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TARGET ZERO ACTION PLAN LAUNCHED

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PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT MODELContract signing with Hatch.

MORANBAH POOL OPENINGAnglo American’s $1 million donation.

PEACE RIVER ACQUIRES NEW LEASESRoman Mountain pre-feasibility study underway.

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effective programmes to minimise or more effectively manage identified risks,” Seamus said.

“I urge everyone to show support for your site specific Target Zero Action Plan and the wider Met Coal Target Zero Action Plan by gaining a strong understanding of each initiative and how you can contribute.”

For further information on the 2012 Met Coal TZAP or your site specific TZAP please contact your local safety representative.

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The TZAP and subsequent site specific plans were officially signed off in late January 2012 by Met Coal Chief Executive Officer, Seamus French, and Head of Safety and Sustainable Development, Mike Oswell.

Seamus said it was imperative we focus on critical issues and embed the basics of safety in our day to day behaviours across our operations to achieve our target of Zero Harm.

“Our overall safety performance in 2011 was quite good with a 24 per cent reduction in injuries across Met Coal,” Seamus said.

“In 2012, we need to continue building on the solid progress made in 2011 as well as identifying and tackling key issues such as mobile equipment, leadership and contractor management.”

Supplementing the overarching Met Coal TZAP are the site specific TZAPs outlining how each site will address safety.

“The site specific TZAPs will play a key role in achieving our overall target to reduce the total recordable case frequency rate by 26 per cent in 2012. This will be achieved by implementing

Met Coal’s 2012 Target Zero Action Plan (TZAP) was officially launched in January 2012.

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FROM THE CEOWelcome to the first quarter of 2012.

In late January the Target Zero Action Plans for 2012 were finalised and sites will soon begin developing targeted plans to address their critical areas for safety improvement, notably in the areas of mobile equipment, leadership and contractor management. Last year we experienced a 24 per cent improvement in the Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate safety performance and although this is pleasing, we still have a long way to go to achieve Zero Harm.

As Cynthia Carroll has asked all employees in her recent employee safety notifications, I reiterate her request for all employees to carry out safety assessments before completing any task. Please do not begin a task without first asking yourself the following questions:

1. What could go wrong?

2. What controls are in place to manage the risks?

3. Are the current controls still effective or do they need to change?

If you ever see something you feel is posing a risk to you or your colleagues, or you observe an unsafe behaviour, please do all you can to contribute to a safer working environment by speaking up.

While this time last year we were recovering from the floods, this year we experienced a typical wet season without unexpected impacts on production. The effective water management strategies we implemented as part of the rain immunisation project in 2011 gave us the security required to better manage water during times of rain. This was the result of a lot of hard work and preparation at site to ensure that when it did rain, we had the right infrastructure in place to manage it. Moranbah North mine’s construction of the new 1300 megalitre Dam5 is part of this preparedness and we look forward to its commissioning in the coming months.

Met Coal delivered record production from its Australian open cut metallurgical coal operations in the final quarter of 2011, resulting in a four per cent increase in metallurgical coal production to 4.1 million tonnes and overall production increase of 57 per cent compared to Q4 2010. We are well positioned to continue to deliver productivity improvements in 2012 and we again focus our attention to asset optimisation initiatives such as the Longwall 100 project.

Following last year’s Board approval of the Grosvenor project, we are putting firm plans in place to progress our growth projects in Moranbah. In early February we signed an agreement with Engineering Procurement Construction Management supplier, Hatch. The partnership with Hatch, along with our partnership with underground mining equipment provider, Joy, is critical for Met Coal to deliver our growth plans for Moranbah. We are presented with a unique and exciting opportunity in Moranbah where we will essentially be delivering the same project four times as we construct the four longwalls included in the scope for Grosvenor and Moranbah South. The Met Coal Projects and Engineering team along with Hatch will design a Programme Management Project Delivery Model. The aim is to take advantage of cost savings achieved through synergies, standardisation, replication and shared infrastructure by developing one project template to be constructed four times. You will read more about the partnership launch in this issue of Our News.

Over Christmas last year I was pleased to announce Met Coal would donate $10,000 to a food for the homeless charity in Brisbane, Mama Renes. Each year we demonstrate our commitment to being a socially responsible company by donating funding towards community initiatives in our areas of our operation. Our priority areas are health and education. Last year our social and community donation contributions totalled almost $2.5 million. This translated to new equipment for local schools, training programmes for local students, community infrastructure, childcare, health studies and facility upgrades. Collectively the supported initiatives make a real difference to the lives of local people.

As we start this new year it is critical that we all know what we have to deliver individually and collectively to achieve our goals for this year. At this point you would have all set your performance plans for the 12 months ahead setting out your responsibilities and deliverables. These plans are vitally important to the business and our ability to deliver our growth plans. No matter what your discipline or where you work, you need to have a fundamental understanding of our strategy and how you will help us work towards achieving this goal. I’m looking forward to seeing the results of this clear planning as we work together to continue to improve our business in 2012.

Seamus French, CEO

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The Met Coal TZAP Outlines The Following Critical Focus Areas For Improvement:

CRITICAL FOCUS/BREAkTHROUGH ACTIvITIES• Reduction in frequency of

transportation incidents;

• Contractor management improvement; and

• Improved supervisory safety leadership and accountability.

FOUNDATION ACTIvITIES• Risk management process and

management of high level risk;

• Risk management/incident investigation competence;

• Musculoskeletal injury prevention strategy implementation;

• Safety leadership and promotion of safe behaviour; and

• Enhanced SHE information management.

DAWSON TYRE FITTER TRAINEESDawson mine has welcomed two tyre fitting trainees, Donna Millwood and Steve Limpus to the operation, both Banana Shire locals now half way through completing their 12 month tyre fitting traineeships at Dawson.

Dawson Tyre Bay Supervisor, Tony Marsh said Dawson’s decision to train their own tyre fitters was already paying big dividends for the business.

“The mine has increased its tyre life by up to 50 per cent in some tyre sizes over the past 18 months,” Tony said.

On completion of their tyre fitting traineeships, Donna and Steve will gain a Certificate II in Automotive Mechanical (Tyre Fitting Light) as well as a Statement of Attainment in Surface Extraction Operations for the mining tyre competencies.

Recruitment for Dawson’s next intake of trainee tyre fitters will be advertised in the local media in the coming weeks.

From left: Donna Millwood, Tony Marsh and Steve Limpus.

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Hatch has been engaged as Met Coal’s Engineering Procurement Construction Management (EPCM) provider for our growth projects and the launch concluded with a contract signing by Met Coal Chief Executive Officer, Seamus French, Hatch Chairman, Kurt Strobele, and Hatch CEO, John Bianchini.

Seamus French said Anglo American had been presented with a unique opportunity to deliver four identical longwall projects in the Moranbah area and had partnered with Hatch to develop one project template to be implemented four times.

“Met Coal’s target is to triple metallurgical coal production by 2020 and this will be achieved through Longwall 100 and the development of our Grosvenor and Moranbah South growth projects,” Seamus said.

“Significant cost reductions will be realised through the programme management approach in the way of standardisation, repetition and shared infrastructure,” Seamus said.

Head of Projects and Engineering, Joe Keane, said the programme management approach would enable Anglo American to realise synergies across these projects by developing a standard design for the longwall mining systems.

“The programme approach will allow us to implement the Longwall of the Future design for all longwalls and one common Coal Handling Preparation Plant (CHPP) design across the projects,” Joe said.

“Our aim is to, with Hatch’s expertise, ensure the repeatability of the contracting model and to maximise practical commonality of equipment, suppliers and contractors,” Joe said.

“Standard CHPP designs will be used across the programme along with standard systems and processes used in all operations.

“The programme targets a high level of predictability with regards to project schedules and costs to enable reductions and efficiencies.”

“ The programme approach will allow us to implement the Longwall of the Future design for all longwalls and one common Coal Handling Preparation Plant (CHPP) design across the projects.”

vALUE UNLOCkED THROUGH PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT PROjECT DELIvERY MODELOn Friday 9 February Met Coal’s Projects and Engineering team came together with representatives from Hatch to launch the Programme Management Project Delivery Model for the Moranbah growth projects.

MIDDLEMOUNT HOUSING UPGRADEIn late November 2011 Anglo American reached a milestone in the $4.5 million company-owned accommodation refurbishment project in Middlemount, with 39 houses successfully completed ahead of the expected delivery date of 31 December 2011.

In addition to the houses, eight single person quarters at the Capcoal Accommodation Village were also upgraded to include ensuite facilities.

HR Infrastructure Manager Peet Els commended the efforts of team members Delvene Read and Mark Brown of Met Coal’s HR Infrastructure Projects and Facilities Management Team who partnered effectively with external suppliers Cardno, Worley Parsons and Venn & Milford to execute project requirements to a quality standard, within budget and Lost Time Injury free.

Successful project completion substantially improves both availability and the standard of company-owned housing available to Middlemount based Anglo American employees, helping to attract and retain employees and position Anglo American as an employer of choice.

ANGLO AMERICAN ANNOUNCES RECORD PROFIT

From left: Hatch CEO John Bianchini, Met Coal CEO Seamus French and Hatch Chairman Kurt Strobele.

On Friday 17 February Anglo American announced its results for the year ended 31 December 2011.

Group operating profit was a record $11.1 billion while underlying earnings were $6.1 billion. EBITDA was a record $13.3 billion. Underlying earnings per share were $5.06, a 23 per cent increase. Net debt was reduced to $1.4 billion at 31 December 2011.

Performance highlights included Met Coal experiencing a record open cut metallurgical coal production, a seven per cent increase despite Q1 2011 rainfall. Met Coal delivered a record operating profit of $1,189 million, a 52 per cent increase on 2010, primarily due to higher realised export selling prices, which offset the impact of rain on production and sales.

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After much community anticipation and more than six months of major construction work, Moranbah’s much loved and frequented town pool was officially re-opened on Friday 3 February.

Partnering with the Isaac Regional Council, Met Coal donated $1 million towards the construction of a new children’s waddling pool at the Greg Cruikshank Aquatic Centre.

Almost 200 community members were in attendance for the opening event, as they geared up for a weekend of free entry at the public use facility.

Met Coal’s Grosvenor Project Manager, Byron Higgins, said Moranbah residents should be excited by the many features of this first class aquatic centre.

“This facility is much more than just a pool, and will quickly establish itself as the town’s hub for relaxation, exercise and family fun,” he said.

MORANBAH’S UPGRADED AQUATIC CENTRE OPENS

“Anglo American is delighted to have been involved in this project and to have contributed to the upgrade of a much loved and used community facility in Moranbah.

“We have a proud history and an exciting future in Moranbah, with more than $2.7 billion to be invested over the next eight years on our two new underground mines creating more than 2,000 jobs,” Byron said.

The pool donation was delivered as part of Anglo American’s Moranbah 2020 Fund, a $20 million community investment programme for community building initiatives in Moranbah. Moranbah is an exciting growth area for the Met Coal business, with our existing Moranbah North underground operation, two new underground longwall mines planned by 2020 and Board approval for the first of these projects, Grosvenor, announced late last year.

homeless charity in Brisbane, $25,000 for the provision of a youth worker in Middlemount, $75,000 worth of electronic whiteboards for schools in Middlemount and Moranbah and $7000 to Hunter Valley school initiatives have made a significant and positive difference to many people.

With a programme of projects to be delivered in Central Queensland and New South Wales in the next 10 years and the Roman Mountain project pre-feasibility study progressing in Canada, we are increasingly committed to living by our Values and the Anglo American Social Way principles to ensure our local communities benefit from our presence in a sustainable way.

Every year Met Coal advertises its social investment and donations programme in local papers, calling for local groups to submit their applications for funding. Our priority areas are initiatives that promote and improve health and education in our areas of operations.

The social investment and donations programme allocates anywhere from $500 donations to $50,000 and when you see the investment we have made over a collective scale and the care given by our people to select initiatives that meet the needs of local people, you obtain a strong impression of the real difference Anglo American makes and examples of our people living our Values.

MAkING OUR MARk AS A SOCIALLy RESPONSIBLE COMPANy$1 million was donated for the Queensland flood recovery by the Anglo American Chairman’s Fund in early 2011.

Our annual $80,000 support for the Queensland Community Foundation was once again well-received, as was the $55,000 donation to help the Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy develop programmes for students at schools in our areas of operation wishing to pursue future careers in mining.

Smaller projects such as $10,000 worth of fundraising for the Mama Rene’s food for the

In 2011 Anglo American’s Met Coal business invested almost $2.5 million through its social investment and donations programme, with local people, schools and associations, regional councils in our areas of operation and numerous charities benefiting from our social responsibility.

In addition to our 2011 big ticket items which included the first Moranbah 2020 Fund project donation for the Greg Cruikshank Aquatic Centre upgrade in Moranbah, a further

Met Coal’s Grosvenor Project Manager Byron Higgins with Isaac Regional Council Mayor Cedric Marshall at the re-opening of the Greg Cruikshank Aquatic Centre in Moranbah.

Capcoal Regional Manager – Commercial Dale Cook (right) presents Middlemount Community Sports Association President Claire Heck with a social investment cheque.

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BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL SUPPLIERSMet Coal’s Supply Chain team is currently getting to know the supplier base in Moranbah to identify ways we could potentially work with more local businesses in the future.

Anglo American has established a partnership with Enterprise Connect, an Australian Government Department of Innovation initiative that offers advice and support to small to medium businesses to help them grow to their full potential.

Regional Manager Supply Chain, Margaret Davies, said the partnership with Enterprise Connect would help Met Coal meet the objectives of its local procurement strategy for Moranbah by identifying key suppliers that could potentially service our growth projects.

“In late January, more than 30 Moranbah businesses were interviewed by representatives from Enterprise Connect and Supply Chain to allow Met Coal to better understand the supplier market in Moranbah and the capacity and growth potential of these businesses,” Margaret said.

“The interview and surveying process was a key part of building personal relationships with suppliers.

“We’re in an introductory, no promise, fact finding phase, to enable us to find strengths in the local supplier base and identify opportunities to mentor these businesses to grow in alignment with our future needs,” Margaret said.

Enterprise Connect will potentially use the survey results to determine whether some local businesses may be eligible for Federal funding grants to help them develop their businesses to meet the supply needs of major industry in Moranbah.

LOCAL PROCUREMENT:Our vision is sustainable, responsible local procurement that positively contributes to a resilient supply chain and the economic and social development of the communities in which we operate.

Anglo American currently engages 350 WorkPac contractors across the Met Coal sites, representing approximately 18 per cent of our contracted workforce. The SRM session was held to collectively address ways to improve our working arrangement and highlight Anglo American’s performance priority areas.

Supply Chain Category Manager - Professional Services, Catherine Vecellio, said SRM was about developing more than just basic transactional relationships with our suppliers and moving towards transparent and collaborative relationships that deliver mutual value and present Anglo American as a partner of choice.

“Over the next few months we will develop a performance management system for WorkPac contractors to ensure we clearly set out our performance expectations and key deliverables,” Catherine said.

The workshop focused on four key alignment issues:

• Safety – focusing on leading rather than lagging indicators;

• Attracting and retaining the best candidates;

• Streamlining processes for ordering labour resources; and

• Developing strategies for security of supply in a tight labour market.

In light of Met Coal’s recent overhaul of the Contractor Management Standard, Regional Manager for HR Operations and Projects, Warwick Jones, highlighted Anglo American’s commitment to continually improve safety performance and the role contractors have in contributing to a safer working environment.

“WorkPac personnel have been invited to an upcoming Anglo American Safety Leadership course to ensure the Anglo American Safety Way is clearly embedded in the relationship and management of the contract,” Warwick said.

WorkPac’s Head of Client Alliance Management, Rachel Finlay, reported that one of the greatest benefits of the workshop was getting so many stakeholders in one room together to discuss possible synergies rather than working on issues on an isolated site by site basis.

SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (SRM) WORkSHOPS

Anglo American and WorkPac representatives at the SRM workshop.

In late January representatives from Anglo American’s Human Resources and Supply Chain teams joined preferred labour supplier WorkPac to complete a SRM workshop at WorkPac’s head office, following the extension of our labour supply agreement.

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After 30 days of construction on site by Peace River’s maintenance team, the keys to the new PC5500 face shovel were officially handed over to the production team on Thursday 5 January.

Mine Manager Dave O’Dwyer said while the Production team was excited to take ownership of the machine and immediately put it into operation, the introduction of this new piece of equipment was a team effort.

“Our trainers have done an excellent job in preparing our operators for the new machine as well as getting our operators trained up for the new style of loading that our new face shovel is designed to perform,” Dave said.

“It was encouraging to see within 24 hours of start-up our operators were confident enough to commence double side loading, which is crucial for us to achieve benchmark performance rates with the face shovel.

“Within the first seven days of operation one of

our operators had our new face shovel digging at 1500 bank cubic metres per hour, with our three remaining operators following closely behind,” Dave said.

Peace River’s short-term production goal is to achieve 1600 cubic metres per hour and by the end of March challenge the equipment’s benchmark rate of 1740 cubic metres per hour.

Similar to that experienced during the construction phase, north western Canada’s intense winter weather is playing its role in the start up of Peace River’s new face shovel.

A cold snap in the second week of January reduced the temperature to -40º Celsius, causing operational problems with the shovel as well as the support fleet.

“Our team is currently reviewing options to address these issues and ensure the machine can operate through even the most extreme temperatures,” Dave said.

In mid January 2012 Met Coal acquired two new leases adjoining Peace River operations, in Tumbler Ridge, Canada.

Head of Strategy and Business Development, Carlos Davila, said the two new Waterfall Creek leases would complement the existing pre-feasibility study underway for the future Roman Mountain project at Peace River operations.

“The Waterfall Creek leases are two early stage exploration licences north-west of the Roman Mountain expansion project which are surrounded by our Peace River leases,” Carlos said.

“The Peace River operation currently produces one million tonnes of metallurgical coal per annum and we aim to increase this to four million tonnes per annum,” Carlos said.

“When we acquired full ownership of Peace River last year, we saw the real potential that lay in not only the existing lease area, but also the surrounding tenures.

“We look forward to further developing this area and incorporating the Waterfall leases into the pre-feasibility study for Roman Mountain,” he said.

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Peace River’s new PC5500 face shovel double side loading.

OFFICIAL OPENINGkIANGA SHEARING SHEDOn Saturday 11 February employees from Anglo American’s Dawson mine joined members of the Rockhampton Regional Council at the Rockhampton Heritage Village to officially open the upgraded Kianga station woolshed.

Kianga station was originally located on the Dawson mining lease area in Moura and dates back to the late 1800s, reflecting the significant European Cultural Heritage possessed by the region.

Anglo American donated two original homestead buildings from Kianga to the Rockhampton Heritage Council to be restored and displayed as part of the Heritage Village in Rockhampton and also donated $5000 to aid in the restoration efforts of the shearing shed. Simone Howard, owner of the Kianga Station, donated the shearing shed to the Heritage Village and was also at the launch event to celebrate the conclusion of its restoration.

Rockhampton Regional Council Mayor Brad Carter joined Simone Howard, Met Coal Rural Property Manager, Ian Curtis, and Rockhampton Regional Council Heritage Coordinator Bruce Lentell to slide open the new doors to the restored building and attendees were then treated to a sheep shearing demonstration.

Dawson mine General Manager, Brett Thompson, said Anglo American was committed to being partner of choice for our local communities and councils.

“This event is testament to Anglo American’s willingness to invest funds to preserve cultural history for our future generations to enjoy,” Brett said.

TWO NEW LEASES FOR PEACE RIvERAttendees at the opening were treated to a sheep shearing demonstration.

Rockhampton Regional Council Mayor Cr Brad Carter, Anglo American Rural Property Manager, Ian Curtis, Simone Howard and Rockhampton Regional Council Deputy Mayor Cr Rose Swadling.

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MORANBAH NORTH MINE’S DAM5 PROjECTMoranbah North mine will soon complete construction of Dam5, an $18.6 million water storage dam built to increase Moranbah North mine’s worked water storage capacity by 1360 megalitres as part of a commitment given to the Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) to upgrade facilities to comply with regulatory requirements.

Met Coal Project Manager, Stay in Business Projects, John Rogers said the topography of the land, location of the existing mining infrastructure and proximity to the Isaac River meant that the design of Dam5 required a semi passive (pumped) system of worked water management.

“The project has been undertaken in two phases, with the first incorporating civil works and physically building the dam wall and diversion channels, while the second stage has seen the introduction of supporting infrastructure such as the pumps, pipes and electrics,” John said.

Three 286 litre-per-minute pumps capable of moving water more than 1.8 kilometres are supported by a 1000 kilovolt emergency generator, which means worked water can continue to be managed within the site’s license conditions during extreme summer storms and blackouts.

Civil works will be finalised this month with electrical commissioning taking place in mid-March.

WHAT IS LONGWALL 100?The Longwall 100 project will deliver a sustained weekly average of 100 cutting hours per week, at a minimum rate of 1,500 tonnes per hour, at Anglo American’s Moranbah North and Grasstree longwalls.

HOW WILL IT BE ACHIEvED?To achieve the changes required, we will address operational and maintenance delays on the longwalls, while ensuring the development rate keeps up with the anticipated accelerated performance.

WHAT DOES IT FOCUS ON?The Longwall 100 project has been structured to address the areas of three focused work streams: shift performance, reliability and re-engineering to map out what action needs to be taken to reach our 100 hour target. Within these focus areas the building blocks of the sustained 100 hours will be identified through specific projects, such as:

• Development and implementation of the Management Operations System;

• Incentivising performance for crews;

• Leadership development;

• Defect elimination identification projects for the longwall and coal clearance systems;

• Longwall automation and bi-directional cutting at Grasstree Mine;

• Increasing the face width at Grasstree from 300 metres to 350 metres;

• Armoured Face Conveyor upgrades and shearer improvements at Moranbah North; and

• Upgrades to the outbye belts system and chock electrical systems at Moranbah North.

WHAT DOES 100 HOURS REPRESENT?• Operating performance matching

industry best;

• More than seven million tonnes of production a year, and for our underground workforce, an increase in production bonuses;

• Conveyors operating at 135 hours a week;

• Development of more than 500 metres a week;

• A new shift structure; and

• Better communication and handover information among the different crews as they work together as a single unit to achieve a common goal.

WHY DO WE NEED TO DO IT?Improved performance means more coal, a more profitable operation, future investment, the operational standard for our future projects and jobs growth.

THE BIG PICTURE: LONGWALL OF THE FUTUREThe wins our underground teams achieve today, will be carried across to the way we run our future underground longwall mines and how we design our longwalls of the future.

LONGWALL 100 WORk STREAMS TACkLE COAL FACE TO THE STACkER RECLAIMERThe Met Coal Longwall 100 project remains a critical focus area for 2012, with the overall performance improvement strategy to be delivered through a number of focused improvement projects. Throughout 2011 investment was made in people and equipment to ensure our LW100 capacity. 2012 will see the realisation of this investment through the delivery of the LW100 targets.

Dam5 during construction (above) and receiving worked water – 150 Ml of the 1360 available in Dam5.

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HR Superintendent Kaicee Lahey and HR Facilities Management and Infrastructure Manager, Peet Els, present Spotless Assistant Village Manager Kylie Sunnerdale (middle) with her award.

GROSvENOR vILLAGE UPGRADESAnglo American has recently invested more than $4 million upgrading Grosvenor Village in Moranbah, with a new kitchen and diner, upgraded recreation room and a new gymnasium installed for the transient employees who stay in the 450 rooms at the accommodation facility during their rostered cycle at the Moranbah North mine.

The new gym opened in late January, providing healthier life choices for those staying at Grosvenor Village, with lifestyle support provided by Spotless Lifestyle Coordinators who will be working with residents from the new gym.

The final phase of the upgrading of Grosvenor Village will be completed in 2012, with the installation of a further 84 new ensuited rooms.

To commend the Spotless team on their involvement in the kitchen refurbishment, Anglo American HR Facilities Management and Infrastructure Manager, Peet Els, and Moranbah North mine HR Superintendent, Kaicee Lahey, presented Spotless Assistant Village Manager, Kylie Sunnerdale, with an excellence in service award for the role she played in the transitioning from the old kitchen to the new.

The service excellence awards will be allocated throughout Anglo American’s Facilities Management contract with Spotless to recognise those employees who go above and beyond their call of duty to look after the hundreds of people who stay at Anglo American’s accommodation each year.

In addition to the refurbishment costs, Anglo American invests more than $1.2 million on housing and village maintenance each year to provide employees with high quality and comfortable accommodation choices.

The company also provides cash incentives for those employees who wish to live locally and build or buy in Moranbah as well as accommodation options for those wishing to commute.

Back row (from left): Zac Walker, Eden Duffy, Farren Bobongie, Jai Young, Shawn Craw, Aiden Fergison and Jarrod Mellor. Front row (from left): Aiden Brunker, Suzie Algie, Jakie Sealey, Andrew Learoyds and Sam Kenny.

MORANBAH NORTH WELCOMES 12 NEW APPRENTICESIn late January Moranbah North mine’s 12 new apprentices began a four week mine readiness course to prepare them for the four years of on-site training ahead of them.

Moranbah North mine Training and Development Superintendent, Justin Murray, said five new maintenance diesel apprentices, three new electrical and four trainee miners had now joined the team and all were ready and eager to get their hands dirty and begin their trades.

“Their first taste of the apprenticeship for our new starters begins with two weeks with 4sight Training Solutions on-site, followed by one full week at the simulator underground training facility in Mackay, before returning to Moranbah North for a further week of site specific training,” Justin said.

“After the four week mine readiness program, the first year apprentices are broken up into crews in the outbye sections of the mine for the first six months, before a gradual introduction into the mining cycle.

“With six months experience under their belts, they will then move into the direct mining process.”

Justin said he was delighted to see two familiar faces among the new starters, with Aiden Brunker and Sam Kenny who have previously completed Moranbah North’s unique school-based training programme with Moranbah State High School now second year apprentices and starting work straight into the mine operations.

“We strive to provide education and employment opportunities for our local community and in the team, six are Moranbah locals, three are from the Mackay Pioneer Valley, two are from Sarina and one is from Grasstree Beach,” Justin said.

“We are also very proud to support women working in non-traditional roles and welcome maintenance diesel apprentice Suzie Algie this year as our third female apprentice currently completing training at Moranbah North,” he said.

This year Met Coal offered more than 45 apprenticeship positions across our operations.