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Bougainville Copper

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Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) is a Papua New Guinean company listed on the ASX, focused on redeveloping the Panguna copper, gold, and silver mine in Central Bougainville. The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) and the people of Bougainville hold a majority 72.9% share in the company. BCL is currently undertaking advanced stage pre-feasibility activities under its EL01 exploration license.

Short position

short percentage0.00%
reported shorts7.5K
shares on issue401.063M

Bougainville Copper (ASX:BOC) has 0.00% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 7,508 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has been broadly flat, and over 90 days it has been broadly flat. BOC is classified in the Materials industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.

Price & short interest

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Bougainville Copper (BOC) short interest history

BOC Short Interest History

30-day change
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90-day change
-0.00pp
1-year change
+0.00pp
All-time high
0.00% (February 2026)
All-time low
0.00% (March 2011)

Is BOC heavily shorted?

Not especially: 0.00% short interest is modest by ASX standards, ranking #642 of 799 ASX securities with reported short positions. ASIC requires positions of 0.01% of issued capital or $100,000 (whichever is less) to be reported.

How has BOC's short interest changed recently?

Over the past 30 days Bougainville Copper's short interest has been broadly stable, and over 90 days it has been broadly stable. The current level is 0.00% of shares on issue.

What is the highest BOC's short interest has been?

Since 2011, Bougainville Copper's short interest peaked at 0.00% in February 2026 and bottomed at 0.00% in March 2011.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are sourced from daily ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay. Shorted aggregates the full history since 2011. See our methodology.