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1998, the Company Directors' Report Had No Employees ,. i- -, - ,,',~ >- 0-"'; ,0,. - Bougainville Copper Limited Annual Report 1 Incorporated in Papua New Guinea A.R.B.N. 007497 869 THE COMPANY A total of Kl 086 million has been NOTICE OF MEETING From 1972 until 1989 Bougainville Copper contributed to the National Government The Annual General Meeting of Limited operated a large open pit mine which represents 62% of the net cash Bougainville Copper Limited will be held and processing facility at Panguna on generated by the project. In addition, at 10.00 am on Thursday, 18 March, 1999 Bougainville Island in the North payments to the North Solomons at The Port Moresby Travelodge, Hunter Solomons Province of Papua New Guinea Provincial Government and Panguna Street, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. producing copper concentrate containing landowners, together with provisions A separate Notice of Meeting is enclosed. significant quantities of gold and silver. made since 1990, amount to K1l4 million. All shareholders are cordially invited On 15 May, 1989 production was brought Further, the company's presence in the to attend. to a halt by militant activity, and' it is not North Solomons Province had promoted possible to forecast a date for the development of significant local DIRECTORS recommencement of operations. business enterprises to provide goods and B. L. Cusack (Chairman) services required for the mining K.Aua Since inception until cessation of operation and for the residents of the . D. S. Karpin AM operations on 15 May, 1989 the mine province. D. H. McLellan had produced concentrate containing M. A. Moramoro OBE 3 million tonnes of copper, 306 tonnes Company training programs for some P. R. Taylor of gold and 784 tonnes of silver. 12 000 employees, including The production had a value of K52 billion approximately 1000 completing full trade SECRETARY which represented approximately 44% of apprenticeships and some 400 completing P. D. Coleman Papua New Guinea's exports through that graduate and post graduate studies, had period. Contributions to the National previously resulted in considerable CONTENTS Government in the form of taxes, duties progress in the localisation of the Introduction ....................... .. ..... I and dividends were approximately 17% of company's employees and also added Year in Brief.. .................. 2 internally generated Papua New Guinea significantly to the number of skilled Chairman's Statement .... 3 Government revenue over that period. workers elsewhere in the country's work· Year in Review .................... .. .. .4 force. At the end of 1998, the company Directors' Report had no employees. The activities of the & Financial Statements ............... 5·15 company are being managed on a Independent Audit Report .................. 16 contracted services basis by a small team Corporate Information ............ 17 of Rio Tinto Minerals (PNG) Limited Statistical Summary. ........ .18·19 staff based in Port Moresby Distribution of Benefits .......... 20 Bougainville Copper Limited is owned 53.6% by Rio Tinto Limited. The Papua New Guinea Government owns 19.1% while the remaining 27.3% of the share capital is held by public shareholders. 2 Bougainville Copper Limited Annual Report Year ~n Br~ef o Mine remained closed. 1998 1997 o Access to Panguna mine still not possible. Concentrate production '" ................ ........... (tonnes) o Extent of deterioration and destruction Net sales revenue ...... HH ••• (K'OOO) of assets still unknown. Interest earned . (K'OOO) 12397 6130 o Slow progress on restoration of Operating profit •••••••••••••••••• H •• (K'OOO) 7696 1391 services to mainland Bougainville. o Net profit K7.7 million. Earnings per share .. (toea) 1.92 0.35 Shareholders' funds. ......... (K'OOO) 263 618 255922 Return on shareholders' funds ............. ... (per cent) 2.9 0.5 Depreciation and amortisation .. ..... (K'OOO) Government royalties and taxation ..................... (K'OOO) Number of employees at 31 December ..... Bougainville Copper Limited Annual Report 3 Chairman's Statement The peace process on Bougainville single issue for PNG, Bougainville and A matter that has concerned the continues to make slow progress. The the company. directors is the decline in the value of the successful meetings held in 1997 set the kina, particularly against the US$ and The board has continued to update framework for peace and this year has A$. By Government regulation, BCL is studies on the social, economic and seen a consolidation of this process. required to hold its cash reserves environmental conditions associated with Although there is widespread support for on-shore in kina_ This requirement was the mine. Without access to the mine and peace from within PNG and the general put in place after the kina was floated in mine site infrastructure, these studies Bougainvillean community, the situation 1995. In US$ and A$ terms, the company remain incomplete. However, where remains fragile. Both the New Zealand has seen the value of its cash decrease. access to assets is available, such as the and Australian Governments have On the positive side, interest rates in power station at Loloho, predictions of continued to support the Papua New PNG have generally been much more considerable deterioration have been Guinea National Government and the favourable than either US$ or A$ rates, confirmed. If this situation is repeated at people of Bougainville with reconstruction. and explained the improved profit the mine site, little, if any, of the relative to last year_ Nonetheless the The truce monitoring group was replaced company's assets, will be suitable for off-shore buying power of the company's with a peace monitoring group at the end renewed operations. Other factors which reserves has deteriorated as a result of of April after a "permanent and currently mitigate against a restart of being required to hold funds in kina. irrevocable" ceaselire came into effect, economic operations at Panguna include and has been achieving its objectives of the weak prices for copper and gold and The directors continue to monitor assisting in the process through the downturn in world demand. These investment and business opportunities facilitating meetings and disseminating factors require a cautious approach to and the associated risks. information. The Austraiian Government values put on assets and provisions made During the year staff changes at the has given a commitment to keep this for future write-downs and calculations Department of Mineral Resources presence for the near future, but has of reserves based on historical data. made it clear to both the National resulted in long term director Robin Government and the people of The second Commission of Inquiry into Moaina, the Papua New Guinea Bougainville that this style of assistance the so called "Sandline Affair" headed by government representative on the board, can not remain indefinitely. Bougainville Justice Los, concluded and published its resigning. Robin has been a director Copper Limited (BCL) is still assisting report towards the end of 1998. As was since 1988 and has provided valuable the process by making available the use the case for the first Judicial Committee counsel and dedicated service over a very of its facilities at Loloho and in the Arawa of Inquiry presided over by Justice difficult period for the company. I wish area, and is also assisting with Andrews in 1997, neither BCL nor its Robin well for the future. The government information and expertise to assist in majority shareholder were called to give nominated Mr Kuma Aua as its reconstruction. evidence to the Los Commission of replacement director. Mr David McLellan Inquiry. BCL did not seek leave to appear was appointed a director during the year A positive and encouraging event has at the second Commission of Inquiry, and to replace Mr Peter Henderson who been the UN agreeing to deploy a small retired. I welcome both Kuma and David UN observer mission to Bougainville. the Commission's report did not make any findings adverse to BCL or its major to the board. As reported last year, although signs for a shareholder in relation to the Sandline sustained peace on Bougainville are affair. Indeed, there was no substantive promising, the company is aware of the mention of BCL or its major shareholder need to be vigilant and patient and still in the Sandline Commission's reports. believes that it may not gain access to the Panguna mine site area for some time. The company recorded a profit of K7.7 B. L. Cusack It has consistently maintained that million for the year as a result of Chairman sustainable peace is the most important increased interest rates. 18 January, 1999 4 Bougainville Copper Limited Annual Report ADMINISTRATION: Association. The new Constitution will be estimate of 496 million tonnes of average The year has seen a marked escalation of presented to the Annual General Meeting. grade 0.42% copper and 0.55 grams per issues related to the company's assets on Australian Stock Exchange Listing Rules tonne gold. Bougainville. The peace monitoring group require BCL to be part of the "CHESS" An additional 520 million tonnes of 0.22% is using company facilities at Loloho, the electronic share registry which replaces copper and 0.18 grams per tonne gold is company port. Company mobile machinery traditional share certificates. All recoverable and upgradable by screening. is being used to assist aid projects for road shareholders were sent explanatory This will yield an additional 195 million reconstruction and maintenance. information on the changes which were tonnes mill feed averaging 0.34% copper The peace monitoring group receives effective on the 27th November, 1998. and 0.28 grams per tonne gold. support from BCL for information and FINANCE AND ASSETS: The total mineable mill feed is estimated technical expertise in relation to port and The company is debt free and maintains at 691 million tonnes averaging 0.40% Arawa town facilities. no credit facilities. Its interest earnings copper and 0.47 grams per tonne gold. Although the peace is holding, the general on cash investments during the year were law and order situation has deteriorated.
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