Australia-listed Bougainville Copper soars on PNG exploration licence renewal

Bougainville Copper

02/02/2024 04:52

** Shares of Australia-listed Bougainville Copper  BOC.AX 
rise as much as 64.3% to A$0.575, marking their biggest intraday
pct gain since February 2022
    ** Stock hits its highest level since Nov. 1, 2023
    ** Papua New Guinea-based mining co says five-year extension
granted to exploration licence for Panguna project
    ** About 480,000 shares change hands by 0444 GMT, vs the
30-day average volume of 24,630 shares
    ** Stock up 2.9% YTD, as of last close

 (Reporting by Roshan Thomas in Bengaluru)
 ((Roshan.Thomas@thomsonreuters.com))