Notas Doradas Las noticias de Zijin - Continental Gold / April 2021 - Edición Nº49 Boletín número 38. Febrero - marzo
At Mina Buriticá
you can choose your food
with the TÚ Eliges App
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ilot tests of the food service with the TÚ Eliges App began this month at the Buriticá Mine. Every week authorized and trained personnel rotate through different points of the operation to accompany the learning process of the tool. Using this application, those who are working at the mine have the option to schedule between Thursday and Saturday what they will eat during the following week. Employees can choose between different menus from our traditional supplier Duflo and the new local supplier, Higabra Catering. Thanks to this new tool, in addition to having options to choose from, we can optimize food preparation, reduce waste, and save costs. We also supported an enterprise in the Higabra subdistrict, linking it to the Company's value chain. While Higabra Catering is adapting its work dynamics and its growth becomes sustainable, we will continue with the tests in the different points of the operation. The final objective is that we can all choose between two excellent alternatives during the working days. We all have been working together to strengthen ourselves and provide an increasingly better service.
In 2021, Tú Eliges
and technology are your ally to do it!
Encuentra en esta edición
al nuevo Comité de Convivencia
Some data on our 2020 management
Publishing House James Wang, CEO
Innovation at the service of our employees Innovation and Efficiency are part of our values at Zijin-Continental Gold, as we currently support many of our production processes in technology. And we continue to look for more, which will allow us to be more efficient and to implement better practices in our work. Thanks to this value, one of our recent changes has occurred: the way we order food when we are working at the Buriticá Mine. We now have a new application called TÚ Eliges, which allows us to have two suppliers and several menu options to choose from, optimize food preparation, reduce waste, and save costs. There have already been several weeks of testing, and now we have in the territory the availability of smart areas for the colleagues of the operation to learn how to use this digital tool. We will continue this path, which will soon allow all of us to choose our weekly diet in a natural and easy way. I welcome the launch of this application, because behind it there is a committed work of several areas. The common goal is to generate greater welfare for employees in the midst of the challenges imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
2020 brought big challenges and transformations as we had to walk towards our goals in the midst of the spread of Covid-19. In this issue, we would like to share some of the highlights of our 2020 management, as reported in the Sustainability Report. We invite you to learn more about our achievements during the past year.
Operation Extraction of 411,393 tons of ore, which represents a 30% increase when compared to 2019. Development of 12,889 linear meters of tunnels.
30% of TH 430 and TH 540 underground truck operators are women.
Environment Continued progress with the Pagos por Servicios Ambientales [Payments for Environmental Services - PES] program, which has provided economic support to 143 families in western Antioquia and conserved 1,851 hectares of native forest. Renewal with the environmental authority of the department of Antioquia, Corantioquia, of the "Cooperation agreement for environmental protection and rational use of natural resources".
Reputation The Company joined the Sector's Gender Equality Policy Advisory Board. We won the Antioquia 2020 Mining Woman Award. Also, for the second consecutive year, we won the Sello Social Antioquia [Antioquia Social Seal].
I take advantage of these lines to reiterate that we must move forward every day, but always with the greater responsibility of self-care. We cannot abandon our efforts in this battle against the spread of the virus.
Personnel
Remember that it is also a commitment of all of us to take care of ourselves to be free of the virus during quarantines, otherwise we cause a health problem for our colleagues and negatively impact the operation.
During 2020, employees and contractors received 23,011 hours of training in OSH technical standards.
I count on you to keep moving forward with the tools we are working on, such as the new App, and to continue to take care of ourselves, our families, and the community.
In alliance with SENA, the Company was able to maintain two techniques in Excavation Equipment Operation, benefiting 67 young people in western Antioquia.
At the end of 2020, the Company had 1,255 direct employees and 1,065 contractors.
Community Participation in the CIIE Fair in Shanghai promoting six coffee brands from western Antioquia, thus managing to create market opportunities and materialize the work done with coffee growers since 2018. The hospital network in western Antioquia was strengthened with a contribution of more than USD 100,000. COP 633 million invested in the Siembra Futuro program. COP 135 million invested in the Programa de Encadenamiento Productivo [Productive Linkage Program - PEP]
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April 2021
Support was provided to 10 agricultural and livestock production and tourism units in the four municipalities of western Antioquia through the Comunica Project.
We have a new
Labor Coexistence Committee!
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his month we participated in nominating and electing employee representatives to the Committee. Today we also have the representatives appointed by the Company to complete the group.
As a result, we have 12 employees (6 main employees and their respective alternates) committed to continue contributing to the work environment within the Company, and who will be contributing their time and willingness during the next two (2) years.
By law only four (4) members are required. However, we are betting that six (6) people will assume a much more active role of participation, conciliation, and spaces for close conversations with the people who require it.
Main members of the new Labor Coexistence Committee Duberly Cecilia Hidalgo Úsuga, Logistics Warehouse I thank the people who chose me because it is a demonstration of affection and trust. My main expectation is to work in a global way to direct a good coexistence of both employees and supervisors and vice versa, all towards the same goal. José Antonio Galeano. Civil Works I applied to the Committee with the intention of facilitating communication and seeking agreements between employees who have differences. I believe that together we can all contribute to maintaining a pleasant working environment in the Company. Jorge Isaac Muñoz Maestre. Mine Providing employees with the best safety conditions, opportunities for professional growth, and demonstrating how committed we all are to a healthy coexistence is reflected in the productivity and development of the region and the Company. Laura Velásquez Quintero. Legal The implementation of the Labor Coexistence Committee is not only a duty of the Company, but also a tool to promote healthy coexistence and, consequently, the well-being of employees. Liliana Marcela Rodríguez Benítez. Ore Reduction Plant My purpose in the Committee is to contribute, protect, and support the integrity of the employees so that we all have a healthy and respectful work environment. Luisa Fernanda Triviño Triviño. HSE (Health, Safety & Environment) We will seek the best strategies to continue strengthening a healthy work environment in our workplaces.
Main members of the new Labor Coexistence Committee
Carlos Fernando Pérez
Electrical Maintenance
Edier Alberto Motato Ramírez Protection
Jhon Faber Carmona IT
Marcela Álvarez del Río
Social Management
María Carolina Pérez Zapata Explorations
Wilson Everly Parra Ayala Mine
This group of people acts proactively through conversations with the areas, attention to situations that may be uncomfortable or difficult, or that affect the work environment. They also participate in the creation of awareness campaigns to prevent the occurrence of conduct that could be considered workplace harassment.
We invite you to meet them!
You should know that Higabra Catering started food service at the Buriticá Mine. Last April 12, the Higabra Catering food service was officially opened at the Platanal casino. Since then, breakfast, lunch, and dinner have been distributed to the personnel of the Buriticá Mine. This new business reality for the Higabra subdistrict and for our Mine is a sign that we can work together (Community and Zijin Continental Gold) to boost the local economy and continue strengthening our relationships as good neighbors of the territories. As the local supplier grows stronger, we will see how the number of employees to be served will increase; always with a clear objective: to continue offering quality and homemade flavor in their preparations.
You should know
You should remember
The path followed before Higabra Catering's creation
Higabra Catering and Duflo work together to offer excellent alternatives
This is a project that has joined efforts of five (5) restaurant owners in the Higabra subdistrict, who provided their services individually. They took advantage of the opportunity to advance, receive training, and project themselves as a service that today meets the quality standards required to be a contractor for the Buriticá Mine. The restaurants Sabor Doré, Donde Adiel, Donde Yeny, as well as the restaurants of Luis Felipe Higuita and Jaqueline Moreno joined their efforts to create Higabra Catering. The owners of this group of restaurants have followed a path of personal, associative, and social strengthening led by the Sustainability Management, through its Business Development area.
The two food suppliers at the Buriticá Mine have been working hand-in-hand to improve their service and become stronger. Along the way, both are learning from each other's experiences, and today they are an example of collaborative work. Therefore, Zijin-Continental Gold's direct workers have two good options when it comes to enjoying lunch at the Buriticá Mine during their workdays.
They will continue training and learning to advance more and more in their entrepreneurship and show the best they have through Higabra Catering.
Jenny Moreno
Honorio Valencia
Partner of Higabra Catering
Duflo S.A.S. Field Manager
"We are very eager to move this project forward together with the company. We feel all their support and we want to offer the best service to all their workers. Although we work in an industrial way, the main idea is that the food keeps its homemade flavor.”
"At Duflo S.A.S. we adapt to the dynamics of the operation and we are committed to the daily development of our activities. Our main objective is to meet the requirements of all our users.”
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