Trading Bougainville Copper (ADRs) 867948

....was der Tanis in ein paar Tagen schafft, hätte unter seinem Vorgänger Monate gedauert...
Wollen wir hoffen, dass der Schein nicht trügt und den Worten harte Taten folgen ;-))

http://www.postcourier.com.pg/20090210/tuhome.htm

PRIME Minister Sir Michael Somare and Bougainville President James Tanis will officially open the first Joint Supervisory Body
Meeting for this year in Port Moresby at the Gateway Hotel on Thursday.
The meeting which will start tomorrow and end on Friday is the avenue where both ABG and the responsible National Government
leaders (dealing with ABG) meet to discuss the way forward for Bougainville.
Deputy Prime Minister Dr Puka Temu yesterday said President Tanis will make a statement on issues of how the National Government
can help his Government with other economic initiatives rather than just mining.
Dr Temu said other issues include broadening the economic base of the region with agriculture, fishing and others.
The last JSB meeting was held in Alotau in March last year and was chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Dr Puka Temu and the then
President Joseph Kabui.
Resolutions were passed and the meeting will look at those resolutions, which will also be high on the agenda.
President Tanis and Sir Michael will lead this round of talks. High on the agenda will be the drawdown of powers, weapons disposal
and reconciliation. The meeting will also revisit the resolutions from last year’s Alotau meeting which among others includes:
* THE understanding on the transfer of mining, oil and gas powers;
* TO develop an agreement, based on careful identification and assessment that clarifies the ownership of minerals, oil and gas and
the distribution of benefits derived from these resources;
* APPOINTMENT of the Chief Administrator for Bougainville;
* THAT all references to the Value Added Tax in relevant legislation and the Bougainville Peace Agreement be referred to as Goods
and Services Tax (GST) and that it is not appropriate to change the distribution of GST from the National Government to the ABG
from 30 per cent to 60 per cent, without reconsidering the broader financial arrangements;
* THAT an additional chapter on post-conflict development and reconstruction be included in the Medium Term Development Strategy
2005-2010 to address the special development needs of selected areas of PNG also consistent with the Bougainville strategic plan.
These will form the basis of most of the negotiations in Port Moresby.

100 ADRs a 0,51 USD 0,765 AUD 0,395 € geschnappt (+24,39%) ;-))))))))))))))

http://www.thenational.com.pg/021109/ween_islands.php

Tanis aims for economic freedom
By MADELEINE AREK
AUTONOMOUS Region of Bougainville president James Tanis is on a mission to prepare the region for economic independence.
Mr Tanis, who is aware that autonomy without economic independence is not autonomy, has been working tirelessly since taking office over a month ago to ensure that Bougainville is on the road to economic recovery through a weapons disarmament and reconciliation plan.
With less than three years to achieve his goal before the 2012 elections, he has been visiting different constituencies in the region to share his ideals with the people and also gauge their views on what they want for their children, their families and the region.
Mr Tanis was in Panguna last week where he met with elders, particularly those who own land where the Bougainville mine was, to discuss issues surrounding the mine and the chances of reconciliation between different stakeholders.
While he would not divulge information on his meeting, he did suggest there was a real possibility of that happening.
Last Friday, Mr Tanis told the people of north Bougainville, who had come to Buka to witness the launching of over K50 million worth of National Government projects, that his government was determined to bridge the gap between the National Government and put the people of Bougainville on the road to economic recovery.
He said despite criticisms against the ABG over a breakdown in service delivery, he viewed his role and that of his government as a bridge between the National Government and the region’s national politicians.
“We all cannot be doing the same thing, we will step on each other’s toes,” Mr Tanis said.
“I believe my role and that of the ABG is to prepare the region for the economic developments that the National Government, through our national politicians, will be bringing in.
“Security will be addressed. What we must do first is to ensure development reaches the entire region,” he added.
Mr Tanis said despite political differences that had stalled development on the island, he would ensure that services geared towards improving the lives of people were not sabotaged and that the people benefited fully from services provided such as education, health and infrastructure services.

http://www.thenational.com.pg/021109/ween_islands.php

HUTJENA Secondary School, in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, will be the site of the country’s fifth rural communication system.
The set up, now available only in four other sites in the country, according to Information and Communications Minister Patrick Tammur, will allow the school to access information through computer and telephone systems anywhere in the world.
The information will pass through a screening centre in Hawaii and be accessed by the students, teachers or anyone else with a computer living within 4km radius of the school. Mr Tammur made the announcement in Buka last week, while accompanying Deputy Prime Minister Dr Puka Temu to the island to launch nearly K50 million worth of infrastructural development projects.

containing 166 thousand tonnes of copper and 445 thousand ounces of gold.
BCL has had no access to the site since operations were suspended in 1989.
During the 18 years of operation some 3 million tonnes of copper and 9.3
million ounces of gold were produced in concentrates from 675million tonnes
of ore milled.
At the time of closure, BCL quoted an ore reserve of 496 Mt @ 0.42% Cu and
0.55 g/t Au and additional material amenable for upgrading by screening that,
combined, provide mill feed of 691Mt @ 0.40% Cu and 0.47g/t Au.
Order of Magnitude Study(OoM)
Redevelopment of Panguna evaluated in the recent OoM study completed in
November 2008 envisaged similar mining, processing and concentrate export
facilities to the earlier operation.
Mineral resource
An updated mineral resource has been estimated using geological, mine
planning and production data archived in 1989. The archived data sets have
been reviewed and validated by Rio Tinto and ex BCL staff during 2008. No
additional data was collected as part of this study. The geological block model
is based on data from 253 diamond holes drilled on a 122m by 122m grid,
with some wider spaced holes on the periphery. Life of project blast hole
assay data was also used for validation studies. During the operating period
the geological block model underestimated the copper production by
approximately 5%. This low bias has been principally attributed to the drill
hole spacing being too wide to sufficiently sample narrow high grade zones
within the orebody, and to material lost during the diamond drilling process.
Although bias has been identified, no upgrade has been applied to the
resource at this stage until further sampling studies are available.
Mineralisation within the block model has been segregated based on cut off
grade and rock type parameters into DFO and PCS process ore types, and
evaluated against mining and processing scenarios to determine a new
potential economic pit shell.
Material above cut-off within the pit shell defined by 122m spaced drilling was
classified as Indicated, and material within the pit shell defined by wider
spaced drilling was classified as Inferred.
No Measured material was defined due to the unresolved low bias identified in
the block model during the validation studies.
Tonnes
(M)
Cu (%) Au (g/t) Cu (Mt) Au
(Moz)
Measured Resource 0 0.00 0.00 0 0
Indicated Resource 1000 0.33 0.37 3.3 11.9
Inferred Resource 64 0.28 0.41 0.2 0.8
Total Resource 1064 0.33 0.37 3.5 12.7
CP Statement
The information in this press release that relates to Mineral Resources is
based on information compiled by Perry Collier and Gerald Clark who are
members of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Perry Collier
is a full-time employee of Rio Tinto Limited and has experience which is
relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposits under consideration
and to the activity which they have undertaken to qualify as a Competent
Person as defined in the 2004 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting
of Exploration Results, Minerals Resources and Ore Reserves’. Gerald Clark
is an external consultant and has experience which is relevant to the style of
mineralisation and type of deposits under consideration and to the activity
which they have undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in
the 2004 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration
Results, Minerals Resources and Ore Reserves’. Perry Collier and Gerald
Clark consent to the inclusion in the press release of the matters based on
their information in the form and context in which it appears.
As required by the Australian Stock Exchange, the information presented here
contains details of other mineralisation that has a reasonable prospect of
being economically extracted in the future but which is not yet classified as
Proved or Probable Reserves. This material is defined as Mineral Resources
under the JORC Code. Estimates of such material are based largely on
geological information with only preliminary consideration of mining, economic
and other factors. While in the judgement of the Competent Person there are
realistic expectations that all or part of the Mineral Resources will eventually
become Proved or Probable Reserves, there is no guarantee that this will
occur as the result depends on further technical and economic studies and
prevailing economic conditions in the future.
By Order of the Board
Paul Coleman

...........als die OoM heute zu veröffentlichen,schliesslich will man damit auch beim soeben stattfindenden JSB Meeting punkten ;-))))

The concentrator was processing 48 million tonnes of ore (DFO and PCS fines) per year and produced concentrates containing 166 thousand tonnes of copper and 445 thousand ounces of gold.

At the time of closure, BCL quoted an ore reserve of 496 Mt @ 0.42% Cu and 0.55 g/t Au

During the 18 years of operation some 3 million tonnes of copper and 9.3 million ounces of gold were produced in concentrates from 675million tonnes of ore milled.

RESOURCE OF OVER 1 BILLION TONNES AT PANGUNA.....

.......ergäben  also bei (gleichbleibender) Produktion (ca. 166.000T/cu u. 445.000 oz/Gold pro Jahr) eine Minenlebensdauer von rund  30 Jahren ;-))))))))))))

Obschon diese Meldung erst nach AU Boersenschluss veröffentlicht wurde hat sich das BID im Orderbuch merklich gefüllt,wohingegen das ASK deutlich abgenommen hat (da wurden wohl einige Fake VK Orders gelöscht ;-)))))))

Auch wenn joebo sich wieder darüber ärgert u. es nicht aussagekräftig hält hier trotzdem die Kopie ;-)

BOC Sellers

Price Quantity

0.730 13,000  
0.735 2,000  
0.740 8,050  
0.750 3,000  
0.890 2,000  
0.900 12,000

Total 40,050 St

Panguna

http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2170445/

.......Based on geological, mine planning and production data archived in 1989, Bougainville Copper said Panguna has an indicated and inferred resource of 1.06 billion metric tons of ore with copper at grades of 0.33% and gold at 0.37 grams per ton.

ergibt einen akt. rechnerischen Goldwert von 11.546 638 USD

sowie 3,21 Mio/T Kupfer a 3424 USD/T =10.991 040 USD

+ Silber,Moly etc  ;-)))))))

http://www.reuters.com/article/...ealEstateNews/idUSSYD43815320090211

.......Rio Tinto is seeking to sell off billions of dollars in non-core assets such as uranium, iron ore and potash mines worldwide to pay off debts caused by the bust in commodities markets, though it hasn't mentioned its stake in Panguna as being on the block.

Bis jetzt ;-))))))))))))

Was wäre wenn:

Die Hatch sowie die OoM Studie und die jetzt beginnenden Verhandlungen genau darauf angelegt wären ein Angebot für BCL zu erzielen?

Bei der RT Ablehnung des Pritzkerangebots von 3,35 USD sowie der Chan Offerte a 7,50 AUD (bei einem Kupferpreis von USD 1000/T) als ungenügend (O-Ton "Wir wollen unsere Assets nicht verschenken)müsste eine Offerte schon substanziell darüber liegen. ;-))))))))))))))))))

Ich würde ein Angebot von USD 3,35 derzeit sofort annehmen. Und dabei ist es mir völlig egal, ob das unter Wert ist.

Meinjanur...
Christian

Ich glaube da fehlen ein paar Nullen.

Du kommst auf  Goldwert von 11.546 638 USD = ca 11,5 Millionen sollen aber 11,5 Milliarden sein -oder?

sowie 3,21 Mio/T Kupfer a 3424 USD/T =10.991 040 USD = ca 10,9Millionen - sollen aber 10,9Milliarden sein -oder?

Das ganze dann mal 7,5Abbaugebiete ergibt dann 22,4Milliarden x 7,5 = 168Milliarden geteilt durch 400Millionen Aktien = 420USD / Aktie  + Silber + Molybdän

Da würde ich momentan nicht für 3,35USD verkaufen:o)

Gruß Tom

The Board of Directors will seek to increase its stake in the Panguna region copper and gold mining assets.  Valuation of proven mineral reserves has been estimated at 30 billion USD.

A strong S.E. Asia funding partner for 150 Million USD representing the first phase of operations is currently in final negotiations.  Additional negotiations which will enhance the Bio-Energy farming and production interests of IBIE should be concluded by February 28, 2009 placing IBIE in a strong financial position. These developments will serve to put into place the changes required by the chairman designate Michael Reynolds for the strengthening of the management team. This release is intended to provide information only and not to value the shares of the company.

Safe Harbor Forward-Looking Statements
Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this release are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the companies' actual results in future periods to differ materially from forecasted results. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, market conditions, competitive factors, the ability to successfully complete additional financings and other risks.

Meinungen dazu???????????????????????????

ruf doch mal Herrn Bernstein an...

www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/...3-Dec-2008+PRN20081223

Statement from CEO of Integrated Bio-Energy Resources, Inc.
Tue Dec 23, 2008 6:26pm EST


NEW YORK, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mr. Bernard Bernstein, President
and C.E.O. of Integrated Bio-Energy Resources, Inc., (Pink Sheets: IBIE)
announces the following:

The company's Board of Directors, in seeking to develop IBIE as a holder of
significant stakes in the commodity and energy sectors, has begun the process
of transforming and strengthening its management structure and seeking asset
identified acquisition opportunities.

Accordingly, the Board of Directors has accepted the resignation of Mr. Scott
Wagman and Mr. Stewart Sytner on August 1, 2008 and Mr. David Michael Holbrook
on August 17th 2008.

The Board of Directors has invited Mr. Michael Reynolds, current Chairman of
Renewable Power and Light PLC, who has held a number of posts in important UK
public energy supply companies, to become Chairman of IBIE subject to
compliance requirements and the completion of an initial acquisition
opportunity as announced below.

Abraham Cefeida Pty Ltd. Australia and IBIE have entered into a memorandum of
understanding subject to due diligence and a definitive agreement where IBIE
will acquire initially a 49% interest in its Panguna region (Papua New Guinea)
copper mining asset rights, and exclusive product distribution rights for the
US, Canada and CARICOM region.  The Panguna region copper deposits rank as one
of the larger copper bearing areas in the world.

This release is not intended to value the securities of IBIE, or imply any
certainty that definitive agreements will be reached either as to assets and
management Objectives.

Safe Harbor Forward-Looking Statements
Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this
release are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe
harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties
that may cause the companies' actual results in future periods to differ
materially from forecasted results. Such risks and uncertainties include, but
are not limited to, market conditions, competitive factors, the ability to
successfully complete additional financings and other risks.




SOURCE  Integrated Bio-Energy Resources, Inc.

Bernard Bernstein, +1-561-715-5827

http://...11610/bougainville-copper-rueckblick-bewertung-und-ausblick

#11602 von pezz88    11.02.09 16:29:55    Beitrag Nr.: 36.558.786      

BHP Billiton bemüht sich um Assets von Rio Tinto - Australian

Das könnte doch auch dazu passen...

http://boersen.manager-magazin.de/mmo/news.htm?id=28207849&s…

MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Die BHP Billiton Ltd folgt offenbar dem Beispiel der Mitsui & Co und der Chinalco und bemüht sich um einen Anteil an den australischen Assets, welche die Rio Tinto Ltd zur Verbesserung ihrer eigenen Bilanz verkaufen will. Das berichtet die Zeitung "The Australian" am Donnerstag auf ihrer Website und beruft sich auf ungenannte Quellen.

In der vergangenen Woche war bekannt geworden, dass Rio Offerten im Wert von bis zu 15 Mrd USD von Chinalco prüft, die sich auf Beteiligungen an wichtigen Projekten wie etwa die Eisenerzminen Hamersley, die Bauxitminen Weipa, die Tonerderaffinerie Gove und das Kupferprojekt Escondida in Chile beziehen. Im Falle von Escondida, wo Rio mit 30% beteiligt ist, wäre notwendigerweise auch der Partner BHP betroffen, weil dieser Vorkaufsrechte auf den Rio-Anteil an der größten Kupfermine der Welt besitzt.

Dem Vernehmen nach sind BHP wie auch Mitsui an den Eisenerz- und Kokskohle-Assets interessiert, die Rio möglicherweise verkaufen will. Formelle Vorschläge seien aber noch nicht vorgelegt worden, heißt es in dem Artikel.

Webseite: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/

.......wenn diese IBIE (IBIE.PK) Klitsche die finanziellen Mittel aufbringen könnte nicht nur BOC zu übernehmen sondern auch wieder in Produktion zu bringen ;~))))))))))

Die Rede in der Meldung geht nicht von der Panguna Mine sondern der Panguna Region.(Grob gefasst könnte man damit eine Region von 100 Km um die Pangunamine bezeichnen,welche sich also über die ganze Insel Bougainville erstreckt und sogar noch darüber hinaus ;-)))))))))))

Hier könnte evt. eine Verbindung zur Abzockertruppe um Lindsay Semple und ihre Invincible Resources bestehen.Nachdem sich die dortigen Landeigner vehement gegen den geplanten Invincible Deal zur Wehr gesetzt haben,wird vielleicht jetzt versucht durch Kooperationen und Fake Meldungen doch noch irgendwie Geld herauszuschlagen.Dem Kurs von IBIE.PK hat die Meldung zumindest nicht geholfen.http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=IBIE.PK

Das hier scheint also zumindest auf den ersten Blick eine Fake Meldung zu sein,welche die "Schweizer" zu ihren besten Zeiten an Unverfrorenheit sogar noch toppen könnte ;-)))))))))))))))))

Stutzig macht dabei allerdings die "The Board of Directors will seek to increase its stake in the Panguna region copper and gold mining assets.  Valuation of proven mineral reserves has been estimated at 30 billion USD." welche ganz genau den Berechnungen von Swen Lorenz aus seiner letztjährigen Studie zu BCL und der Pangunamine entsprechen. http://www.undervaluedshares.com/de/

Die nachgebenden Kupferpreise (von 8500 auf akt 3463 USD/T ) werden nur annähernd durch steigende Gold- u. Silber Notierungen aufgefangen.Durch das heute veröffentlichte Ressourcenup-date kommt man jedoch + - wieder auf den gleichen Wert.

Das ist das einzige Diskussionsforum zu IBIE, das ich auf die Schnelle gefunden habe:
investorshub.advfn.com/boards/board.aspx?board_id=7353

Viel weiter bringt mich das aber auch nicht bei der Recherche über die Firma.

Erinnert irgendwie an den ORD River Dummpush (ASX: ORD) http://www.ord.com.au/index.aspx   die ja angeblich von Kabui die Rechte zum mining auf ganz Bougainville bekommen hatten.Bevor sie die Meldung dann wiederrufen mussten hatten sie damit den Sharepreis immerhin von 10 auf über 90 ct gepusht.http://www.stocknessmonster.com/
Das waren die Towner's (Vater u Sohn) Ich habe noch ein paar DOCs wie das beim ABG abgelaufen ist.So wurde der Vertrag in einer ganzen Mappe Dokumente,welche zum unterschreiben bereit waren dem Kabui vorgelegt und der machte brav sein Häkchen darunter.Als der Schwindel aufflog wurde der Sekretär davongejagt,die weitere Untersuchung verlief im Sande.Wer die Hand da aufgehalten hat u. wieviel die Towners durch vertickern ihrer Shares verdient haben,darüber gibt es allerdings konkrete Anhaltspunkte. ;-))))

Heute steht ORD wieder bei 2,5 ct

......Abraham Cefeida Pty Ltd. Australia and IBIE have entered into a memorandum of understanding subject to due diligence and a definitive agreement where IBIE will acquire initially a 49% interest in its Panguna region (Papua New Guinea) copper mining asset rights, and exclusive product distribution rights for the US, Canada and CARICOM region. The Panguna region copper deposits rank as one of the larger copper bearing areas in the world.

...ich weiß nicht recht...

www.pinksheets.com/pink/quote/...sp?symbol=ibie#getCompanyInfo

Integrated Bio Energy Resources, Inc.
377 S. Nevada St.
Carson City, NV 89703

* Phone: 310-910-6597

   *
     Company Notes
         o Formerly=Chilmark Entertainment Group, Inc. until 3-07
         o Formerly=First Equity Holding Corp. until 6-03
         o Formerly=BTC Financial Services until 9-00
         o Formerly=Auto Stack International until 4-99
         o Formerly=Aimex International Corp. until 12-97

   *
     Estimated Market Cap
     $1,349,400 as of Feb 10, 2009
   *
     Outstanding Shares
     2,249,000 as of Mar 30, 2007
   *
     Float
     8,980,301 as of Mar 7, 2006


und wenn ich das hier richtig deute:
www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/2008/comp20750.pdf

...
1.
This case involves false press releases put out by the Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of a publicly traded company in order to fraudulently inflate the market
price for its shares.
2.
In November and December 2006, Defendant Stephen M. Strauss
("Strauss" or "Defendant"), then Chef Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of
Directors of Chilmark Entertainment Group, Inc. ("Chilmark"), issued six false and
misleading press releases.
...

..........hereingefallen zu sein http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=IBIE.PK

Kauf 600 St zu 1,30 USD (+116.67%)

Kauf 1000 St zu 1.34 USD (+123.33%)

Ansonsten gehe ich davon aus dass der B.B. ein Spinner ist ;-)))))))))))

morgen etwas neues...

www.ftd.de/unternehmen/industrie/...-Rio-Tinto-auf/473286.html

Chinalco stockt bei Rio Tinto auf
von Rebecca Bream, Lina Saigol und Titus Kroder (London)

Der chinesische Stahlkonzern Chinalco hilft dem hoch verschuldeten australischen Bergbauunternehmen Rio Tinto mit einer Finanzspritze von 19,5 Mrd. $. Entsprechende Pläne sollen am Donnerstag vorgestellt werden.

Der chinesische Staatskonzern erhält im Gegenzug ein Paket aus wandelbaren Anleihen und attraktiven Unternehmensteilen. Die bestehende Beteiligung des chinesischen Metallkonzerns von derzeit neun Prozent wird sich auf 18 Prozent erhöhen. Rio will mit dem Deal seine Schuldenlast in Höhe von rund 40 Mrd. $ senken.

Es handelt sich bei dem Geschäft um das bislang größte Investment eines chinesischen Unternehmens im Ausland. Der Schritt dürfte von der australischen Regierung genau geprüft werden. Sie will verhindern, dass heimische Unternehmen unter ausländische Kontrolle kommen.

Chinalco wird sich an insgesamt neun Minenprojekten von Rio direkt beteiligen und hat nun das Recht auf zwei Vorstandsposten bei Rio. Bisher hat die australische Regierung Chinalco eine Beteiligung an Rio in Höhe von knapp 15 Prozent erlaubt. Der Deal benötigt damit eine erneute Prüfung durch die australischen Behörden.

BHP Billiton rüstet sich unterdessen zum Kräftemessen mit dem staatlichen chinesischen Metallkonzern. Vor einem Jahr hat Chinalco gemeinsam mit dem US-Metallkonzern Alcoa die erste Beteiligung an Rio Tinto erworben. Nach dem Kauf waren Spekulationen laut geworden, Peking habe Chinalco dazu aufgefordert, um BHP Billiton daran zu hindern, Rio Tinto zu übernehmen. Ende vergangenen Jahres hatte BHP Billiton, der weltweit größte Bergbaukonzern, die eigentlich geplante Übernahme Rio Tintos abgeblasen.

BHP Billiton gibt sich nicht geschlagen

Doch BHP Billiton will einige der begehrten Vermögenswerte Rio Tintos nicht kampflos aufgeben. Es wird erwartet, dass BHP die Werbetrommel gegen den weiteren Einstieg der Chinesen bei Rio rühren wird. Vor allem das Kupferprojekt Escondida in Chile und die großen Eisenreserven im Westen Australiens sind für BHP Billiton von Bedeutung. Der Konzern hält bereits 57,5 Prozent an Escondida und ist daran interessiert, auch noch Rio Tintos 30-Prozent-Anteil zu übernehmen. Dieser könnte Analystenschätzungen zufolge rund 6 Mrd. $ wert sein.

Chinalco habe diese Woche mit Rio Tinto darüber gesprochen, Rio Tintos Anteil an Escondida vollständig oder zum Teil zu kaufen, sagte eine Person aus dem Umfeld des chinesischen Unternehmens. BHP Billiton hat ein Vorkaufsrecht, sollte alles oder ein Teil von Rio Tintos Escondida-Beteiligung verkauft werden. Allerdings wäre der Konzern wohl nicht in der Lage, dem Angebot von Chinalco ein adäquates eigenes entgegenzusetzen.

Rio Tintos Eisenerzgeschäft in Westaustralien war ursprünglich der Hauptgrund für BHP Billitons Übernahmeangebot für den Wettbewerber.

“I am confident that Bougainville will get a positive response and the National Government will surely hand down some of the powers and functions,” he said.
He said there was a need to broaden the agenda of the JSB as part of the new approach to clearly map out the implementation of autonomy, destruction of weapons on Bougainville and start the planning stages of the implementation of the referendum on independence.
Before his departure for Port Moresby yesterday, Mr Tanis also said the conduct of a referendum for Bougainville was not an issue for discussion.
The referendum for Bougainville was provided for under the National Constitution and also under the Bougainville Constitution, and the job of the JSB was to co-ordinate and implement what was in the Constitution, he emphasised.
The broadening of the JSB was to let both parties discuss powers and functions that could be immediately transferred to the ABG while discussions continued on more technical powers and functions.
In the past, most of the JSB time was consumed by discussions on the mining issue, leaving no time for other areas.

http://www.postcourier.com.pg/20090212/thhome.htm

First 40 families move to main Bougainville island

By GORETHY KENNETH

THE first batch of families from the Carterets Island in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville are soon to be moved to the mainland.
This is to be a test run. The success of the adaption of these families will pave the way for the moving of the rest of the islanders.
The Bougainville administration says the relocation of the first 40 families on the mainland will be watched closely.
If successfully, the Carterets islanders will have scored a world first.
The will have become the the world’s first climate change batch of refugees. to be permanently resettled outside their place of origin
The Bougainville administration is so quiet about the relocation plans and no comments could be solicited from officers in the administration.
But Regional MP Fidelis Semoso last week took the administration to task to explain where K2 million earmarked for the Carterets relocation program had gone to or how it was spent. Mr Semoso said yesterday that he had just purchased K1 million worth of housing materials, food supplies and clothes for the islanders who are now currently facing a food shortage.
Carterets Islanders have been hard hit by the current high tides which has hit many coastal parts of Papua New Guinea.
Mr Semoso said he had received reports that the islanders were hungry and de needed shelter and clothes.
He visited the Carterets Islands on Monday to see the status of the area and how the people were coping.
He stressed that these people were neglected and advised recently that he had also helped in cash and kind for more than 3000 people of Manouv village, North Bougainville, who were displaced by the recent high tides. Mr Semoso said he would make sure these islanders were accorded the respect and treatment they deserved in their time of need.

 

Rio Tinto und Chinalco einig über Milliardendeal Donnerstag, 12. Februar 2009, 07:11 Uhr  

Hongkong/Melbourne (Reuters) - Der Bergbaukonzern Rio Tinto hat Kreisen zufolge dem Verkauf von Anteilen und Wandelanleihen in Höhe von 19,5 Milliarden Dollar an das chinesische Staatsunternehmen Chinalco zugestimmt.  Der Aluminiumproduzent werde für 7,2 Milliarden Dollar Wandelanleihen an Rio kaufen, sagte eine Person mit direkter Kenntnis der Vereinbarung am Donnerstag. Dies bedeutet eine Verdopplung des Anteils der Chinesen an dem britisch-australischen Konzern auf 18 Prozent. Für die übrigen 12,3 Milliarden Dollar wird sich Chinalco den Angaben zufolge an drei strategischen Partnerschaften in den Bereichen Kupfer, Aluminium und Eisenerz beteiligen. Darin enthalten seien Beteiligungen an neun Minen in aller Welt. Über die Pläne hatte zuvor bereits die "Financial Times" berichtet.  Der Rio-Konkurrent BHP Billiton zieht nach Angaben der britischen "Times" ein Gegengebot für die Anteile in Betracht. Wenn die von Chinalco ins Visier genommenen Beteiligungen attraktiv und unterbewertet seien, sei BHP bereit, sich in das Geschäft einzuschalten, zitierte die Zeitung unternehmensnahe Kreise. "Warum sollten ihnen die Anteile nicht mehr gefallen, wenn sie das bei ihrem Übernahmeangebot für Rio taten", sagte ein Gewährsmann dem Blatt. BHP Billiton hatte im November nach einjährigen Bemühungen Pläne für eine feindliche Übernahme von Rio Tinto abgeblasen.  Rio Tinto hat einen Schuldenberg von 39 Milliarden Dollar angehäuft. Im Streit um den Abbau der Verbindlichkeiten warf der designierte Vorstandschef des Konzerns Jim Leng zu Wochenbeginn und noch vor seinem Amtsantritt das Handtuch. Er hatte sich gegen das Geschäft mit Chinalco gewandt.

.......morgen ein Artikel mit der Ueberschrift:

BOUGAINVILLE Copper has more than doubled the mineral resource at its Paguna copper-gold deposit in Papua New Guinea, lifting the resource to more than 1 billion tonnes.

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Details findet man unter http://www.c-r.org/our-work/accord/png-bougainville/key-texts37.php