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MOROBEMINEREdition 25 Creating a world class mineral province in Papua New Guinea

Bringing you stories of our people, operations and the communities in which we work.

Morobe Mining’s ER team celebrating their 2nd placing at the ER Challenge in Port Moresby.

TAIEK OPENS FOOTBRIDGE

In this issue...

16

ER CHALLENGE HIGLIGHTS

8

BUCKS FOR TRUCKS

4

Improving truck performance at HV

Morobe Mining takes 2nd place

Villagers open footbridge & water supply

ER team comes second!

Welcome to another edition of our company newsletter. Since the last update two months ago, we have continued to build on our success as a company and this has been driven by the tremendous efforts of Hidden Valley, closely supported by all other sites.

Our results are clearly showing that Morobe Mining is delivering to its business plan. October has been particularly pleasing in seeing the tremendous team effort by Hidden Valley, supported by Central Services, to overcome the major failure of the Process Plant mill motor. The end result was, that despite the Mill being down for 7 days, the site still produced budget ounces of gold for the month.

This effort not only involved our employees, but we also received tremendous support from our contractors and other business partners. The team managed to move a major plant shut forward and completed the crucial shutdown down work inside the time that it took to repair the mill motor. This was a truly remarkable effort and I am sure has set us up to deliver an above budget outcome for the year.

We have also seen changes in how we will be deliver the Wafi -Golpu Study work in our Brisbane offi ce with the decision to engage a world class consultancy group to assist us to deliver the Prefeasibility Study Update due in June of next year.

The Consultancy will also assist in preparing the business case for the potential commencement of an exploration shaft around the end of the 2014 calendar year.

This change will mean a reduction in the number of people in our owners study team and some adjustments to the site work programs that will be fi nalised in November for action in December of this year.

We’re continuing to work with all our key community and other stakeholder’s groups to ensure that we have a shared view on expectations within the context of the current metal prices and change required to move Morobe Mining to being a sustainable business going forward. The government of the day is implementing sound policies and plans going forward and we’re working closely more than ever to align and achieve mutual goals at the local, provincial and national levels.

Part of this is refl ected in the number of community programs we’ve implemented in the last two months. Our health team visited villages in the Wafi -Golpu region to provide health checkups, immunisation and basic health services. At the same time work continued on building aid posts and health worker houses at Bavaga and Venembeli villages. Completion of these basic infrastructure services are in completion now and we’re working closely with the government to ensure that health workers are permanently employed there.

Our participation in the Morobe Show was a success and refl ection of the hard work put in by coffee, cocoa and fi sh farmers through the Primary Industry program. We had model farmers present to talk to show goers about their challenges and achievements and share ideas.

These included vegetables farmers and the fl oriculture women who were also a highlight. Agriculture and other primary industry programs are the way to go as the benefi ts are sustainable for our people in our footprint.

We also saw the completion of the Zimake Bridge in the Wafi -Golpu area, signaling the end of the Out of the Water project. The company and locals are now using the road from Demakwa to their destinations without crossing any creeks or rivers. This is a big achievement for the project and congratulations everyone, especially to staff of Earthworks & Constructions based out of the Finchif camp.

September also saw the staging of the 3rd National Mining Emergency Response Challenge hosted by Ok Tedi in Port Moresby. Our ER team from Hidden Valley represented Morobe Mining and fi nished second overall behind Oil Search. Congratulations to the team who did exceptionally well! It is our focus to keep improving not only in ER but throughout our safety systems and practices.

Finally, to achieve what we’ve set out to do as a business we must continue to improve in safety at the workplace and be proactive at all times. Safety cannot be compromised for any other activity however important it is and let’s all ensure that we are doing the right thing at the right time at all times.

Hope you enjoy this edition of Morobe Miner and look forward to your support to make Morobe Mining the most successful mining company in PNG.

Greg Jackson - Chief Executive Offi cer

CEO’s Message

2013 marks the 5th year of the Morobe Mining Joint Ventures operations in Morobe Province.5

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Editor: David Wissink

Contributors: Clive Hawigen, Nancy Kalimda, Samuel Toposona, Salome Vincent, Gordon Warvi & Jeremy Mark

Send comments or contributions to:[email protected]: 472 1703 Ext 240PO Box 4015 Lae 411, Morobe ProvincePapua New Guinea

Morobe Mining Joint Ventures (MMJV) is equally owned by Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (50%) and Newcrest Mining Limited (50%). MMJV comprises of three joint ventures - Hidden Valley Joint Venture (HVJV), Wafi -Golpu Joint Venture (WGJV) and Morobe Exploration Joint Venture (MEJV).

P3. HV GM’s message

P4. Every second counts

P5. Skills testing for tradies

P6. New O2 plant completed

P7. Slope technicians complete training

P8. ER team comes second

P9. ER Challenge highlights

P10. Out of the Water project completed

P11. Farmers take part in Morobe Show

P12. Health Patrol for villages

P13. Wau Library reopens

P14. Villagers receive sawmill

P15. Taking the lead

P16. Footbridge and water for Taiek

In this month’s newsletter

2 Morobe Miner Newsletter Edition 25

It is with great pleasure that I can tell you all our Quarter 1 2014 results.

As a result of all of your hard work, collaborative teamwork and relentless focus to deliver the priorities, Hidden Valley has just completed a quarter full of records.

We are still fi nalising the cash cost position of Hidden Valley for Quarter 1, but wanted to share the great physical results we have achieved with you all while we wait for this to be fi nalised.

Gold Produced - Hidden Valley has just delivered the fi rst quarter ever ahead of budget. Also, we delivered the highest 3 month average since December 2011 when gold grades were consistently between 2.0-2.6g/t.

The green bars represent months where we have produced gold at higher than budget expectations.

TMM - Hidden Valley has mined more than 2 million tonnes per month for 5 out of the last 6 months (green bars). We would have achieved 6 in a row if it weren’t for the strike.

This great result has signifi cant positive implications for our ability to mine higher volumes of high grade gold and silver.

Tonnes Milled - The mine has processed

more than 330,000 tonnes per month for 5 out of the last 6 months, contributing to the site achieving the highest quarter result ever with a result over 1,000,000 tonnes processed!

Crusher/OLC - We are currently having a number of issues in the Crushing circuit predominantly due to premature wear of the Wobbler parts.

We are fast tracking a plan to return the wobbler components back to their original condition.

We know that once the system has been restored to design condition, the Crusher/OLC will deliver the required ore to the processing plant that maximises feed volume, optimises gold/silver grades and reduces our cost base by eliminating ore haulage altogether.

I am looking forward to getting around to seeing all of you and present the results as part of the State of the Nation forums and talking about our results in detail.

The start of the second quarter has been full of issues with the extended shut down of the Hidden Valley crushing circuit and the failure of the mill motor.

But we need to band together and complete this maintenance and repair work and

immerge out the other end stronger and achieve our goals for FY14.

Our safety results have not been as positive and we have had a number of SPIs and as you know that every time we have an SPI we can count ourselves lucky that we didn’t lose one of our workmates.

Please continue to stay focused and use our safety tools (LLB, Hazard Reports and SBO) to keep our operations safe and productive.

To prove that these results were not an accident, we are challenge you all to raise the bar to the next level and deliver a record Quarter 2.

We still have a long way to go to get the costs at Hidden Valley to an acceptable level and the relentless pursuit of lower costs to our operation continues and we all have to be involved in this process.

Together working as a team we will reach our goal of $1,200/oz by December 2013.

Thanks again and great work!

Bevan Jones - GM Hidden Valley

Very positive quarter 1 results

Morobe Mining staff in all sites spent held Safety ReNew sessions in August to talk about and prioritise safety in the workplace.

Put into groups, they identifi ed main safety issues that needed to be addressed. Issues involved transport/traffi c management, offi ce, training, fi tness for work and safety standards

GM Sustainability & External Relations, David Wissink, thanked everyone for participating in the safety discussions.

Mr Wissink said the staff concerns arising from the meetings would be written up and given to their managers to start working on action plans around the highest ranked items.

At Hidden Valley, over a thousand employees and contractors got together to prioritise safety in their workplace. HV Human Resource and Training Manager, Mark Handley, reminded workers that they had to be careful and look out for each other and added that safety was paramount in order for the business to continue.

Wafi -Golpu camps also completed their meetings successfully at different sites with everyone attending.

Emergency Response Superintendent David Mayer said the day had positive infl uence on all employees who showed an impressive commitment to the program, the company values and a sense of achievement. “Many employees took the opportunity to write their own Personal Safety Plan and gave personal accounts on what they would do in the next 12 months to keep safe at work and at home,” Mr Mayer said.

All in all, it was a good turnout and a lot of good discussions about safety.

Safety ReNew Day observed

PCS Lae staff attending the Safety ReNew meeting at the Valley View Rec Hall (above left) while the Wafi -Golpu Earthworks & Construction staff Darren Cortes and Benjamin Moaitz (above right) holding the session with staff and casuals at the Gingen Crusher. Staff at Wafi Camp (below) discussing safety.

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By Simon Jackson, Operations & Technical Manager

Since November last year, the Buck for Trucks program has shaped a much more effi cient way to reducing times and costs.

Bucks for Trucks is a TWWW program that identifi es key activities and measurables of our trucks (KPI’s), determine how well we perform against these KPI’s, and then establish a program to improve our overall trucking performance and costs.

One of the key focus areas for the Bucks for Trucks program is to improve the spot times for the truck fl eet.

The program also has a focus on truck payloads (how many tonnes are carried in each truck), truck dump times (time it takes for a truck to stop, see where to tip, reverse, then tip load), and load times.

Bucks for Trucks also covers reducing the costs of our trucking fl eet. Two sizeable programs to assist with cost reductions for our trucking fl eet are the Tyre Savings and the Accident Damage programs.

In order to improve spot times, or anything for that matter, data is needed which can be used to create information and understanding.

Simply put, the spot time is the time in

seconds it takes for a truck to prepare itself for loading by a digger. It is measured from the time the truck leaves the queue awaiting to be loaded to when it has stopped in the correct location for loading.

The data for our Bucks for Trucks program comes from the HV Dispatch system. It’s a powerful tool that knows the position of our mobile fl eet, what it’s doing and where it’s going.

Dispatch looks at this data and is able to “decide” if the equipment allocations are optimised, and how the equipment is performing against our targets.

This then allows short interval controls to be actioned between the operator, the supervisor and Dispatch.

The data that is generated for our 785 truck fl eet are taken from Dispatch and enables the Operations team to have real time understanding of trends and performance.

This same data stream provides information that is useful to the operators and the Training team as performance issues are readily noted and can be acted upon.

It has been excellent to be part of and to observe the progress that has been made already with this program. The involvement of TWWW teams have added substantially

to our capabilities to drive this program.

It is important to note however that this is another of the programs that cover many of the sites teams. For example, we are developing a good tyre cost understanding and starting to see real improvements.

There are many drivers for this, but it has been great to see the alignment and passion displayed by the Mobile Fleet Maintenance (MFM) teams (especially the tyre team).

From the Operations team, the key person driving this important project is Paul Vujcich who is committing a great deal of time and passion, while at the same time managing his normal day job.

The Accident Damage program is really being driven by the site’s MFM team. Part of the problem with being able to act on accident damage is knowing that the damage occurred in the fi rst place.

The MFM team are going to the trouble of identifying likely accident damage to mobile fl eet and then communicating this to the Operations team by entering it into IBIS.

The Operations team accept that MFM are correct and then immediately place actions in IBIS to identify the root cause and more importantly to enable solutions to prevent a reoccurrence.

Every second counts

SIC a

success at the processing plant

By Quinton Kluki, Process Plant Business Improvement Analyst

The Processing Plant team has implemented a number of initiatives to help increase plant stability by controlling plant operating parameters.

One such initiative is the implementation of Short Interval Control (SIC) and this has proven to be a true success story.

SIC is a structured process for identifying and acting on opportunities to improve the effectiveness and effi ciency of production.

The process encourages teams to work together to achieve regular incremental improvements to meet targets.

A key feature of SIC is the use of real time production data to guide decision making.

At Hidden Valley, section operators implement corrective actions on a two hourly basis based on real time production data. This would identify operating constraints within the

targeted parameters and to fi nd solutions to improve.

Previously, the implementation of corrective actions was reviewed at the end of every 12 hour shift by Coordinators, Foremen and Supervisors and actions were taken to regain control of the circuit.

SIC with corresponding Trouble Shooting Guides and Decision Trees (a tool to help operators understand out of control situations) has been rolled down to the operator level to assist them to operate the plant more effectively.

This has increased the frequency and quality of area checks resulting in more stabilised process leading to increased overall improvement in gold and silver recovery.

It has also contributed greatly in skills and knowledge transfer in a team environment. Queries and questions can immediately be answered or discussed rather than having to wait for the end of shift handover.


Skills testing for tradiesBy Jason Johnson, HV Training Superintendent

Hidden Valley has developed a Trades Skills Testing Program to target all relevant maintenance sections.

The program will also be utilised as part of the recruitment process and would ensure that potential employees are true in relation to their training documentation and employment application records.

It would also ensure that the recruitment process is optimised so that applicants meet the criteria required for the applied role and streamline the screening process.

The trades testing program is based on the PNG HEF competency modules and broken down into examinations to target each trades core module.

The process will cover heavy equipment fi tters (mobile and fi xed), machinists, and low voltage (auto-electricians), welding and fabrication, and light/medium vehicle mechanics.

The results of the trades testing examinations are populated into a database that would allow actions on an individual level and on a departmental level to make positive business decisions.

The trades testing scoring process has been developed to assist business leaders in following a singular system of managing employees and recruits.

The program is broken into two stages of

examination - Trades Testing Base line and Trades Testing Advanced Gap Program.

The Trades Testing Base-Line program is designed to assess an employee or a large selection of employees to ascertain their fundamental knowledge of their trade in a quick and accurate manner.

This is ideal for blanket testing a department and for the recruitment process. The examinations are designed to be only theory-based and executed to provide immediate results to the applicable department so decisions can be made within days or hours of the testing.

The Trades Testing Advanced Gap Program is undertaken for current employees within the business and is specifi cally designed to target the theoretical and practical trades scope of each individual employee.

This program is undertaken in a one-on-one environment to comply with the testing process. It utilises the individual modules from trade competencies which is broken up over forty-plus detailed modules.

Upon completion of the this testing program a gap analysis can be formulated to identify training needs of an employee thus closing the identifi ed gaps.

The combination of the trades testing programs will promote a more capable maintenance workforce and boost the skills and knowledge of employees thus increase the equipment and machinery availability and maintenance turnaround.

The environment team taking a group photo at the SBO training

By Bernice Suma, HV Safety Coordinator

The Environment Department recently organised an in-house training on Safe Behavior Observation (SBO) for their offi cers.

The team liaised and brought in the Safety Department to conduct the in-house training after they identifi ed their workforce needed these trainings to make themselves aware of the site systems and tools to help them perform their roles safely, effectively and effi ciently.

Rope Technician Robin Essa said the training helped him to observe, identify and communicate safe and unsafe behaviours at the workplace.

“We are now enforcing safe behaviours and correcting unsafe behaviours more frequently and proactively than before and keeping ourselves safe from accidents and incidents,” Robin said.

Hydrology Technician, Seneng Tigia said the training was an eye opener for her.

“What I did was fi ll out all the fi elds and actions on the form for both unsafe and safe observations. Now after attending this training I understand what SBO is and what I can and cannot write on the form.”

The team is now more confi dent in performing SBOs and can be seen around the site with their SBO booklets ever present in their pockets or hands.

Safety conducts SBO training

The geology department at Wafi -Golpu underwent a training recently on how to use packer testing equipment.

Packer testing is a method of determining the in-situ permeability of rock in a drill hole by placing an infl atable device inside an open or screened hole (with multiple screened points).

Once the packer is infl ated, a variety of tests can be conducted on the formation.

The Wafi -Golpu geology team uses two

types of packer testing tools, the STX and the SWiPS.

Principal Hydrogeologist, James Williams explained that the objective of the training is to increase the skill level of the workforce and reduce reliance on external consultants for packer testing.

A clear example of capacity building for our staff and displaying one of Morobe Mining’s value - Creativity & Innovation!

Geos undergo packer training

The team pose for a group photo during the training session.


By Jerry Abel, Asset Management Manager

Hidden Vally has commissioned a higher capacity Oxygen Plant to meet the Processing Plant’s demand of 4.7 million tonnes of oxygen per annum.

The new Oxair oxygen plant has a capacity of 15 tonnes per day and replaces the previous undersized plant.

Up until now the business has been maintaining cyanide destruction levels and recovery targets by utilising more reagents (Hydrogen Peroxide) which are put into the cyanide destruction tank to supplement current oxygen gas supply.

Original design issues were further complicated due to in-line oxygen contactors, which were removed during plant commissioning in 2010, due to reliability and effectiveness issues.

Benefi ts of the project include:

• Operating cost reduction via reduced reagent consumption (hydrogen

peroxide and SMBS).

• Improved cyanide destruction

• Decrease in Weak Acid Disposable (WAD) cyanide in TSF over time

• Increase silver and gold recoveries in the circuits.

Despite the delays arising from engineering design and construction rework, vendor personnel availabilities and vendor work visas requirements, the project was completed safely and in good time.

With that said construction is nearing completion with a handful of punch list items remaining and the commissioning team has been mobilised to site to complete commissioning and start up activities.

Having this system online now is a major milestone for the business and will go very far in assisting the company in reaching its goal of $1,200 December 31st 2013.

New O2 plant completedThe Hidden Valley mine has adopted the best environmental management practices including industry codes and standards such as International Standards Organisations (ISO) 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS) and International Cyanide Management Code (ICMC).

This demonstrates that it has the best intentions to minimise potential incidents involving cyanide. These best environmental management practices and internal systems, strategies and processes combine to ensure zero incidents and in the unlikelihood of such events, appropriate response training and capacity is in place to contain and prevent lasting impacts.

Training and awareness of cyanide use, management and emergency response involving all stakeholders

All responsibilities are clearly defi ne in the procedures established in relation to all aspects of cyanide management. Safe procedures for cyanide handling governing transport, storage, containment, use and disposal exist and are strictly adhered to. Under the mine’s cyanide and water management plans, options for reusing, recycling and disposing of residual cyanide from plant operations are considered and implemented.

Audits are conducted regularly every year to determine compliance with the ICMC, EMS, Environment Management Plan (EMP) and internal procedures. This helps to monitor the company’s performance and identify any improvements required.

Environment Management Systems

The overall risk assessment for the mine’s impact including cyanide is contained in the EMP. The programs and plans derived from the EMP are then structured into a systematic process to mitigate, manage and monitor the potential impact.

ISO 14001 Standard outlines the formal identifi cation of signifi cant aspects and impacts and provides guidelines on how to identify, risk rate and develop a management plan to minimise environmental impact.

PNG’s Environment Act and Regulations are also aligned with the ISO 14001 approach, thus aligning the best environmental management practice with the Hidden Valley EMP.

In this issue we feature ‘Topic 6: Cyanide Management Best Practice’


By Sarah Watson, Wafi -Golpu Environment Manager

The Wafi Golpu crew were pleased to welcome back West Rescue trainer Andrew Stay in September for a week’s intensive training on the steep slope technicians and emergency response offi cers.

Focusing on advanced rescue and response, the training saw all ten attendees walk away with world recognised certifi cation in ‘Undertake Vertical Rescue’ and ‘Respond to a Mine Incident’ modules.

“It’s awesome to receive a certifi cate which means so much to me,” said Cletus Tom, one of the slope rehab technicians who attended the training.

His team mate Yagas Esera added, “I’d like to thank Morobe Mining and the Environment Department for allowing us to undergo such training and achieve an Australian Standards certifi cate.”

Nelson Wamen, also on the ropes, added his thanks saying that he “greatly profi ted from the training. I’m very thankful for it and look forward to continue to carry out my duties with these new skills.”

The latest training aimed to further the skills of the rope rehab crew by focusing on advanced techniques in vertical terrain and rescue systems. The course kicked off with revision on existing work practices, with emphasis in particular on team skills and behaviour.

The week continued with the class taking on more advanced challenges including training on medical equipment to be used during a rope rescue, vehicle extrication, haulage systems, medic lines and casualty

care. “We learned so much!” said Siliwana Papalas. “How to rescue people using rope techniques, safety for working at heights and fi rst aid.”

His team mate Andrew Awateng added, “The training was very interesting and also a little bit complicated with the setting up of the pulley systems and moving the casualty from the bottom of the slope to the top. Teamwork is very important and safety of every team member is a priority.”

Andrew commending the group. “The team did very well and showed me why I am so proud of them. The communication and teamwork they display is fantastic to watch,”

said Andrew.

The course fi nished with practice responses to real life site-specifi c scenarios such as an off road vehicle rollover and fall of a person on a slope from height.

The attendees expressed their thanks at being given the opportunity to attend such training, increase their skills and further their career with the organisation.

They look forward to putting into practice the skills they have gained – though hopefully for rehabilitation purposes only and not in an emergency response scenario.

The rope access steep slope rehabilitation program developed locally for Morobe Mining has received high commendation.

The rope access method is currently being used at Morobe Mining’s Hidden Valley mine and Wafi -Golpu Project, and combines the use of working at heights, mountaineering, emergency response skills, and specialist on-slope rehabilitation skills

Its aim is to fast track ground cover establishment of vegetation and eventual colonisation of exposed steep slopes which can be potential sediment sources.

A presentation on this innovation was done at the Australian Mine Rehabilitation Conference in Adelaide in August this year.

Pioneer of the program and Wafi -Golpu’s Environment Coordinator Rehabilitation, Pikus Evino drew ‘wow we never thought of that!” responses from scientists and fi eld rehabilitators during his presentation.

Pikus was instrumental in developing this rehabilitation method while he was the Rehabilitation Advisor with the Hidden Valley mine. The technology is now being used for rehabilitation work at the Wafi -

Golpu Project.

“The whole workshop was a great success…during tea breaks some professionals attending admitted that regardless of slope design (angle of elevation), rope access rehabilitation can work effectively to stabilise slopes,” said a proud Pikus.

He thanked the company

management for giving him the opportunity and funding his participation at the conference to share his knowledge on the rehabilitation programs it has in place.

Pikus is currently responsible for the development and implementation of the Wafi -Golpu’s Land Rehabilitation Program.

Pikus takes a break from rope work to take a picture.

Rope technique praised

Slope technicians complete training


Morobe Mining comes second at ER Challenge

By Bruce McLennan, Manager Health Safety & Security

I was woken by a large number of excited voices.

It was good to hear nine happy and excited teams - the 3rd National Mining Emergency Response (ER) Challenge had arrived.

Morobe Mining’s Hidden Valley ER team had been preparing for two months for the event. The team was comprised of the only full-time ER Supervisor, Elijah Egaro, the Team Captain and seven ER Auxiliary personnel.

These were Peter Saul, Chris Julo, and Beko ‘The Ladder’ Aibo (APD), David Wawa, Thaddeus Bunawa, Chris Songoa (Mining), Harry Daniels (MFM), Benedict Saun (NKW), Brad Bull (ER Superintendent), Paul Topen (ER & Team Manager), Bernice Suma (Safety & Adjudicator for the events).

At 5am the busses arrived to take us to the venue - PNGDF Murray Barracks. Ok Tedi Mining had set up a great series of events within the barracks. The events were:

1. Mass Casualty. This scenario was based on a two car collision with multiple casualties.

2. Rope Rescue. Single person who fell off a beam.

3. Fire Fighting & Casualty Rescue. Multiple fi res and a casualty at the end to medically treat.

4. HAZMAT. This scenario was based on an aircraft accident. Morobe Mining won this event.

5. Endurance. Ran around an oval with a stretcher with the Team Captain getting a free ride! The singing was great.

6. Search & Rescue. The teams’ masks were ‘blacked out’ with tape, and they had to feel their way around to fi nd the casualty.

The fi rst event was the Rope Rescue and the team was favourite to win as it was our pet event. However, nerves, excitement, tight space, a new environment and Beko’s ladder hindered the team from performing well and in the end didn’t fi nish the event in the given time frame.

The team reacted in the most positive way despite the disappointing result. This was one of the best things we took away from the event, and we’re proud of the attitude the team displayed.

Morobe Mining conducted four events on the fi rst day - Rope Rescue, Search & Rescue, Fire Fighting & Casualty Rescue, and the Endurance event. A long, hot and

hard day.

Day Two was another early start but with only two events to compete in, the team knew they had to go very hard to produce good results, and they did.

The fi rst event was HAZMAT, and it was great to see the team in action. Slick and professional, and come out the event winners. All adjudicators came and congratulated the team saying it was the most professional team.

The last event was Mass Casualty. The team went in strong and well on the way to an excellent result. They cleared the scene of the accident and casualties in a professional and safe manner, however our direct medical treatment was not as it should’ve been and this went against the team at the scoring end.

There was plenty of time to look at the other teams and learn or observe various methods for tackling the various scenarios. We looked at various equipment the other mines used that we’d look into getting for our team.

The team was able to really see what its strengths were and also its weaknesses (not too many), and the debriefs received from the Event Adjudicators gave the team a good idea on their strengths and areas for improvement.

The teams obvious strengths are teamwork, good communications, attitude, equipment preparation and good looks. The team was not as strong in direct medical treatment, and thinking plans/solutions through, which we’re working on.

Brad Bull was the event manager for the Rope Rescue event, and Paul Topen the team manager. Paul ensured the team was on time for events, made sure they had plenty of cool water to drink and enough good food to eat.

CEO Greg Jackson, and HV GM Bevan Jones came to the last day’s events.

The entire group came together at the event dinner later that evening, to share a meal together and see who had won.

Morobe Mining took out the HAZMAT and Best Looking Team awards. We came runner-up to Oil Search in Best Theory Exam and Best Overall Team – Safety.

The Lihir Ladies team came 5th overall out of the nine teams competing, and this was against teams that employed fulltime ER teams. It just showed that we can put a female team too so female staff who think they have what it takes need to see your ER Supervisor and get involved.

ER’s ongoing training will continue for

next year, with a view of fi elding men and women’s team from across the company.

On behalf of the entire Morobe Mining, I congratulate the entire ER section and auxiliary personnel who help make this a safe site to work at.

I would also like to thank the Mining and MFM departments for allowing your staff to participate, and especially to NKW for allowing Benedict Saun to join the ER team and represent Morobe Mining.

2014 here we come!

(See pictorial highlights next page)


HAZMAT (Hazardous Material)

Fire fighting

Multi-Casualty

Presentation night

Rope Rescue

Endurance


Since the Wafi -Golpu Project’s inception in 2009, the safety of staff and communities travelling through the many rivers and creeks posed a big challenge.

To get from the Lae-Bulolo Highway to Morobe Mining’s camps at Wafi and Finchif, staff had to travel through several rivers and creeks.

This placed a high risk especially during fl ooding and affected operations and livelihood of the people as well, who used the same crossings as the company did.

Last year Morobe Mining began the ‘Out of the Water’ program to build bridges and culverts, and construct road bypasses and diversions so that employees and locals could travel on dry land safely.

“We’re happy with our progress and we’ve received the same sentiments from the landowner communities we work closely with,” said CEO Greg Jackson.

“The roads, bridges and culverts not only open up access and ensure people travel safely, but it’s also a great symbol of the mutual benefi ts that come out from the company working together with the

government and communities for project success.”

The Earthworks & Construction team completed three Bailey bridges at Demakwa, Gingen and Zimake, opened in April, June and September respectively.

The team constructed a bypass from Zimake all the way to Gingen, done simultenously with the bridge construction at Gingen.

Five culverts were installed on the road from Demakwa to Finchif and Wafi -Golpu camps. The box culverts, measuring 4 to 5 rows are located at Westpac Creek, Zimake, Gingen and Bavaga villages.

A 200-metre road realignment work from Bavaga Junction towards the Wafi -Golpu camp was also completed. Vehicles and machines used to follow this river stretch and the diversion has ensured locals use the river freely without being disturbed by passing vehicles.

Completion of the 15-metre Zimake Bridge (right). Below from L-R: Culvert along the Zimake bypass road, the Wafi road diversion, and Bavaga Junction culvert.

Opening of the 42-metre Bailey bridges at Demakwa (top) and Gingen Village (below).

Out of the Water project completed

Aid posts completedMorobe Mining has completed an aid post at Zindaga Village with another aid post and staff house at Bavaga nearly fi nished.

These aid posts are part of the Community Participation Agreement (CPA) projects for the Wafi -Golpu communities. These brings to fi ve completed aid posts - the others currently operating in Nauti, Kwembu, Winima and Wonkings villages.

New staff houses for the Community Health Workers (CHW) at Nauti and Kwembu aid posts are currently under construction and another soon for Winima. An aid post with staff house is planned for

Timini Village. These projects are funded by Mineral Resources Authority (MRA) but managed by Morobe Mining.

Other projects we have completed include two elementary classrooms at Hekeng and Zindaga with plans for elementary classrooms at Zilani, Pekumbe and Kapunung. A double classroom and teacher house will also be built at Zindaga

Primary School. These schools and health facilities are being built in cooperation with the Morobe Provincial Education and Health Offi ces who will provide staff.

The team has also completed community halls recently for the Babuaf, Hengambu and Yanta tribes in Wafi -Golpu. A transit house was also constructed at Venembeli for the Yanta villages.

Finishing touches added to the Zindaga Aid Post (above left) while the Hengambu Aid Post and staff house (above right) at Bavaga in the completion stage.


For fi rst time vegetable farmer Lesley Aoteto, she did not think that growing vegetables could earn her an income.

This grandmother from Manki Village in Bulolo District has been supplying cabbages and broccoli to the National Catering Services (NCS) at the Hidden Valley mine since last year.

Her interest grew when she was asked by Hidden Valley’s Community Affairs team to attend a Family Life Improvement Training course in 2011. The training was facilitated by the Chamber of Mines & Petroleum in partnership with the University

of Queensland and Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining.

“I came back from the training and started my garden,” Lesley recounted.

“With just K50, I bought my seeds, nursed and planted them. I didn’t know how successful it was going to be until I started earning between K500 to K800 from just selling my vegetables to NCS,” she said.

Lesley said her success comes down to hard work and perseverance and thanked Hidden Valley for arranging her small business with NCS.

“I want to thank Boina Yaya

from Morobe Mining, Lesley Bennett from Chamber of Mines & Petroleum and Lydia Waengo from NCS for the great partnership and support to me.

She encouraged many other women and men out there to work the land as they can have similar success.

Recently, Lesley was part of a team from Morobe Mining that

attended a Community Affairs workshop hosted by the PNG Chamber of Mines & Petroleum in Madang where she did a presentation on her success.

All participants congratulated Lesley on her success; very fi tting for a local woman venturing into business and showing the way for other small farmers.

Kumu farmer finds success

Lesley showing off a fresh broccoli in her vegetable farm.

Morobe Mining’s participation in the 2013 Morobe Show was a success.

Led by the Primary Industry team, the company showcased the various programs that it runs in partnership with key stakeholders.

The two-day event gave farmers an opportunity to showcase the projects they have been working closely under Morobe Mining’s primary industry program.

“We had new inclusions this year in farmers from the Fresh Produce program, with two women farmers from Hekeng and Manki Tawa villages participating,” said Primary Industry Coordinator Steven Mantari.

“We also had a coffee farmer come from Givekes in the Middle Watut, and the highlight of our booth was the Mt Susu Women’s Floriculture group. Our live fi sh display was again the centre of attraction.”

Mr Mantari said the coffee, cocoa and fi sh farmers were outstanding in promoting the primary industry program interventions to the public and providing technical information where it mattered.

“They were joined by three offi cers from the Coffee Industry Corporation who were very attentive to coffee farmers and enthusiasts in providing relevant technical information and CIC programe updates,” he said.

After the event, all the farmers spoke highly of the program and wanted to see Morobe Mining and stakeholder partners continue with the programs.

Farmers take part in Morobe Show

Primary Industry Supervisor Sophin Malaku (top) explaining the fi sh farming program to visitors, while farmers (above) answer questions from curious show goers. There were a lot of young people who came to see the displays (below) and fi nd out about the company’s programs.


Rachael Lennie, Social Development and Monitoring Offi cer, comes from East Sepik and Madang parentage but grew up in Wau. She started with the company in 2009 working in the youth and sports programs under Social Development.“I recently moved to a new role which deals with implementing effective monitoring systems that identify impacts and fi nd ways to mitigate or mange them in line with company policies and standard practices,” she said. She said

she is still involved with community development and awareness programs, which she fi nds very challenging.

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Health survey feedback

Medivac saves girl

A quick response by the Wafi -Golpu Medical & Emergency Response Team saved the life of an 8-year old girl from Onom Village in the Lower Watut region in Morobe Province.

The girl, Dulcie Yana who was bitten by a snake during the early hours of Monday October 14 began experiencing paralysis to both her lower limbs. Community Affairs Offi cers at the Wafi -Golpu camp received the call for help and quickly liaised with the Wafi ER Team to medivac the young girl to ANGAU Memorial Hospital in Lae.

Camp Doctor, Robin Oge stabilised the girl before escorting her on the helicopter to ANGAU Emergency Department.

Wafi Medical Superintendent David Mayer said: “The availability of helicopters is rare, so in this case the patient was very fortunate of the signifi cant response from Morobe Mining’s Community Affairs and Emergency Response Teams.”

Villagers living in remote areas near the Wafi -Golpu Project in Morobe Province recently received tetanus vaccinations through a health patrol.

Seven health workers travelled into the remote Yanta tribal area on a three-week health patrol to carry out much needed medical treatment.

The team, comprising of Community Health Supervisor Somatha Jabba and six Community Health Workers (CHW) from the Mumeng Health Centre, visited Zilani, Pokwaluma and Pekumbe villages.

They gave tetanus toxoid vaccine to young women and mothers aged between 18 to 45 years old, conducted medical examinations, immunisation to both antenatal women and children up to 5 years old, and administered treatment to those who were sick.

Mr Jabba said tetanus is a common infection in rural PNG and it was important for women and mothers, who are of child bearing age, to get immunised.

He explained that because most women give birth in their villages they are at high risk to contracting tetanus.

Mr Jabba, who has worked with these rural communities for over 15 years, said the common ailments were women-related, immunisation, nutrition and the

need to talk about family planning.

CHW and TB specialist at Mumeng Health Centre, Jack Ilau, said the partnership between the government and Morobe Mining has made it easier for government health workers to visit such communities.

Mr Ilau said it also provided an opportunity to talk about family planning, TB, HIV and AIDS, nutrition, and the importance of immunisation.

Morobe Mining has been carrying out health patrols since 2010 and works closely with the government to bring basic services such as health back into the rural areas.

Abt JTA together with Morobe Mining’s Health and Community Affairs teams completed the Biomedical survey feedback program in the Wafi -Golpu area in October.

Led by Dr Louis Samiak of Abt JTA, the team provided feedback to Hekeng, Zilani, Pekumbe, Uruf, Mazim and Dambi villages. These were part of 15 villages in the Wafi -Golpu and Hidden Valley footprint that participated in the Environment & Health Socioeconomic Biomedical Survey last year.

Community Health Coordinator Loncie Lautu said the survey was conducted to describe the health status of the population next to the Wafi -Golpu and Hidden Valley sites. She said some of the key fi ndings presented to the people included Water & Sanitation, Heavy Metals, Nutrition, Infectious Diseases, Maternal & Child Health and Health Care Services.

Health patrol for villages

Somatha (above) checks the ear of a local at Pokwaluma while Pekumbe villagers queue up for the health check ups.


Esther Willie is the Administration & Data Entry Clerk with the Geology Department at the Wafi -Golpu Project.She has been with the company for two years and comes from Gingen Village in the Hengambu tribe, one of three landowner

tribes of the Wafi -Golpu Project.“I really enjoy working with Morobe Mining and appreciate one of the company’s value which is team work,” she said.“As a local I’m privileged and thankful to be working for the company. I want to see excellence and strive to make a difference.”

Timely assistance to Buk Bilong PikininiMorobe Mining assisted the Buk Bilong Pikinini (BPP) Library in Lae with K5,000 after BBP provided 4,000 books to the Wau Public Library appeal in June.

BBP Regional Coordinator Begal Nia said the assistance was timely because BPP was a not-for-profi t organisation helping improve literacy for the vulnerable children in PNG who can’t go to school due to many reasons,” Mr Nia said.

Regional & Economic Development Manager, Reuben Aila said the BBP organisation was doing a great job in educating children and they needed to be supported.

Mr Aila said Morobe Mining has a commitment to supporting the government’s education plans and programs. For more information on Buk Bilong Pikinini visit their website at www.bukbilongpikinini.org

If you have ever dealt with the Procurement team based in Lae then you would have come across Henson Heriso.Henson is the Procurement Coordinator and comes from Eastern Highlands Province. He started with Morobe Mining in January 2008 as a Procurement Clerk with Supply Logistics at Wau Base.“The challenges for us here at Procurement is meeting deadlines for various projects across Morobe Mining

with regards to ensuring timely and cost effective deliever of goods and services,” he said. Henson said he enjoys working for the company as the environment is so dynamic and every day is a challenge.

The small community of Wau Township celebrated the reopening of the town’s public library in August.

It was a moving occasion when locals, including the long-time expatriate community in Wau, expressed their heart felt gratitude at the occasion, describing it to be signifi cant because of its rich history.

An emotional Mrs Donna Harvey-Hall, a long-time resident of Wau town, stressed the importance of looking after the library.

“This is our town, this is our community, this is our library. Please look after it,” she appealed to the public.

The library, renamed the ‘Chris Harvey-Hall Memorial Library,’ was funded by Morobe Mining and NKW Holdings, and land was made available by the Bulolo District through the Wau Urban LLG.

Morobe Mining CEO Greg Jackson and GM Sustainability & External Relations, David Wissink, offi cially opened the library.

President for the Wau Library Committee, Danielle Vincent commended the hard work of the committee team members.

Books were donated by the public, Morobe Mining, Harmony Brisbane Offi ce, NKW, and Brisbane Boys College. The library is perhaps one of the oldest in the country with a lot of history behind it.

Mrs Donna Harvey-Hall, Mr Wissink and Bulolo District Administrator Tae Gwambulek offi cially open the library (above left) and the local community (above right) take a tour of the library.

Wau library reopens

Mr Aila, Mr Nia and children stand with the dummy cheque.

Morobe Mining facilitated the delivery of 13 boxes to the Chris Harvey-Hall Memorial Library in Wau on Ocotber 7.

The books were donated by non-government organisation and Brisbane-based PNG Books 4Kids.

Morobe Mining’s Education Supervisor, Philip Chanei, delivered the books to

appreciative Library Committee members who expressed sincere gratitude to the company for organising the movement and donation of the books. Heather Doonan, who administers the PNG Books 4Kids said they were ready to ship out many more books if requested for schools in the area.

Education Coordinator, Thelma Elizah, thanked Heather and said the team was in the process of collecting enrolment fi gures for the elementary schools in the company’s footprint area and would organise to bring more books in.

Wau library receives more books

Some of the library committee members receiving the donated books.


Morobe Mining delivered three sawmills to Gingen, Dengea and Timini villages of Wafi -Golpu Project area recently as part of the Community Participation Agreement (CPA) between the villages and the company.

Upon presenting these sawmills to the respective villages CPA committee members, Morobe Mining offi cials said this symbolises the company’s commitment of working together to participate in community development.

Timber is expensive to buy and with these sawmills, it would help the community to produce timber for building individual houses, community halls and churches that would help transform the villages.

Wafi -Golpu Project’s Community Agreement Superintendent, Jack Karali, explained to the people that the agreement was put in place to help communities improve their living standards.

Mr Karali said the CPA was different from the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) because the Wafi -Golpu Project has not developed any mines yet. He said the CPA was set up to help communities establish themselves and transition into mining phase.

Eight villages have signed the CPA agreement and each has different set of priority projects that they have agreed to under the CPA.

For these three villages, proper housing was considered a priority and to help them kick

start their project, they needed sawmills to help produce timber for their houses.

A community leader at Gingen village, Mr Liwai Bing, thanked Morobe Mining for honouring its commitment.

“I gat klostu 300 famili long ples na mipela bai bildim wanwan haus bilong olgeta yet wantaim niupla church. Bihain long dispela mipela tingting long yusim dispela sawmill long mekim bisnis bilong komuniti (We will build about 300 houses for families in the village. We will also rebuild our church and after that we will use the sawmill to make money for the community),” Mr Bing said.

GM Sustainability & External Relations, David Wissink, said Morobe Mining was the fi rst company in the country to come up with the CPA initiative which was a

development agreement between villages and the company during the exploration phase of a project.

“CPA is designed to work hand in hand with ward development projects. What’s in the ward development plan will work hand in hand with the CPA agreement,” he explained.

Mr Wissink asked the villagers to look after the equipment as it would provide support to assisting church work, women’s group programs, education assistance, agriculture and various projects in the community.

A trainer from Farmset Limited, was also engaged as part of the sawmill purchasing package to visit the villages and run trainings for the locals.

Villages receive sawmills

September 18, 2013 marked a signifi cant occasion for Winima Investment Limited (WIL) and Wawiye Transport Services (WTS) when both local companies signed a business agreement.

The agreement sees the two companies jointly purchasing an eight tonne truck which would be hired out to Morobe Mining’s Logistics Department under WTS existing contract with the company.

“With the current challenges faced by

the mine, we must capitalise on such opportunities to keep our businesses going,” said Waba Yawing Jr, Director of WIL.

Mr Yawing said the truck would cost K320,000 and both parties were happy to share the cost and also the profi ts over the next two years.

Morobe Mining’s Business Development (BD) Coordinator, Mr Robin Siwick said: “Morobe Mining through its Business Development team will continue to work closely with the two groups to ensure that this joint venture is successful and both businesses are managed well.”

He said the BD team has been assisting landowner and local companies secure suitable businesses within the mining operations and facilitating trainings for individuals and businesses.

LO companies sign agreement

Marlen Brunskill (NKW General Manager), Neil Waba (WIL Manager), Kawen Wawa (Wawiye Transport Proprietor) & Mr Siwick displaying the signed agreement at the NKW Offi ce in Lae.

Dengea villagers and offi cials from Morobe Mining showing off their new equipment.

22 selected villagers from Dengea, Gingen and Timini underwent three separate trainings ran by Farmset Limited from Lae.

This was in accordance with the CPA agreement that saw the company giving

three sawmills to these villages under the CPA agreement in July.

They went through basic training on how to operate the sawmills and learn the safety aspects of the equipment and work environment.

Participants appreciated the training and said they would now be able to use the machines safely to cut their timber and start improving their homes and other buildings.

Villagers undergo sawmill training

Sawmill training at Gingen village.


Equipped with spades, grass knives and determination, the Nauti villagers are carrying out a road maintenance program they initiated in July this year.

Every Mondays, they clean the access road leading to their village, situated in the Upper Watut area of Bulolo District, Morobe Province.

Led by their leaders Maxwell Kipas and Naino Kwamio, the ‘Nautis’ as they are commonly referred to have let their actions do the talking.

Men are cleaning out clogged drains and women are cutting away overgrown bush and grass on the road. Even youths are present to fi ll up pot holes and gaps on the road with stones and soil.

Youth leader Kotsi Kipas said it was time for a change in their community. “We have

to change the way we’ve been doing things in the past and try to cooperate and work closely for our sake. Like this road, it’s a priority for us as we benefi t from it so we must look after it,” Mr Kipas said.

Community Affairs & Lands (CAL) Manager Stanley Komunt praised the villagers for taking the initiative. “It’s important that we keep the road maintained as the government and company use this road often to bring services such as health patrols into your villages,” Mr Komunt said.

He said there was money allocated by the National Government under the Special Support Grant (SSG) for maintenance of the Nauti access road.

“There’s about K500,000 there and the

government, through the Morobe Projects Management Unit, will follow the normal process to fi nd a suitable contractor to come upgrade the drainage and road itself,” Mr Komunt said.

Maxwell Kipas said the community could only do so much. “What we also need is to widen the road in some sections and install culverts. We can’t do these big jobs so that’s why we need the contractor to come and we’ll work together to carry out these improvements.”

Hidden Valley’s CAL Department has also provided food rations and tools to support the program and has been working hand in hand with the people ever since the mine opened in 2009.

On a small but winding road that feeds off the main Hidden Valley mine access road, a community is busy at work.

Taking the lead

Personal Viability (PV) training provides a holistic approach to improving a person physically, spiritually, mentally and fi nancially and is a vital skill to have if one is to become successful in the village.

In fact, PV sets the foundation and basis for other trainings such as fi nancial literacy, how to make, save and invest money and become leaders in the community.

This was revealed recently when 37 participants from Nauti Village in Bulolo District, Morobe Province graduated with a certifi cate in PV on September 12. Nauti Village is one of three landowning communities of the Hidden Valley Mine.

The two week training was facilitated by trainer Beilo Barnabas from the Entrepreneurial Development Training Centre (ETDC) and funded by Morobe Mining.

Mrs Barnabas explained that the programs run by ETDC were self-selection - to qualify participants had to take the lead in starting

up a small business which they would then advance to level two, the business course. She said in this instance K10 would be given to participants and they were required to make K130 in eight days and if they did they would advance to level two.

“But the number one business is project me. If I am to become successful, I have to change me. Identify bad traits and improve on them. We must change the game plan. PNG resources must make PNG become millionaires,” she said.

Mrs Barnabas said similar trainings have been conducted for landowners of Ok Tedi, Lihir, Kikori Liquefi ed Natural Gas pipeline, and state companies like PNG Ports Corporation.

Community Leader Maxwell Kipas expressed satisfaction saying the training has taught him a lot of good lessons that he would take on. “This PV course is

very challenging to me. How do we use royalties to make business and improve our community and not to spend unwisely? This training will help us because at least we make money. That’s why I’m very happy. I know the more we get into the training and the different levels, it will change our lives,” said Maxwell.

Morobe Mining Community Infrastructure Manager, John Iru congratulated the participants and said the company strongly believes in working together with the community and would continue to assist communities to improve their livelihood using the trainings they have gained.

“These are very good tools you’ve been given. The more you use it, the more you’ll benefi t from it,” Mr Iru said, adding that the community must learn to live with each other and maximise the potential they have to improve their community.

Villagers attend PV training

Nauti locals clearing a section of the road.

Training in session (above left) and participants showing off their certifi cates (above right) after the training.


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Morobe Mining and DOW staff with Taiek villagers in front of the new footbridge.

Footbridge at last!

The community offi cially opened a 121-meter long footbridge and a water supply system.

The projects were funded by Morobe Mining through its Regional & Economic Development Department (REDD) and built by the National Department of Work’s (DOW) Local Government Technical Services Branch and Watut River Development Limited respectively.

At 131 meters long, the footbridge is the longest in the Middle Watut area and cost over K376,000 to construct. The opening of the water supply project, the sixth completed in the area, and the footbridge took contractors six months to complete.

Christina Mark, who spoke on behalf of the women and children, thanked the company for providing these two vital infrastructures to their community.

“In the past we walked for long distances, carrying our children on our backs and holding buckets at the same time, to fetch water and to wash our clothes and dishes.

But now there’s water coming to my house and I don’t have to walk far anymore. The bridge will provide a safe route for us to travel. With the old footbridge it was very dangerous because of its bad state. If we didn’t balance ourselves we’d fall into the river,” she said.

Mrs Mark said now their children can safely cross the Watut River on the footbridge to

go to school.

Mumeng LLG President, Okam Paton, thanked Morobe Mining for the projects adding that such projects by Morobe Mining, who worked hand in hand with the government, made a huge difference to the lives of the people.

REDD Manager, Reuben Aila said: “The important thing is working together. We’re happy to work together with the community to bring developments like this to you.”

Both projects would benefi t the population of over 600 and the bridge would not only service Taiek alone but the many villages nearby and further down the Watut River.

The old wobbly footbridge (above left) taken a year ago, and the new footbridge (above right) now fi rmly servicing the people. Mr Paton and CA Superintendent Simon Thomas (below) offi cially open the new water supply project.

Saturday September 21, 2013 marked an important occasion for the community of Taiek Village in the remote Middle Watut area of Mumeng Local Level Government in Bulolo District.

Footbridge and water supply for Taiek Village

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