversprecher und Verbrecher.

Wenn man BOC/RT ohne Querfeuer ihre Arbeit im Stillen machen liese,
würde wahrscheinlich schneller und mehr Shareholdervalue rauskommen.

 

wenn da unten im größeren stile illegal geschürft wird
und niemand was dagegen tun kann...... das ist doch sicher
auch für andere ein dorn im auge. was kann man tun?  

Die meisten Aktivitäten die schon länger vor sich gehen bekommt man nur durch Infos mit

Bougainville Copper Ltd./Rio Tinto - Panguna Mine Reactivation - Process Engineer

  2012 à Aujourd'hui

Membres de l'équipe : Cyril Ottenheimer de Gail

I worked on the development of a conceptual engineering study for the reactivation of the Panguna copper concentrator mine located on the island of Bougainville (PNG).
• Development of the capital cost expenditure (CAPEX) and operating cost expenditure (OPEX) at an order of magnitude level.
• Vendor liasion with respect to equipment sizing and cost. Organise the request for quotations and perform the bids evaluation and selection.
• Development of a statistical range analysis (Monte Carlo) and identification of the financial risks for the client.
• Responsible for writing the summary report including the basis of estimate used for the establishment of the CAPEX and OPEX  

Dame Carol on mining: let's learn from our past mistakes

BOUGAINVILLE 24

Dame Carol KiduTHE ELECTION OF DAME CAROL KIDU to the Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) board in April 2013 was a clear indication of the company’s intent to learn from its past mistakes and push forward with a new approach to resource development in the Autonomous Province.

“The major consideration should be learning from the past to create a better future for all stakeholders using inclusive strategies,” said Dame Carol, who was appointed to the Board of BCL earlier this year.

“It is important for BCL and the people of Bougainville to acknowledge that the old Panguna existed in a very different era.

“We need to analyse the mistakes of that era, rectify them where possible and learn from them when creating the new Panguna.”

Dame Carol said that resource development was not the ultimate goal, but rather a means to a greater end.

“The primary role of mining and resource firms in PNG is as economic drivers of development,” she said.

“Large economic resource projects potentially give a government the financial resources to provide an acceptable standard of living for its citizens as well as the resource owners.

“The basic guiding principles should be minimising harm to the environment and the people and communities in the area of the resource development and maximising the restorative processes.”

There are few people as well versed in the challenges of social inclusion and cultural complexities in Melanesia as Dame Carol Kidu, and she hopes her vast experience can be utilised by BCL.

“My Ministerial background in community development and human rights provides me with the ability to provide strategic advice that will align company community engagement and development programs with government social policies,” Dame Carol said.

“I see myself as being most effectively used as an adviser for the work of the [Bougainville Copper] Foundation as well as in community engagement and community affairs in the lead-up towards mine re-opening.

“I also hope I will be able to facilitate increased and meaningful involvement of women in all aspects and levels of the mine re-development process.

“I hope the Bougainville people might see the role of BCL as an important partner to create prosperity and peace,” she said, “ensuring that the wealth from their non-renewable resources is used wisely and re-invested to ensure a sustainable future.”

You can read the full interview with Dame Carol Kidu on Bougainville 24 here  

  +    “I hope the Bougainville people might see the role of BCL as an important partner to create prosperity and peace,” she said, “ensuring that the wealth from their non-renewable resources is used wisely and re-invested to ensure a sustainable future.”

.......macht recht deutlich das BCL bereit ist.
Völlig normal ist doch auch das Verhandlungspositionen nicht in die breite Öffentlichkeit gehören. Das ist z.Bsp. auch unser Problem : wir wissen weder was definitiv angeboten wurde/wird noch was von den Entscheidern akzeptiert würde. Ich gehe mal davon aus das es hier keinen Stillstand gibt und vieles möglich ist.
Somit fehlen die Fakten über den aktuellen Stand (auch zu den gestern diskutierten Punkten.) ;-)))

 

Transcript: Interview with Dame Carol
In this exclusive interview with Bougainville 24, Dame Carol Kidu discusses Bougainville, her appointment to the board of BCL and the unique role of resource development in Melanesia.

B24: Are there parts of your previous career you believe will be particularly useful in your role with BCL?
My career as a member of Parliament in Papua New Guinea for 15 years, (as a Minister for 9 years; a Shadow Minister for 2 years; a Committee Chairperson for 3 years and leader of the Opposition for 1 year), has developed knowledge, skills and capabilities that should be of intrinsic value for me as a Board member of BCL.
Perhaps a paramount skill needed for any Board member is the capability to negotiate opinions and contentious issues but accept and respect the confidentiality of a consensus decision.  This skill, which can cause personal discomfit, was needed as member of the National Executive Committee (NEC).
My Ministerial background in community development and human rights and responsibilities provides the possibility for me to provide strategic advice for both the Board and the Foundation to align company community engagement and development programmes with government social policies and legal frameworks thus assisting to strengthen the institutions of government.
Having served as an MP and Minister during the protracted peace agreements and having attended the initial peace ceremony and toured to various educational and economic development projects, I am privileged with background knowledge and experience of both the potentials and challenges that lie ahead for the ABG and thus for successful mine re-opening.
My background in promoting issues of gender equality and social inclusion, both through policy and practice, will be useful both in the Board and in the work of the Foundation.  In addition my personal lived experience of the difficulties of the interface between tradition and modernity in a rapidly changing society should add value to my role as a Board member.
Before politics, my career was as a teacher and curriculum adviser and writer.  I believe the multi-skilled requirement and communication skills needed in the teaching profession will be useful in my role as a BCL Board member.
B24: What has your membership of the BCL board entailed thus far?
As a new Board member,  my work thus far has entailed a lot of listening and learning,  both content and skills,  to contribute meaningfully in a culture new to me – that of the corporate world.  I consider myself fortunate to have become part of this world in an era that is driven by corporate social responsibility as well as by the desire to maximise profit.
I am still very aware of my lack of capacity to contribute meaningfully in terms of financial analysis but know that other Board members provide those required skills which I lack.
B24: What future activities do you see yourself being involved in as part of this role?
I see myself as being most effectively used as an adviser for the work of the Foundation as well as for the community engagement and community affairs division in the lead-up towards mine re-opening.  I hope that I will also be able to facilitate increased and meaningful involvement of women in all aspects and levels of the mine re-development process.
B24: In general, what do you see as the role of mining and resource firms in Papua New Guinea?
The primary role of mining and resource firms in PNG is as the economic driver for development.   Large economic resource projects potentially can provide a Government with the financial resources to provide an acceptable standard of living for all its citizens as well as the resource owners.  Whether this potential is reached or not depends on many complex variables.
B24: What has been the nature of your past involvement with Bougainville?
My past involvement with Bougainville has been as an observer/participant in peace ceremonies and as a Minister overseeing the facilitation of policy decentralisation and implementation of various social policies.
B24: Are there any guiding principles resource companies should bear in mind in their approach to mining in PNG?
Perhaps the basic guiding principle should be minimising harm to the environment and the people and communities in the area of the resource development and maximising the restorative processes as they become necessary.   Aligned with this is the guiding principle of maximising consultations through community conversations methodologies in addition to landowner consultations.   Cognizant of the fact that Papua New Guinea can be “the land of the unexpected”, these (facilitated community conversations) should be part of an on-going process.    Another guiding principle should be to “expect the unexpected” and anticipate possible responses to deal with the unexpected – ie on-going risk analysis.
B24: What major considerations should BCL bear in mind in working towards resuming mining in Bougainville?
The major consideration should be learning from the past to create a better future for all stakeholders using inclusive strategies as much as is possible.  It is important BCL and the people of Bougainville acknowledge that the old Panguna existed in a very different era. We need to analyse and accept the mistakes of that era;  rectify them where possible and learn from them when creating the new Panguna.
BCL should also be mindful of the fact that the deadlines, time-frames and projected outputs/outcomes that are fundamental for success in the corporate world are foreign to the Melanesian world.  This disconnect should not be ignored and will require parallel initiatives that need to intersect – one based in productivity and one based in patient participatory partnerships.  Without this approach, what might be seen as small irritants can fester to become major issues.
B24: If you had a message to the Bougainville people about the role of BCL in the future of their province, what would it be?
I would hope that the Bougainville people might see the role of BCL in the future of their province as an important partner to create  prosperity and peace for the people of Bougainville by ensuring that the wealth from their non-renewable resources is wisely used and re-invested to ensure a sustainable future from their rich renewable resources and human capital.  

Der Satz kommt mir so bekannt vor...

Ansonsten sehe ich ein Jahr voller Verhandlungen vor uns :-)  

Bougainville Needs Reparations, Not Aid
The distrust and suspicion has only been exacerbated by recent AusAID interventions. In particular, AusAID has funded advisors, who are assisting the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) with preparations to reopen the Panguna mine, under Rio Tinto auspices. AusAID advisors have been involved in drafting new mining legislation and prepping the government and landowners for mine negotiations.

Kristian Lasslett | New Matilda

Should Australia treble its aid to Bougainville to prevent violence? To do so would likely create further distrust. It was Australia that fuelled the violence in the first place, writes Kristian Lasslett

The island of Bougainville, which lies on Papua New Guinea’s eastern border, is recovering from a decade long war that killed between 10,000 and 15,000 people. Under an Australian-backed military blockade, that effectively severed the island’s contact with the rest of the world, communities came together and supported one another as the medicines dried up and the shops emptied.

Bougainvilleans have shown a remarkable capacity to survive and innovate under extreme conditions. However, in a report published last Friday, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) argues that Australia must help Bougainville rebuild by trebling its aid. ASPI warns that a failure to act now could see hostilities on the island reignite.

At the core of ASPI’s proposal is the deployment of Australian manpower on Bougainville, to support capacity building in a range of sectors. The reports argues that this could include assistance from government, the voluntary sector, business and NGOs, in addition to the Australian Federal Police and Australian Defence Force.

The report is a serious intervention and it provides constructive recommendations well worth reading (though its sanitised account of the war is lamentable). However, it does appear to labour under one assumption – namely that the Bougainville war was “an internal PNG dilemma”, when it actually had significant international dimensions.

The Bougainville war was sparked when landowners shut the Rio Tinto owned Panguna copper mine, owing to its corrosive social and environmental effects. Rio Tinto’s PNG subsidiary implored the national government to assert its authority, and to that end provided significant logistical assistance once troops were deployed.

For Australia, the uprising on Bougainville came during a challenging period. The Foreign Minister had just signalled to allies that Australia could be trusted to keep the region open for business and strategically benign. The uprising tested the credibility of this statement.

Accordingly, Australia heaped pressure on the PNG government to deploy the PNG Defence Force (PNGDF), which launched a counter-insurgency operation. The Australian government became directly involved in its implementation. For instance, Australia trained and armed the troops, flew them to the island, and even participated in offensive activities after it appeared the PNGDF were on the back foot.

Australian government officials were well aware of PNGDF atrocities; Australia had officers in line positions within PNG’s defence force.

Many on Bougainville remember the infamous Australian Iroquois helicopters – the very same model allegedly given to Indonesia for use in West Papua – that strafed villages with gunfire and grenades. The helicopters were also employed to dump the bodies of executed civilians in the sea.

Unfortunately, the Australian government has never acknowledged its involvement, nor has it ever apologised to the people of Bougainville for the covert operations it conducted.

Not surprisingly, many on Bougainville view Australia as having committed war crimes in service of the Australian-British multinational Rio Tinto. The distrust and suspicion has only been exacerbated by recent AusAID interventions.

In particular, AusAID has funded advisors, who are assisting the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) with preparations to reopen the Panguna mine, under Rio Tinto auspices. AusAID advisors have been involved in drafting new mining legislation and prepping the government and landowners for mine negotiations.

As I reported previously at New Matilda, some of those involved have direct financial links with Rio Tinto. Another key AusAID adviser controversially claimed the positive health effects of the military blockade placed on Bougainville may have “outweighed” the loss of life.

Tensions over AusAID’s role reached a crescendo last week when former rebel leader and Chairman of the Bougainville Resource Owners Representative Committee, Sam Kauona, published a two-page article in The National. It takes aim at the mining legislation, arguing in particular that it is being rushed through parliament to pave the way for Rio Tinto’s return via its subsidiary Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL).

Kauona suggests the legislation aims to protect Rio’s existing claims over the mine:

“To be clear, it says that ‘You BCL retain everything to do with Panguna as if nothing happened’. Nothing happened? Bougainville knows that a war happened and up to 15,000 people died.”

He also alleges that the legal protection offered to Rio Tinto has been facilitated through collusion:

“It has struck the people on Bougainville that BCL and the inserted Australian Aus-Aid advisor(s), have had a long term well organised and well-funded secret strategic plan to grab back Bougainville resources for Rio & Co”.

While some will question Kauona’s motives, these allegations cannot be divorced from Australia’s legacy on Bougainville. The Australian government facilitated atrocious acts that served to protect Rio Tinto’s interests. It is not unreasonable for people to imagine today that the same skulduggery is occurring again, even if it is merely imagining.

The Australian government has created a situation of distrust in Melanesia, not only through its acts on Bougainville, but also in other areas like West Papua. In such an environment, pumping more aid into Bougainville has the potential to exacerbate tensions rather than resolve them, especially if people believe Australia has a mining agenda.

The Australian government needs to acknowledge its criminal past if amends are to be made. To that end, it would appear more appropriate to present future assistance as reparation, not aid.

Whatever program is implemented, Australian interlocutors must carefully listen to the people of Bougainville – the everyday people, not the more PR savvy elite – and learn to respect the social values that kept communities together through a war where gross human rights violations were frequent.

If village communities think that their future lies in agriculture and tourism, not mining, tut-tutting this wisdom with economic modelling will not be looked upon kindly. The performance of the former Australian High Commissioner, Ian Kemish, was disappointing in this respect. In August he implored Bougainvilleans to accept the return of Rio Tinto, saying:

“If it is your wish that development come back here … if that is your wish … you have to give the people [Rio Tinto/BCL] that can make that happen, confidence”.

Kemish forgets that before Australia imposed mining on the people of Bougainville in the 1960s, village communities were spearheading one of the most vibrant rural economies in the region. Had their island not been ruined by the mine and the war it generated, in all likeliness Bougainville might be one of the most “developed” places in the region today.  

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LEAVE PANGUNA ALONE
by ramunickel
mekamui | Mekamui News

I was up early on Thursday 1st of August to go to a funeral of my brother"s mother in-law, 7am I got a called from my fellow ex-combatants if am free to go with them to Buka and film the urgent meeting ABG had arranged for the Ex-Combatants from all corners of Bougainville. The comrades told me they didn"t give them any agenda for the meeting will be told when we get to Buka.

We were told until when we were in Hutjena high school hall on the 2nd of August. The workshop for the Ex-combatants about Reopening Panguna mine.

In his introduction the ABG President John Momis told the Ex-Combatants that many of you want to save our land and resources for the future generation however, what about us the old timers we want to get our share before our time is up too. He further stated that without reopening the mine referendum will be in question and we will be in a bad situation. [In Pidgin] bai umi bargarap olgeta. He didn"t realised when saying these that we were in a bad situation and just came out.


The main part was taken by one of the man who is funded by AusAid to draft the Bougainville mining law. However, it looks like he"s doing the job for Rio Tinto BCL from his presentation but denied working for BCL and Rio Tinto. Professor Ciaran O"Faircheallaigh tells the Ex-Combatants what needed before negotiating with BCL Rio Tinto for the possible reopening of the mine, Plus many good things that will come if the mine reopens. It"s quite strange because when the Landowners and the rest of Bougainvilleans were not aware, the leaders with their white advisors prepared all the materials and structure which means they want to force it down to the people by getting some kind of approval from the Ex-combatants.

professor

Unfortunately, the prepared presentation didn"t went down well with many of us and it makes our two top former Commanders to get on their toes and challenge the Professor asking him where is the mining law for Bougainville. You are not telling us any good thing but you are talking about reopening the mine.


The workshop closed without what they expected from the Ex-combatants. The Ex-combatants wants the mining law first and the one that suits us and ours, we the resource owners have the upper hand and will benefit us together with our tomorrow"s children.

In September a friend of mine email me from Australia telling me they were given the draft Bougainville mining law to look at it and he asked me if we have a chance to have a look? I email him back and told him that law is for the white men who make it; all we want is Panguna to remain close.

While Momis and his band of white men are crazy to reopen the mine, the mothers of the land are crying for their land saying no to mining. So while talking about Panguna mine it will drag things on and may further causes disturbance to the peace building on the island. Why not leave Panguna alone?

 

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Rio Tinto take their pound of flesh from Carol Kidu"s reputation
by ramunickel
She never spilled the beans on Somare's corruption, despite serving as his Minister for two terms, now Dame Carol Kidu is selling her reputation to Rio Tinto as they struggle to stem a flood of bad press...

Dame Carol on mining: let's learn from our past mistakes

Ben Jackson | Bougainville 24 | PNG Attitude [PR consultants to Rio Tinto]

THE ELECTION OF DAME CAROL KIDU to the Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) board in April 2013 was a clear indication of the company"s intent to learn from its past mistakes and push forward with a new approach to resource development in the Autonomous Province.

"The major consideration should be learning from the past to create a better future for all stakeholders using inclusive strategies," said Dame Carol, who was appointed to the Board of BCL earlier this year.

"It is important for BCL and the people of Bougainville to acknowledge that the old Panguna existed in a very different era.

"We need to analyse the mistakes of that era, rectify them where possible and learn from them when creating the new Panguna."

Dame Carol said that resource development was not the ultimate goal, but rather a means to a greater end.

"The primary role of mining and resource firms in PNG is as economic drivers of development," she said.

"Large economic resource projects potentially give a government the financial resources to provide an acceptable standard of living for its citizens as well as the resource owners.

"The basic guiding principles should be minimising harm to the environment and the people and communities in the area of the resource development and maximising the restorative processes."

There are few people as well versed in the challenges of social inclusion and cultural complexities in Melanesia as Dame Carol Kidu, and she hopes her vast experience can be utilised by BCL.

"My Ministerial background in community development and human rights provides me with the ability to provide strategic advice that will align company community engagement and development programs with government social policies," Dame Carol said.

"I see myself as being most effectively used as an adviser for the work of the [Bougainville Copper] Foundation as well as in community engagement and community affairs in the lead-up towards mine re-opening.

"I also hope I will be able to facilitate increased and meaningful involvement of women in all aspects and levels of the mine re-development process.

"I hope the Bougainville people might see the role of BCL as an important partner to create prosperity and peace," she said, "ensuring that the wealth from their non-renewable resources is used wisely and re-invested to ensure a sustainable future."

ramunickel | November 14, 2013 at 1:59 pm | Tags: Bougainville, Panguna, Papua New Guinea, PNG development, Rio Tinto | Categories: Papua New Guinea | URL: http://wp.me/pMvf7-2Pu
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JPNCC brings mining transparency
On Wednesday 6 November the Joint Panguna Negotiation Coordination Committee (JPNCC) reconvened for its sixth meeting, this time held in Buka.
The JPNCC was established with the responsibility for obtaining information relevant to making transparent and educated decisions on the future of mining at Panguna.
This is a multi-faceted process that requires the examination of technical, social and environmental information.
Once all the necessary information has been researched and discussed the JPNCC will also be required to make recommendations as to an appropriate process for negotiations around the reopening of a mine at Panguna.
The JPNCC consists of representatives from the United Panguna Mine Affected Landowners Association (UPMALA), the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG), the Government of Papua New Guinea and Bougainville Copper Limited.
There was no ABG or UPMALA in the era of the old Panguna mine and the perceived lack of transparency, benefit sharing and domestic decision making at mine affected areas and across the island was one of the key drivers for the Bougainville conflict.
The JPNCC ensures that the interests of landowners and the whole of Bougainville, through UPMALA and the ABG, are at the front and centre of information flows and decision making.
There are many activities that will be conducted under the supervision of the JPNCC, one of the first will be the customary reconciliation process of bel kol.
There will also be a number of studies conducted to fill the void of technical, environmental and social information.
Environmental baseline and historic studies will form a crucial part of this information gathering. Amongst other things they will provide insight in to current environmental conditions and how these conditions have changed since the time of the old Panguna mine.
All the activities undertaken will ensure that the representatives on the JPNCC are well informed and can disseminate this information back to their constituents.  

Mr. Craig James Kinnell has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Oyu Tolgoi LLC since October 2013. Mr. Kinnell has been the Chief Marketing Officer of Rio Tinto Copper Group since July 2010. Mr. Kinnell is global responsible for the marketing and sales of all copper cathode, concentrate, molybdenum, precious metals, rhenium, nickel and all associated by-products from Kennecott Utah Copper, Northparkes, Oyu Tolgoi and Eagle Nickel. He joined Rio Tinto in 1985 as a graduate trainee. He served as a Director of Bougainville Copper Ltd. from August 8, 2013 to November 8, 2013. Mr. Kinnell served as Director at Rio Tinto Mineral Services Ltd(Rio Tinto Uranium Limited). He served as Non-executive Director at Palabora Mining Company Limited from February 4, 2011 to July 31, 2013. He completed a Rio Tinto sponsored MBA in 1992 and has acquired extensive international knowledge. He successfully completed a degree in Marketing and Economics.  

Und was soll das sagen?  

ist eben ein typ auf verschiedenen bühnen.
denke es sollte einfach nur eine info diesbezüglich sein.
interpretationen dazu macht jeder selbst.  

Ich wiederhole meine Frage von vor einigen Tagen: Wir bekommen hier fast ausschließlich Beiträge von der Plattform ramunickel. Wie repräsentativ ist die dort geäußerte Anti-Panguna-Stimmung? Gibt es im Land nicht auch andere Stimmen?  

151113 NO MORE BACKDOOR DEALS IN BOUGAINVILLE
By Alex Munme
"FOREIGNERS intending to come to do business in Bougainville without the approval of the Autonomous Bougainville Government will no longer do so starting today"
ABG Minister for Commerce, Trade and Industry gave the stern warning in Parliament when responding to concerns during debate of the Inward Investment Bill which was passed and became law on Wednesday this week in Buka, Autonomous Region of Bougainville.
"As of today no foreigner will come to Bougainville to do business through any backdoor deals", he said. He said they will have to comply with the law. "To make sure this will happen is very important for us and it is our priority", he said.
The Minister said there will be no more exploitation, it is finished.
However, the draft Bougainville Mining and Transitional Arrangement Act was withdrawn to allow for further public consultations.
Meanwhile ABG Acting President, Albert Punghau released a press statement this week clarifying false and defamatory allegations against the ABG President, John Momis and the ABG by Sam Kaona on the Draft Mining Policy.
Mr. Kaona claimed that on October 15th , 2013 ABG President, John Momis instructed the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Andrew Miriki to introduce BCL/Regans third draft mining policy on the floor of Parliament and that they went ahead with the First reading and voted on it.
Mr. Punghau while defending the President and the ABG said the President gave no such instruction and there was no vote. He said in fact as most Bougainvilleans know he was in deep personal grief on 15th October due to a terrible personal loss, referring to the death of his daughter.
He further explained that the President unfortunately due to personal tragedy the day before could not be in Parliament. In his absence the acting Deputy Clerk got confused about the draft Mining Law because two other laws were being tabled for the purpose of first readings. He made a mistake and wrongly tabled the draft Mining Law for the first reading. Before anyone could correct the mistake, the Parliament adjourned to allow members to join him at the Haus Krai.

Mr. Punghau said the ABG Law aims to stop all backdoor deals that try to bypass the ABG.

Ends///
 

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AusAID adviser to ABG has financial links to Rio Tinto
by ramunickel
PNG Exposed

Ex-combatants on Bougainville have expressed their dissatisfaction with the Autonomous Bougainville Government, its leaders and advisors over the public consultation process on new Mining laws and re-opening the Panguna mine. Particular criticism has been made of Professor Ciaran O’Faircheallaigh, who ex-combatants perceive as acting in the interests of Rio Tinto.

The ex-combatants may have a point!

Professor Ciaran O’Faircheallaigh takes “substantial” amounts of money from Rio Tinto to conduct research – while at the same time advising landowners and the ABG on mine negotiations with Rio Tinto.

Is this a conflict of interest?

This was revealed on New Matilda earlier this year:

“O’Faircheallaigh’s appointment [as an ABG adviser] was trumpeted in an upbeat announcement on Griffith University’s website in September 2011:

“The last time the Bougainville Copper Mine was open, a civil war broke out in Papua New Guinea. This time help is at hand to re-open one of the world’s largest open-pit mines with the assistance of Griffith’s Department of Politics and Public Policy Professor Ciaran O’Faircheallaigh. Professor O’Faircheallaigh has twice been contracted through Coffey International [AusAID service provider] to examine mineral policy options and start preparations for negotiations.”

“Absent from this media release – pithily titled “Griffith academic negotiates a mine field” – is mention of O’Faircheallaigh’s close association with the research project at the epicentre of a recent controversy involving Marcia Langton and her Boyer Lectures… Along with Langton, O’Faircheallaigh is a chief investigator on the $480,000 study, which is part bankrolled by Santos ($45,000), Woodside ($30,000), and perhaps most controversially, given O’Faircheallaigh’s role on Bougainville, Rio Tinto (Rio’s support is for an undisclosed amount, but on the project’s website it is described as “substantial financial assistance”)”.

We don’t know how much AusAID is paying O’Faircheallaigh for assisting the ABG and landowners – he is contracted via Coffey International and they do not disclose the particulars of their AusAID deals – nevertheless, public disclosure information from Griffin University, suggests it must involve serious sums of money.

   Project      Date§Amount (AUD) Source
Bougainville, Provision of Advice to the Autonomous Bougainville Government on the reopening of the Panguna mine. 2011-2013 ??????
Provision of Advice to the Kimberley Land Council on LNG
Development in the Kimberley

      2010  $226,976§http://www.griffith.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/...-report-2010.pdf
Liquefied Natural Gas precinct
– provision for advice-fee cap

Variation

      2009§$ 147,500 http://www.griffith.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/...-report-2009.pdf
Regional LNF consultation -
responsible development

      2008  $183,096§http://www.griffith.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/...-report-2008.pdf
Inpex (gas and oil company) Negotiations – Provision of Advice 2007 $154,750 http://www.griffith.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/...v8-for-print.pdf




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 1.... fast ausschließlich Beiträge...ramunickel. ......

zu 1 : diesen Vorwurf kann man hier nun wirklich nicht aufrecht erhalten. Eine größere Bandbreite an Informationssvielfalt incl. Hinweise auf  interessante links ist kaum möglich (hauptsächl. aber nicht ausschliesl. dank dem admin. dieses Threads)

2....Gibt es im Land nicht auch andere Stimmen?... erübrigt sich durch 1ns. Einfach jeden Tag rein schauen  (und ggf.auch mal zurückblättern). ;-)))))


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bedeutet:
Gesundheitsprobleme für die Bewohner - besonders die ausgebeuteten Hilfsschürfer,
Umweltzerstörung durch Chemikalien,
Keine Staatseinnahmen - also keine Steuern für Straßen, Schulen, Krankenkäuser,
Profit und Luxus nur für Wenige + Armut für die Masse.


Es ist doch klar, daß das auch öffentlich angesprochen werden muß - oder?

Es ist doch klar, daß die Kriminellen, Ausbeuter + Umweltzerstörer und ihre Hintermänner und Profiteure auch benannt werden müssen - oder?

Es ist doch klar, wie es weiter geht - wie es immer weiter gegangen ist - überall auf der Welt - wenn solche Machenschaften offen ans Licht gebracht werden - oder?

Bougainville hat heute erheblich mehr Menschen, als vor der Krise. Diese Menschen brauchen auch Lebensmittel, Arbeitsplätze, Schulen, Krankenhäuser,...
Diese - zumeist jungen Menschen - wollen nicht noch eine Generation warten, um endlich etwas abzubekommen vom Wohlstand, der jetzt nur Wenigen nutzt.

Ich möchte nicht in der Haut der Menschen verachtenden, ausbeutenden Umweltzerstörern stecken, denn deren Zeit läuft ab.

Ob Panguna in absehbarer Zeit geöffnet wird, ist eine ganz andere Frage, deren Beantwortung davon abhängt, ob die Weltwirtschaft - bedingt durch die Staatsverschuldung und ausgelöst ab Februar 2014 durch die neue FED Führung - in eine schwere Wirtschaftskrise mündet, mit entsprechend fallenden Rohstoffpreisen.

Diese Frage muß sich jeder selbst beantworten.









 

...nur zustimmen doppelt unterstreichen und hoffen das sich diese Erkenntniss bis in den letzten Winkel der Insel durchsetzt.

Lediglich im letzten Absatz ...ob die Weltwirtschaft - bedingt durch die Staatsverschuldung und ausgelöst ab Februar 2014 durch die neue FED Führung - in eine schwere Wirtschaftskrise mündet, .... scheint mir die Argumentation dem Denkmuster -Staats-Schuldenabbau durch Rückzahlung der Schulden zu entspringen. Ich bin auf diesem Gebiet absoluter Laie  sehe das optimistischer und zwar so wie es unser (noch) Finanzminister einmal formuliert hat, dem Sinn nach : wer glaubt das unsere Staatsverschuldung jemals zurückgezahlt werden kann/soll, der irrt denn die Höhe der Schulden ist überhaupt nicht wichtig. Einzig und allein wichtig ist das Verhältniss von BIP zu St.-Schulden . Will sagen bei 0 Neuverschuldung und ordentlicher Steigerung des BIP sind eines (fernen Tages;-))) die Schulden von ganz allein abgebaut.
Das heist doch auch salopp gesagt: packen wir´s an. ;-)))))

 

Sehr interessanter Artikel, gibt tiefe Einblicke in die Panguna Opposition.

16.11.2013

Source: PNG Attitude


Consultation funds hijacked as Meekamui leader turns reckless

by LEONARD FONG ROKA


PEOPLE IN THE PANGUNA and Upper-Tailings special mining leases of Bougainville have demanded that Meekamui gang leader Moses Pipiro apologise and explain why he and his followers terrorised them and allegedly stole consultation funds.

As Panguna mine re-opening negotiations continue, the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) mining department planned a Bougainville-wide consultation to unearth public opinion on the mine, widely considered to be the catalyst of the Bougainville crisis during the 1990s.

In the Panguna District, the special mining lease leaders proposed to the ABG that Panguna was a special case where people were directly affected and so ABG should consult directly with village people.

The ABG subsequently allocated funding of K10,000 that was equally distributed to key villages for catering for attendees and facilitators. The program was to kick off on 7 October in Ioro 1 village when the ABG team arrived from Buka.

However, a commotion over funding for Dapera village attracted Moses Pipiro and his gang of opportunists. Pipiro asked Chris Uma’s Meekamui-manned Morgan Junction Checkpoint to deny the ABG team access which they did.

According to special mining lease leaders, Pipiro had been empowered by the September BRA-Meekamui reconciliation in Panguna since when he and his gang of armed robbers have allegedly undermined civil order in the Panguna area.

On the day of the consultations in Ioro 1, Pipiro delivered false information to combatants in Arawa and Morgan Junction that the ABG team heading for Panguna was coming to talk about the re-opening the mine and must be denied access to Panguna.

After disseminating this disinformation, he and his gang allegedly drove to Ioro 1 and grabbed the funds at gunpoint. Then they drove to four other villages and took the money after displaying their weapons.

One special mining lease leader said such criminal activities were only possible because the ABG was not honouring the chain of command from itself to Panguna landowner groups and down to the people.

He said this allowed opportunists like Moses Pipiro, who is not a landowner of any mine affected area, to undertake his activities.

After the news broke of what he had done, Pipiro attempted to deliver the stolen funds to Chris Uma’s Meekamui group at Morgan Checkpoint but they refused to take the ill-gotten money.

The terrorised people have now petitioned so-called Meekamui general Moses Pipiro to come forward and explain why he did his deed and where he spent the money.  

...die hier gerne immer wieder gerne geheimnisvoll von meinem ehemaligen Vizepräsidenten als hochgepriesene, zuverlässige Quelle zitiert werden, sind heute nun endgültig entzaubert worden!

Wie auf www.bougainville-copper.eu sowie auf PNG Attitude nachzulesen: Daveona ist ein unverbesserlicher Trinker, der hinten herum ein übles Spiel gegen Bougainville Copper einfädelt. Das kommt nicht von mir, sondern von Leonard Fong Roka aus dem direkten Panguna-Umfeld.