Goudblad 003 (EN)

WE WALKED THE TALK, WITH NO EXCUSES!

Meaning GoudBlad (phonetic: ɣɑut.blɑt)

Wesearchedforasuitablenameforthis magazinethatwouldportrayouroperationsand theessenceofprovidingnews.Atthesame time,wewantedtomoveawayfromthecliché namesinwhichtheword"news","tori"or"info" isalwaysincorporatedintothename.

ThewordGoudblad (goldleaf) consistsoftwo parts:Goud (gold) andBlad (leaf).Gold symbolizesthereasonforourexistence.The word"Blad" (leaf) hasmorethansixmeaningsin Dutch.Oneofthemis"magazineor newspaper."Agoldfoil (blad), ontheother hand,isaverythinlayerofgoldusedto decorate.

GoudBladisourstaffnewspaperbecausewe minegoldandwanttobeinformedabout operationsanditspeople.Allthiscomes togetherinGoudBlad.

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COLOFON

GoudBlad istheemployeemagazineofthe RosebelGoldMinesN.V.andispublishedonce everyquarter.Thismagazineispublished,in cooperationwithotherdepartments,bythe InternalCommunicationsdepartment.For suggestionsorcommentspleasecontact GregoryRijssen at 7100029 of 204461.

Publisher: RosebelGoldMinesN.V. Editor-inchief: MartinGriffin Text: GregoryRijssen

Pictures: GregoryRijssen Artworkandlayout: GregoryRijssen Correction: Santoucha Schmidt&FemiPinas

Finalediting: SantouchaSchmidt

Headquarters

Address: PresidentdaCostalaan#02

Phone: 422741 E-mail: RGM_Internal_ Communication@iamgold.com Website: www.rosebelgoldmines.sr

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@2022RosebelGoldMines

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Takealookbackat someofthekey momentsin2022.

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The2022Jubilee Celebrationwasoneto remember.Reliveevery moment.

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ClermovanderKamp hasgrownwith supportfromRosebel GoldMines.With pride,helooksback.

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TheESIAsurveyforthe TSF-3expansionarea revealedendangered andhighlysoughtafterspecies.

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Verder… TheSurface Support Departmentisin thespotlightthis edition.

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Lorenzotalks abouthispositive experiencewith thePMT.

Personalia Pag.10

TheCOVIDFieldSquad

NickerieBussesvolunteers wasestablishedinJanuary 2022.HanoemanKanaya(5th fromleft)MineTrainerwas officiallyappointedasthefirst memberonJanuary26.Hewas allowedtostartwork immediatelyafterthe installationandprovidedthe attendeeswithmasks.

DuringtheCOVID-19 pandemic,eatingin lunchroomswasnotallowed. OnFebruary25,2022,this decisionwasreversed.From thenon,anyonewasallowedto consumetheirmealinthe lunchrooms.Thereturntothe newnormalwasthereby initiated.

OnMarch30,2022,Safety Stewardswereinstalledfor thefirsttimeinthehistoryof RosebelGoldMines.Thejobof thesevolunteersistomakethe workplacesafer.Theyaregiven theauthoritytostopunsafe workimmediately.Inthesame month,theIAMLOCAL campaignwaslaunched.

2022Highlights

OnThursday,July28,2022, IAMGOLD/RosebelGold MinesN.V.,togetherwiththe KirpalaniFoundationandthe AcademicHospitalParamaribo (AZP),inauguratedthefirsteye hospitalinSuriname.Bruno Lemelin,SeniorVicePresident Operations&Projectsof IAMGOLDconsidereditan honourtobepartofthis historicmomentforSuriname.

TheMineMaintenance departmentreached anotherLTA-freemilestoneon August17,2022.The departmentrecordedastatus of3yearsLTA-free.According totheMineMaintenance leadership,thisistheresultof promotingasafetyculture amongemployees.Mine Maintenanceiswellonitsway toa4-yearLTA-freestatus.

OnSeptember14,2022,the 25selectedLocalSummer jobbersreceivedtheir certificates.Thescholars/ studentsspentamonthgaining knowledgeandexperienceat variousdepartmentsofRosebel GoldMines.

JubileeCelebration2022

Youdon'thavetobelieve us.Thesurvey,heldunder theJubileeswhohave attendedtheevent, revealedthat95%ofthejubilees ratedtheeventas(very)Good! Butweaskedmore!Themost favorablesurveyresponses includedFood&Beveragewith 84%andorganizationoftheevent with94%positive.Further,as manyas98%ofthejubileesrated Roeli'sEventCenterasverygood.

TheJubileeCelebrationof2022

wasextraspecialbecausethiswas thelasttimeitwasorganized undertheIAMGOLDbanner.The JubileeOrganizationCommittee hadonemission;makeit memorable.Theyexecutedand delivered!Apartfromtheusual Jubileeawardceremony,there werealsoperformancesby Waifolo,aMaroongroupthat stagessong,danceanddrama. Oneofourownemployees,Ulrich "FayaShule"Fonkel,alongwith hisliveband,alsoconveyedhis wonderfulsingingskillstothe

audienceinattendance.Afterhis performance,itwastimefora raffle.Two50-inchTVswere raffledandfourluckywinnerswon ticketstotheBrunaBoyconcertin Suriname.Theywerehappyfaces. Theeveningendedwitha performancebyNaksKaseko Loco.Totheirtunes,therewasa lotofdancingandsinging.

Relivethe2022Jubilee Celebrationbelow.

ClermovanderKamp ADaringand Visionaryman

NieuwKoffiekampmustbecomeoneofthe mostmodernvillagesinBrokopondo.The villagemustbeself-sufficientand contributetothedevelopmentofthe entiredistrict.ThisisClermovanderKamp'svision forthefuture,whichisslowlybeginningtotake shape.Ajack-of-all-tradeswhocreates employmentforthevillagers,modernizesthe village,andwantstoworktowardsustainability.

Step1:FromUkemmantoSmall-ScaleMiner Severalyearsback,in2015tobeexact,Clermowas alsoamongoneofthemanySmallScaleMiners(SSM) whowereminingforgoldonRosebelGoldMines' concessionwithoutpermission."Wekeptgetting removed.Intime,togetherwiththeMakamboa,I beganprotesting.Afterawhile,wereachedan agreementwithRGMtomineindesignatedareas."In 2019,ClermoseparatedfromMakamboa,foundedhis owncompanyKAMPMining,andreceivedpermission tomineintheRomaEastPit.

Step2:FromSSMtosmallbusinessowner ShortlyafterClermoreceivedpermissiontomine,he investedinabusandbegantransporting schoolchildren."Iboughtanotherbusnotlongafter andfoundedKampTransportN.V.,"hesays.Soon after,thecompanysecuredacontractfromGrassalco totransporttheirstafftoRoyalHill.In2020,adeal wasreachedwithPowaChinyN.V.ofwhichhehas beentheManagingDirectorsinceJune1,2022.This buscompanyisnowresponsiblefortransportationof villagerstoandfromRGMandpassengertransport withinRGMsite.Meanwhile,Clermoalreadyhada servicestationandastoreinNieuwKoffiekamp.

Step3:Fromsmalltomedium-sizedentrepreneur ThingsweregoingwellforClermo.Afterthemining deal,bussingdeal,andservicestation,itwastimeto addresstheaccommodationsaswell."I,therefore, builtapartmentstoaccommodatepeople,including RGMemployees,"hesays.Today,therearejustunder 300peopleworkingfortheKAMPcompanies."I neverexpectedtogrowsofast.Iamverygratefulto

RGMforthetrusttheyplacedinme.ThankstoRGM, Iamnowself-sufficient.Thathastobesaid."

Clermo'sbusinessesarenowincorporatedintothe KAMPGroupconsistingofKAMPTransportN.V., KAMPMiningN.V.,andMoscowServiceStationN.V.

Step4:Continuedinvestmentsinthecommunity "IwanttocontinuetoinvestinthevillageofNieuw Koffiekamp",saystheentrepreneur.”Iwanttocreate jobstomakepeopleindependent.Goldwilloneday cease,bythensomethingsustainablemusthave beendeveloped,likeagriculture,toensureour future."Clermohopesthatthegoodrelationship betweenNieuwKoffiekampandRosebelGoldMines continues."IrelyonthesupportfromRGMand encouragethelocalentrepreneurstocreate sustainableandmodernbusinesses."

Above: ClermovanderKamp CEOKAMPGroup

Special-statusanimalspecies observedduringtheESIAforthe projectedTSF-3expansionarea

TheBlue-cheeked Amazon(Blue-cheeked Parrot)wasobservedin thefutureTailing StorageFacility(TSF-3)area duringthelatest EnvironmentalandSocial ImpactAssessment(ESIA) study.Thisbirdspecieshas "NearThreatened"(NT) statusaccordingtotheIUCN RedList.However,notonly thistropicalbirdhasbeen seen,butalsootherprotected andmanysought-after speciesoccur.Allthisis containedintheESIAstudy onbirdsandlargemammals donebySeranoRamcharan andGisèleNederbiel, EnvironmentalSpecialists.

TheprojectedTSF-3areais locatedtothewestofthe currentexistingTSFandis beingreadiedtoreceivewaste

materialsfromtheMilldueto theextensionoftheminelife. Beforethathappens,itis requiredbylawtoassessthe effectsthattheconstruction andoperationofthetailings lakewillhaveonlocallypresent habitats.Seranowasmainly concernedwithmappingbird species,whileGisèle investigatedwhichlarge terrestrialandarboreal mammalsoccurinthearea.

Atotalnumberoftwenty-four mammalspecieswere observed.Theseincludedboth landandtreemammals. Cameratrapswereusedduring thesurveyandotherevidence ofmammalpresencewas collectedthroughanimaltracks, scratchmarks,sounds,and sightings,"saysGisèle.Ofthis number,thirteenanimalsare qualifiedas"speciesof

conservationconcern".That meanstheyareplacedina certaincategoryinternationally whenitcomestoexport regulationand/orconservation status.Accordingtothe EnvironmentalSpecialist,these speciesareindemand."Wealso lookedifthereareanimalsthat areprotectedbylaw.Ten mammalspeciesnotprotected bylawwereobserved.These animalsfallunderthehunting gameandtheyappearonthe huntingcalendar.Therestare protected."

WhereGisèlemapped mammals,Seranodidsofor birds."Imappedthemthrough whatIsawandorheard," explainstheEnvironmental Specialist.Onehundredseventy speciesofbirdswerefound.He comparedhisfindingswiththat ofa2014reportandfoundthat hedidnotseeelevenspecies. "AlthoughIdidnotseethem,I expecttheydooccurinthe area,"Seranosays.

Duringthissurvey,the environmentalspecialistscame acrosstheBlue-cheeked Amazon.Amongthebirds,24 specieswerefoundtobe soughtafterforexport. Furthermore,44speciesofbirds wereobserved,whicharesold locallyorofinteresttohunters.

TheTSF-3willundoubtedly haveanimpactonthenatural habitatoftheobservedanimals. Gisèleexplainsthatthisareais alreadydisturbedbecauseof logging,roadconstruction, deforestation,andthecreation oflakesatthehandsofthe

Agouti CollaredPeccary Jaguarundi Powisi KamiKami

smallscaleminerscurrently activeincertainpartsofthe area.Withtheconstruction andoperationofTSF3,there willbealocalreductionin availablehabitat,aswellas permanentlossofviable, naturalhabitatforbothland andtreemammals.Forbirds, theareawillalwaysbelost, Seranosays.

Thereareseveralwaysto compensateforthisloss.Trees canbeplantedinmined-out orabandonedareasonthe minesite,treesthatgrew therebeforewillattractbirds. Anotherproposalisto compensateforhabitatlossat theminesiteatanother location,suchasthe BrownsbergNaturePark.The animalswith"statusof conservationconcern" observedduringtheESIAare allfoundintheBrownsberg NaturePark.Supportingthe conservationprogramofthe Brownsberg,contributestothe conservationandprotectionof thesespecies,albeitina differentlocation.

Inthespotlight: SurfaceSupport

Tofamiliarizeeveryone withthedifferent departmentswithin RGM,wewillfeaturein eachissueadifferent departmenttoyou.Inthis edition,wehighlightthe SurfaceSupport(SS) Department.RonaldLensa, GeneralForemanSurface,tells usallabouthisdepartment's righttoexist.

Whataretheactivitiesofthe SurfaceSupportdepartment?

"SScanbeseenasthetechnical departmentoftheCompanywe canbefoundfromthekitchen equipmenttotheseptictanks."

HowlonghastheSurface Supportdepartmentexisted andunderwhatdivisiondoes itfall?

"Thedepartmentwasestablished sometimearound2004/2005. Beforethat,contractorsdidthe SSwork.Wefallunderthe GeneralServicedivision.The baseofSSislocatedatWater Treatmentbehindthekitchen. Ouradministrativeofficeis acrossfromtheCarpenterShop neartheLaydown.”

Howmanyemployeesdoesthe departmentconsistofand whocanusetheservicesof SurfaceSupport?

"Thedepartmentconsistsof60 employees.Surfaceistheretodo maintenanceineveryarea. Furthermore,weareresponsible forcargotransportationand helpwithliftingalloverthesite. Soeverydepartmentcancount onus."

WhatareSurfaceSupport's workinghours?

"Weareatworkeveryday, includingSundaysandholidays, from7:00amto7:00pm."

Whataretheextensiveduties ofthedepartment?

•Airconditioningservice& maintenance

•Carpentry

•Construction,rebuilding, repair,andpaintingof buildings

•Disposalofwastematerials andmaintenanceofdisposal pipelines.

•Generalmaintenancetotal Camp

•Generalwastemanagement

•Goodstransportfor departments

•Lifting

•Maintenanceofelectricity withinthecamp(low voltage.)

•Maintenanceoflaundry machineryandwatersupply

•Maintenanceofsaddledams andtailingslines

•Purificationofgroundwater anddistributionofpurified watertoalldepartments

•Servicingequipmentinthe kitchen

•Sewagemanagement

•Vegetationmaintenance Camp

•Welding

WhathighlightdidSurface Supporteverexperience?

"OnDecember8,2022,wewere sixyearsLTA-free.Wearestill LTA-free."

Blue-cheekedAmazon

“Itwasapositive experience.Iwas feelingsick.Myback washurtingandinstead ofgoingtomygeneralphysician. IchosetogototheIAMGOLD clinicinParamaribo,"Executive SousChefLorenzoHarperbegins hisstory.Hisjourneytothe ParamariboMedicalTeam(PMT) hasbecomeaSickLeavePolicy successstory.Thanksinpartto theswiftandprofessional assistanceofthecompany physicians,Lorenzosaysheis doingmuchbetternow.He continueshisstorybelow.

"IwastakencareofbyDrEvert ZandveldandDrSharonBauer. Theyinstitutedamedical examinationandreferredmetoa specialisttodofurther investigations,"Lorenzo continues.Aftereach examination,heinformedthe RGMcompanyphysicians.

"Icansaythatthetreatmentwas good.Look,youworkatRosebel fortwoweeksandyouarein townforaweek.Youcanvisit yourGP,whichisgood,butinthe

endyouareatworklongerthan athome.ImeanI'mheremore often,soit'sgoodiftheyknow what'swrongwithme,"the ExecutiveSousChefreasoned.

Noteveryemployeeunderstood howthenewSickLeavePolicy wouldinitiallyplayout.Within thispolicy,everyRGMemployee isaskedtoreportgrantedsick leavetotheMedicalDepartment assoonaspossible.Ifnecessary, thisemployeewillbesupervised bytheMedicalDepartment.The aimofthispolicyistoensurethat employees,underadditional guidancefromtheMedical Department,regaintheirhealth assoonaspossible.

"EverytimeIvisitmyGP,he writesalettertothecompany physician.Apartfromthefit-toworknote,healsowritesaletter withrelevantinformation.

Lorenzoaskseachemployeeto makesurethereisacollaboration betweentheirpersonalphysician andcompanyphysician."AsIsaid before,youareonsitehere.If anythingshouldhappentoyou,

atleastthephycicianshereknow howtoact.Itisquiteimportant forthephycicianstoknowabout yourcondition.

ProcedureSickLeave

•RGMemployeesorcontractors whocannotreporttoworkdueto illnessmustfirstnotifytheir Supervisoroftheirabsencewithin 24hoursbeforethestartoftheir shift.

•Thereafter,thePMTmustbe reportedbyphoneat437650or 7280180between08:00am14:00pm.

•Withinthreedays,RGM employeesmustsubmittheirsick leavetothePMT.Thiscanbe doneinpersonorviaWhatsApp 7240107.

•Afterthis,thePMTwillcontact theemployeewithinadayto scheduleamedicalevaluation withaRGMdoctor.The evaluationcanbedonebyphone orinpersonatRGMclinicat MarthaStreet35B

•Basedonthemedicalevaluation oftheRGMemployeeandthe submittedSickLeaveletter,the PMTwilladviseonthesickleave. afterthis,theRGMmanagement willdecidehowand/orwhenthe employeeshouldreturntowork.

LorenzoHarper ExecutiveSousChef

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