Mining Magazine February 2020 | Page 38

LEADERSHIP

“ FUTURESMART MINING IS OUR INNOVATION-LED APPROACH TO SUSTAINABLE MINING THAT WILL TRANSFORM THE NATURE OF HOW WE SOURCE , MINE , PROCESS , MOVE AND MARKET OUR PRODUCTS . IT ’ S ABOUT TRANSFORMING OUR PHYSICAL AND SOCIETAL FOOTPRINT ”

— Tom McCulley , CEO Anglo American Peru & Group Head of Projects
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“ The NGOs supporting these projects are key allies for the development of Quellaveco and we are proud to be working alongside them .”
Anglo has committed to a community investment spend of approximately $ 300mn over the next 30 years to deliver on these promises on top of taxes and royalties . “ That ’ s why one of the three global pillars of our Sustainable Mining Plan ( which together with step-change innovation in technology , digitalisation and sustainability make up our FutureSmart
Mining programme ) is Thriving Communities , the other two are Trusted Corporate Leader and Healthy Environment ,” says McCulley . “ The key partnerships enabling us to develop the Quellaveco project are those that were borne out of the ‘ dialogue tables ’,” explains McCulley . In 2018 , the Regional Entrepreneurship Support Council was created , with the participation of 12 public and private bodies , aimed at strengthening the Business Development Programs implemented by Anglo , which have
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