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O ceanaGold has been a public company since 2004 and is listed on the ASX ( Australian Securities Exchange ). Its genesis lies in the establishment of the Macraes mine in the South Island of New Zealand back in 1989 . Since then , the company has built three further mines in New Zealand alongside operations in the Philippines and the US . “ We ’ ve also purchased the Waihi mine in New Zealand ’ s North Island ,” adds President and CEO Mick Wilkes .
“ Today , we operate four mines . Two in New Zealand ( Macraes and Waihi ), one in the Philippines ( Didipio on Luzon Island ), and one in South Carolina ( the Haile gold mine ). I joined the company in 2011 to build out that project in the Philippines as the CEO and lead the company to the next level , which we did in 2015 when we acquired the Haile asset .”
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OceanaGold does a lot of work with the communities in the Philippines , as Wilkes explains . “ We ’ re creating business development opportunities , protecting the environment , creating employment and supporting education ; we ’ re also maturing infrastructure with the construction of roads , schools and hospitals .” OceanaGold has built over 100km
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