What have been some of the biggest achievements to date ?
How does the AMR
“ rethink ” mining ?
For any mining organisation , how important is the role of Corporate Social Responsibility ( CSR ) and working with local governments / communities to benefit and support the economy of the country ?
PROFILE
of experience and work behind you , but that initial reluctance is something we found happening more and more .
As a way of mitigating this , we knew that we had to work extremely hard and show that despite our youth , there was an efficiency like no other in the development of a project that will create several hundreds jobs in the country . It was difficult and there were some testing times , but thankfully we always had great support from the Guinean Authorities over the last four years to get us to where we are today .
What have been some of the biggest achievements to date ?
Our biggest achievement has been our efforts to raise money during the Ebola crisis for the development of a green field mining project in Guinea .
It has not been easy , but we never gave up and we managed to meet our current shareholders who love Africa , they really do and they are people who believed strongly in the project and who knew that Africa and more specifically Guinea had an amazing bauxite potential waiting to be developed .
How does the AMR
“ rethink ” mining ?
With the Responsible Mining Alliance , we wanted to show that you can do mining differently . We ’ re trying to set new standards in the mining industry , first in Guinea where we are starting our operations . Mining is about more than extracting raw materials . It can also be a way to get local communities involved in mining by starting win-win partnerships for everybody .
For any mining organisation , how important is the role of Corporate Social Responsibility ( CSR ) and working with local governments / communities to benefit and support the economy of the country ?
CSR is the key for to becoming a successful mining development , no matter where you are based . You cannot develop a major surface mining project without the full support of the local communities and for this they have to feel associated to the project .
To achieve this goal , AMR will hire and train people from the local communities when and wherever possible . We will strive to procure our food supplies from local producers in order to support local production
10 May 2017