CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY

 

Asiana Minerals Limited (AML) is committed to exploring and mining responsibly and to integrate social, environmental and health/safety considerations in our business planning at all stages of the project life cycle.

 

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

 

AML as a foreign investor values its role as a model for successful investment in the country and stands by its commitment to build a world-class operation and infrastructure, fulfils its financial obligations, provides employment opportunities for the national workplace, and operates in an environmentally and social responsible manner.

 

AML is accountable to its stakeholders and will engage with host communities early to understand their expectations and to develop relationships based on mutual trust.  AML will align its programs with local, provincial and national development priorities, and addressing basic community needs and infrastructure such as access to health care, basic education and economic development.

 

HEALTH AND SAFETY

 

AML is committed to achieve a safe, productive and health work environment.  The health and safety of our employees and contractors is first and foremost in everything that we do.

 

Safety performance is reported monthly and reviewed by the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis.  The Board review includes mitigation procedures of critical incidents and all injuries resulting in lost time, identification of root causes and the status of corrective actions.

 

AML also has an integrated Health, Safety and Environment Management System that provides the foundation for the Company’s safety and health program.

 

Additionally AML will provide occupational health services to their employees either through on-site clinics, through utilisation of local occupational medical providers or through contracted mobile services.  AML maintains an industrial hygiene program to regularly sample and assess workplace exposure to hazardous substances and noise.

 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY

 

AML recognises that our activities can result in direct and indirect impacts on the environment throughout the life cycle of our operations.  Therefore, our operational objective is to avoid, mitigate and minimise potential issues by using baseline assessment tools and conducting environmental assessments to evaluate and implement systems and controls.

 

Environmental risk assessment is carried out routinely at all our sites as a requirement of our Standards and Procedures, the aim being to assess environmental risks associated with each site throughout the life of the project in order that they may be prioritised for management attention and for appropriate controls to be put in place to achieve an appropriate outcome.  This is accomplished through our Health, Safety and Environment Management System and specific actions include:-

 

• Assessing environmental management practices at each operating site.

 

• Ensuring consistent application of our project and operational environmental assessment methodologies.

 

• Reviewing and strengthening our environmental permitting and compliance practices across all projects and operating sites.

 

• Continued implementation of the tailings management standard, including independent, third-party reviews at all operating sites.

 

• Reviewing and strengthening our closure planning practices.

 

• Implementing energy management plans to reduce energy consumption and associate greenhouse gas emissions.

 

• Implementing comprehensive water management plans at each operating site.

 

• Aligning the biodiversity management plans at each operation with the requirements of the Group Procedure for Biodiversity Management and enhancing monitoring programs to identify, protect and manage native vegetation and same habitat.

 

• Incorporate climate change risks and create climate change adaptation strategies.