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Meanwhile , through its port operations to support the mine ’ s infrastructure New Century is dredging up the channel at its Karumba facility , opening up economic opportunities to the sports and fishing industries , which otherwise would have been compromised by the silting up of the river .
Currently employing 350 people , New Century is also rolling out a AUS $ 1.8M per annum training and development program for the local communities in Doomadgee , Normanton and Mornington Island , which is assisting with sustainable community development goals identified by the community representatives themselves . “ We took a different approach to how this was done previously ,” explains Harris . “ Previous owners used to spend a lot of that money training up people to be truck drivers , grader operators and other mining specific skill sets on the actual mine lease . What we have done differently is engaged with the local communities , and asked them what they actually want , which will mean more sustained benefit to the local communities , rather than just creating employees for the mining operation itself ”. This scheme is being spearheaded by Shane Goodwin , our Head Of Stakeholder Relations and Community Engagement , which has been recognized through the Aboriginal Enterprises in Mining , Energy , and Exploration ( AEMEE ) Awards , and more recently the Prospect Mining Awards .”
The main focus for 2020 remains ramping up operations to 12mn tonnes
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