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Newcrest joins mining’s elite

Newcrest became the 25th member company of the ICMM at a council meeting in London in November, joining a host of
other major mining groups in the elite organisation for sustainable development

Newcrest Mining Ltd’s commitment to tor to local communities for its ongoing ations in Australia, Papua New Guinea,
sustainable development in coun- provision of operating supplies, wages, Indonesia, and Côte d’Ivoire,” Butler said.

tries such as Cote d’Ivoire has seen the sustainable development projects and Newcrest now sits alongside a host

gold major accepted as the 25th member enhancement of existing infrastructure. of other member companies with strong

company of the International Council of ICMM chief executive Tom Butler for- ties to Africa, including Gold Fields Ltd,

Mining and Metals (ICMM). mally welcomed Newcrest to the organi- African Rainbow Minerals Ltd, Anglo-

“We are proud to become the 25th sation at a council meeting, attended by Gold Ashanti Ltd, Anglo American plc,

member company of ICMM,” Newcrest the heads of the other member compa- Lonmin plc, South32 Ltd, Newmont Min-

chief executive Sandeep Biswas said. nies, in London in early November. ing Corp and Rio Tinto Ltd.

“Newcrest is committed to ICMM princi- “Newcrest have demonstrated their Member companies’ sustainability per-

ples on sustainable development and is commitment to ICMM’s sustainable de- formance is independently assessed on

working across our operations to embed velopment framework across their oper- an annual basis to ensure their policies

them. align with the ICMM 10 Princi-

“Sustainable mining delivers ICMM member companies: ples, among a list of other man-

safe and profitable operations. datory requirements.

It means that local communities African Rainbow Minerals Ltd JX Nippon Mining & Metals “Newcrest’s membership of

are engaged and respected, AngloGold Ashanti Ltd Lonmin plc ICMM provides the opportu-

that environmental impacts are Anglo American plc Mitsubishi Materials nity to benchmark our perfor-

assessed and managed, and Antofagasta Minerals SA MMG Ltd mance and to learn from our
that business decisions are Areva Newcrest Mining Ltd global peer companies, and to
made ethically and transpar- Newmont Mining Corp contribute our own experience
ently.” Barrick Gold Corp Polyus Gold International in support of ICMM’s efforts to
BHP Ltd shape global industry stand-
Newcrest has operated Codelco Rio Tinto Ltd ards,” Biswas said.
the Bonikro gold mine, about South32 Ltd
250km north-west of Abidjan, Freeport-McMoRan Inc Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Brazilian iron ore giant Vale
Côte d’Ivoire, since 2008. The Glencore Teck Resources Ltd SA was accepted to the ICMM
mine employs more than 1,000 as a member company in Oc-
Goldcorp Inc

Ivoirians and is widely recog- Gold Fields Ltd Vale SA tober.

nised as an important contribu- Hydro

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