Newmont Update - 14.10.2008

Full Circle

Newmont Waihi Gold welcomes back to Waihi a new environmental officer who has returned here after working in Australia and on the west coast, New Zealand.

Russell Squire was environmental co-ordinator at the Golden Cross mine at Waitekauri from 1995 until the mine officially closed. He then went to work at Cadia Hill Gold Mine in Orange, New South Wales as environmental superintendent before returning to New Zealand to pursue his interest in conservation and sustainability.

As community relations programme manager for the Department of Conservation, based at Franz Josef, Russell enjoyed the outdoors and the job but was keen to return to the Waihi area. The opportunity arose when Russell's wife Kate, surfing the internet, discovered the situations vacant advertisement for the position in the environmental department at NWG, Waihi.

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Defibrillators

Newmont Waihi Gold has recently purchased four Automated External Defibrillator (AED) units for use on site and in the community in the event of an emergency related to a heart attack. The units are stationed at the Baxter Road mill, the Grey Street gatehouse, the Moresby Avenue office and the Waihi Visitor Centre, Seddon Street. Training sessions are well underway and it is expected that 100% of Newmont staff and contractors will be familiar with the equipment and its use by the end of the year.

NWG training co-ordinator Sheryl Seymour says it is important that people feel comfortable with the units so maximum benefit can be gained from them.

'The units are supplied by Zoll and we chose them for their simplicity and ease of use. As well as providing training for site personnel we will be running training sessions with Waihi Visitor Centre volunteers,' Sheryl says.

'Sudden cardiac arrest is one of the leading causes of death among adults. Early access to a defibrillator increases a victim's chances of survival and ensures that the patient receives quality treatment in the critical time before professional help is available. With the units being accessible from a range of areas and lots of people knowing how to use them, we hope that they will be very effective in helping to save lives.'

Waihi ConnEXions

A double decker bus carrying a large group of ex Waihi folk made its way into town recently on a nostalgia trip. The Waihi Connections Group from Auckland visited the mine and lunched at the RSA with friends and relatives. Many of the group have links to the old underground mining days.

The group's secretary, Marilyn Morley, was enthusiastic about the trip. "We were absolutely thrilled with the day as we have a great affection and interest in our home town. We were impressed with what Newmont Waihi Gold has done in Waihi and look forward to keeping up with progress."

Te Radar and 'Home Grown'

A new series of 'Home Grown' is about to be screened on TV1 and Waihi will feature in one of the episodes. Te Radar visited way back in April 2007 to film at the mine and we have been looking forward to seeing the programme. It will appear on TV1 on November 22 at 7.00pm.

Photo: Jeannine Wiki and Guy Spurr assisted Te Radar on his visit to site last year to film 'Home Grown'.

Newmont and Greenhouse Gas

Newmont's Denver office announced last week that the Carbon Disclosure Project (www.cdproject.net) , commended the company for its approach to climate change disclosure and added it to the Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index.

The index highlights constituent companies within the FTSE Global 500 Index, which have displayed the most professional approach to corporate governance with respect to climate change disclosure practices.

In addition to being included on the Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index, Newmont became a founding reporter on The Climate Registry (www.theclimateregistry.org) in May.

Newmont and DJSI World

Last month, for the second year in a row, Newmont was selected for inclusion on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (www.sustainability-index.com). The DJSI World tracks the leading 10% of companies, in terms of sustainability, out of the largest 2,500 companies worldwide.

Assessment identifies leaders based on a variety of criteria including climate change strategies, energy consumption, human resources development, knowledge management, stakeholder relations and corporate governance.

Responsible Jewellery

As the first gold company to join the Council for Responsible Jewellery Practices, Newmont is committed to responsible ethical, social and environmental business practices.

Earlier this year in the United States Newmont signed up to a partnership with Wal-Mart Stores, the world's largest jewellery retailer, and Conservational International, a non-profit organisation whose mission is to protect global biodiversity. Together they launched the 'Love, Earth' jewellery collection, which offers consumers completely traceable mine-to-market products.

Newmont was selected to provide gold for the Love, Earth collection due to its recognised environmental and social performance, such as the listing on the DJSI.