MINING stop it filling up again . We need to bring benefits to the society we operate in while still giving shareholder value and we ’ re doing this at present .”
Company Information
Hands on Ensuring Mintails continues to excel above and below ground on these important works is its 250 employees and further 550 contracted workers , all from local communities . This is set to rise to more than 3,500 as underground operations pick up .
Training is thus a huge priority , and the company runs its own hands-on training shaft , giving workers first-hand experience of the vital skills required as well as a practical approach to safety rather than the typically bureaucratic style seen in bigger mining houses . It has not suffered a fatality since it began in 2005 .
It is also compliant with Black Economic Empowerment ( BEE ) regulations through a wholly meritocratic attitude to employment , making this legal must an irrelevancy when coming to hire the best available .
“ These people are partners , not BEE partners ,” Jacobs said . “ A lot of companies have made mistakes in pushing the BEE numbers for the sake of complying with the rules .”
With the best on board Mintails can complete its short term goal of becoming the second-largest tailings miner in South Africa while looking ahead to effective longer-term strategies post-closure , ultimately becoming a key partner in the battle to address the national housing shortfall .
INDUSTRY
Mining
HEADQUARTERS
Armadale , Australia
FOUNDED
2005
EMPLOYEES
850
REVENUE
Not disclosed
PRODUCTS / SERVICES
Tailings and hard rock gold mining , acid mine drainage
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