Uncovering new highgrade deposits is also key to future growth
“.. the group has a great exploration record over the past 15 years but Mother Nature is tough – it takes time ”
– Paul Conibear
proven mining techniques and training existing workers is nurturing the mining engineers and directors of tomorrow , something which the company ’ s successful graduate scheme is actively pursuing .
“ We hire a lot of young people ; last summer we had 58 students and when they come on board we cycle them through our mines to gain on the job training ,” Conibear said . “ It has been extremely successful , as every new grad has been deployed and we don ’ t get them back as they really demonstrate their value to the operations .
“ Quite a lot of our graduate hiring comes from Portuguese and Swedish universities and we will attract American and Canadian students with the Eagle Mine . We are based in some outstanding locations for young people to start their working
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