Lundin Mining
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2013 : “ In addition to the provision of traditional community investment programs in the areas of health , education and community infrastructure , the Lundin Foundation provides seed grants , technical assistance and risk capital to highpotential small and medium-sized businesses and social enterprises with a view to generating wealth and employment needed to alleviate poverty on a sustained basis .”
Such ongoing work will only continue to strengthen the company ’ s reputation as a sustainable miner , something which the ceo is determined to preserve and enhance moving forward .
Looking forward As well as helping to improve the lives of others , Lundin Mining also invests heavily into developing its own base of employees and prospective workers . This often involves offering work to locally-based people , providing an instant economic boost to the areas operated in .
Equally as important as adopting the latest proven mining techniques and training existing workers is nurturing the mining engineers and directors of tomorrow , something which the company ’ s successful graduate scheme is actively pursuing .
“ We hire a lot of young people ; last summer we had 58 students and when they come on board we cycle them through our mines to gain on the job training ,” Conibear said . “ It has been
The company takes on graduates from Portuguese and Swedish universities
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