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GCO mines around 50mn tonnes of sand every year
That sense of togetherness is something that Patarica hasn ’ t closed off to just GCO and its employees – it ’ s a philosophy he has introduced with the mine ’ s partners and suppliers .
Patarica heads a quarterly meeting with representatives from each of the mine ’ s contractors to offer them an overview of the business ’ s performance , as well as to share ideas for facing key issues .
“ All of our partners are equal , even if they have different roles and different scales of influence ,” he adds .
“ We spend a lot of time on sustainability but we also talk about productivity , and it makes them more a part of the business . It ’ s something I truly believe in . Just because someone ’ s a contractor or supplier , it doesn ’ t mean they don ’ t need to know how the business is performing and what they can do to contribute .”
Sustainability and CSR At the centre of the mine ’ s operation is its award-winning , automated dredge , which moves at a rate of 25-30m per day or , depending on the topography of the landscape , up to seven to 10km per year . www . miningglobal . com 41