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“He has split the prioritisation and ranking of our projects, which has “Being WA and PNG-centric then expanding into Canada has
come together quite nicely and I think there is some interesting action created a lot of market interest in us. The opportunities are starting to
in the junior space.” come to us and makes jurisdictions deep in South America or Africa
Exploration expenditure for FY2021 will be $30-35 million, with in particular, more problematic in terms of what the business needs
Jetson open to more partnerships on earlier stage projects. right now,” Jetson said.
“When I look at the next transformation part of our business, it is St Barbara’s all-female truck crew at Simberi. Pictured is Serah
going to involve JVs. Whether that is a small JV close to Gwalia to fill Lawat, Roselyn Leto, Olivia Pikene and Hanshaine Gasoreng
the mill or exploration JVs like with Alice Queen Ltd at Horn Island,”
Jetson said.
“It may also be that we get serious with another organisation in
terms of JV’ing and buying something that is quite significant for our
business. These are all development opportunities that are on the
table for us, nothing is off the table.”
Now that Gwalia is returning to higher levels of material movement
after completion of the extended ventilation shaft, a paste aggregate
fill plant study has been started, coupled with the consolidation of the
Atlantic Gold operations, St Barbara can explore growth more freely.

It was a good time for Craig Jetson to be starting as managing with doing the right thing. But, now when we look at it, we know
director and chief executive of St Barbara Ltd on February 3, full well that the next version of diversity and inclusion is how you
with the company on its way to being anointed Employer of connect that with the safety of people and safety of our operations,”
Choice for Gender Equality for the sixth year running. Jetson said.
Out of the 119 organisations receiving citation by Workplace A recent audit on how certain or specific genders felt in regards
Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), St Barbara was the only mining safety at work and travelling to and from work, highlighted areas for
company featured. St Barbara to focus on.
It is testament to St Barbara’s commitment to setting and achieving “I think that is the next improvement piece in diversity and inclusion
targets of greater representation of women across the company, and I guess it is the shadow we have over our industry. Once we
particularly in leadership and board positions, which has seen the start moving away from genuine diversity hurdles – and I think we
overall pay equity gap within the organisation substantially reduced are there – that is when you have to start asking the question: Why
since 2007. aren’t companies equal to our standards or better?” Jetson said.
There is currently a nil gender pay gap in like-for-like roles at St “I think the industry can learn from St Barbara and we are on our
Barbara. next launch plan around diversity and inclusion and connecting
Jetson said St Barbara’s industry best practice for parental leave into the safety of our people; that is mental safety, health safety,
and return to work provisions, and special paid leave for domestic transiting to and from work. We have Papua New Guineans
violence victims will be maintained as a bare minimum, as he looks transiting to work and we want to know if they are comfortable us
to raise the bar even higher. supporting them going home. People from Gwalia walk 5-6km
home for exercise; do they feel OK about that, is that OK, do they
“St Barbara wants its interactions to be about its culture, people of
have a safe workplace from a gender equality perspective? That is
diversity and inclusion; all the WGEA-type recognition that comes
the next uplift in standards that we will pursue.”

Craig Jetson

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