Xstrata Copper North Queensland.pdf - Mount Isa Mines

Our people
Employing locally
EHM is a fly-in/fly-out operation. Preference
is given to potential employees from the local
Cloncurry community, however technical and
professional skills are not always available
locally. All employees in professional and
technical roles are offered the option of
relocating to Cloncurry at company expense.
In 2010 EHM introduced a number of
improved incentives to encourage more
workers to move to Cloncurry. See the case
study on page 52 for more detail.
Following on from 2008 and 2009, when
EHM introduced a replacement-only
recruitment strategy, due to the anticipated
closure of open pit operations, 2010 saw
increased employee and contractor numbers
to accommodate the underground mine and
magnetite build projects. The EHM Village
increased from 284 permanent ensuite
rooms to 384 permanent and 200 temporary
ensuite rooms.
Training and education
EHM has a number of career opportunities
available to our employees, including:
Building leadership
The Leadership Development Program (LDP)
provides participants with leadership skills
and the program incorporates leadership,
coaching for performance, planning and
communication. In 2010, 88 EHM employees
attended the program, with 56 participants
completing the course.
EHM continued to roll out the Life Styles
Inventory (LSI) program to all supervisors. In
2010, 38 EHM employees participated in an
LSI survey which is a 360 degree leadership
style peer review with follow up coaching.
Fostering apprentices
In 2010, two apprentices from the electrical
and mechanical disciplines completed their
third year and one apprentice graduated.
In 2011, six new apprenticeships (four
maintenance and two electrical) will
commence at EHM.
Ernest Henry Mining
Employees by
employment contract
Number
Permanent 401
Temp/Fixed Term 50
Total 451
Employees by
employment type
Number
Full Time 450
Part Time 1
Total 451
Turnover profile by age and gender Female Male Total
Under 30 11 17 28
30 to 50 8 27 353
over 50 1 11 12
Total 20 55 393
Turnover profile by role type
Number of
leavers
Number of
employees
Percentage
turnover
Executive Management 0 0 0
Senior Management 0 1 0
Management 3 11 27.3
Supervisors, administration, technical 35 226 9.7
Operational, production, maintenance 33 213 13.2
Total 75 451 16.6*^
Average training hours by employee Senior Management Workforce
Average hours per employee/year 52 77
Average cost per employee ($) 1,500 850
Ratio of men and women Women Men
Senior Management 0% 100%
Workforce 20% 80%
Employees by role type and gender Female Male Total
Executive Management 0 2 2
Senior Management 0 11 11
Management 4 27 31
Supervisors, administration, technical 44 144 195
Operational, production, maintenance 38 181 212
Total 86 365 451
Employees by age and gender Female Male Total
under 30 34 82 116
30 to 50 47 214 261
over 50 5 69 74
Total 86 365 451
Minority Group Employees Number Percentage
Female 1 5.6
Male 17 94.4
Total (Includes ESL & ATSI) 18 100
* Turnover percentage represents all staff, including casual, fixed-term project, and temporary staff
(contractors not included).
^ We had high turnover in 2010 due to the pending end of open pit operations and the
Underground Build Project activities.
Sustainability Report 2010 49