Strong CSR saw Dundee embed into communities
sites in Bulgaria and Armenia .
Now it is close to opening another Bulgarian mine and expanding its operations in Namibia , adding a sulphuric acid plant to convert the emissions created by its Tsumeb smelter .
Chelopech Encapsulating what Dundee Precious Metals is about is its flagship mine at Chelopech in centralwestern Bulgaria .
Bought by the business in 2003 , the former Soviet-run gold , copper and silver mine has been given a complete facelift to the value of $ 400 million which has seen overall production quadruple , with ore output reaching 2.076 million tonnes .
“ This is about earning respect as a foreign company and our stakeholder engagement and environmental work has allowed us to embed into societies ”
– Rick Howes , CEO
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