Randgold Resources and Tenke Fungurume Big Winners at this Years DRC Mining Industry Awards at iPAD DRC
Summary
Best Performer in Environmental Management Winner: Tenke Fungurume Mining Key environmental issues addressed by the project include mitigation of damage to sensitive indigenous flora unique to highly mineralised areas of the DRC copper belt, design of the project to zero discharge objectives, and adoption of fully plastic lined process water and tailings storage impoundments.Freeport continues to engage in drilling activities, exploration analyses and metallurgical testing on mixed and sulphide ores to evaluate the full potential of the highly prospective minerals district at Tenke.Under Mark’s leadership, Randgold has also been awarded DRC’s Corporate Social Responsibility trophy of excellence.Best Performer in Environmental ManagementWinner: Tenke Fungurume MiningKey environmental issues addressed by the project include mitigation of damage to sensitive indigenous flora unique to highly mineralised areas of the DRC copper belt, design of the project to zero discharge objectives, and adoption of fully plastic lined process water and tailings storage impoundments.By the end of 2014 this will include the construction of 10 new schools, the introduction of scholarships, construction of five health care facilities, the building of four potable water systems serving 33,000,000 people and the rehabilitation of over 100 kilometres of roads and bridges.Mining Woman of the YearWinner: Soraya Aziz Souleymane, former deputy director, The Carter CentreMs Souleymane is a development specialist, working for a Congolese mining company in Kivu province.Freeport continues to engage in drilling activities, exploration analyses and metallurgical testing on mixed and sulphide ores to evaluate the full potential of the highly prospective minerals district at Tenke.