Minmetals Resources Limited 2011 Sustainability Report (PDF)

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CASE STUDY: Unearthing “Cultural Gold” at SeponIn 2011, Sepon increased its initiatives to understand community customs, beliefs and traditions andpreserve local cultural heritage.As part of Sepon’s cultural heritage program, in 2011, an intangible cultural heritage survey was undertaken, capturingthe rich oral history, songs, music and religious expression of the local villages. Meanwhile, Sepon’s management oftangible cultural heritage finds and preservation resulted in the discovery of a second significant ceremonial copper drumfound by local villagers. Plans for a Cultural Heritage Centre were also confirmed, where the drum will be displayed.Intangible cultural heritage surveyVillagers’ traditional music and song performances have been captured in a unique video record.Led by eminent anthropologist, James R. Chamberlain, the intangible heritage survey videoed 232 local villagers’music and song performances from across ten Brou (Mon-Khmer-speaking ethnic Makong and Tri groups) and11 Phou Thay (localised Lao-speaking ethnic group) villages. It provides a unique record of Lao culture and laysthe groundwork for the Cultural Heritage Centre, being built in Vilabouly by the end of 2012. Oral genres werecategorised as stories and tales; ethno-history; legends of place; and singing and music. For example:Brou singing and music: tamprɔɔy is a form used mainly in courting or entertaining encounters between menand women.Phou Thay singing and music: sung forms, known only as Lam Phou Thay Nyay and Lam Phou Thay Noy, aregenerally performed purely for entertainment during festivals (boun). The former type is slower and more drawnout, while the latter is faster. Both involve back-and-forth witty dialogue between men and women.Brou religious expression: yau refers to spiritual healing and involves inviting spirits to descend and healafflicted persons. The ceremony is conducted in combined sa’ɛɛŋ and san ɤɤsung styles accompanied by the fluteplayed in a sombre mode. san ɤɤkuun is rare and highly restricted in its usage to invite specific spirits by name forspecific ailments to partake of food being offered.A new cultural heritage centreBy the end of 2012, local communities and visitors will benefit from a new place of learning that willdisplay the region’s mining and cultural history.Sepon is operating on an ancient mine site, with evidence that mining occurred as long as 3,000 years ago. Thisinspired the idea to build a Cultural Heritage Centre in partnership with the Government of Laos and James CookUniversity of Australia. The centre will be a place of community learning, visitor reception and display of objects ofoutstanding cultural value for communities local to the mine. The conceptual design was completed in 2011 and thedesign and build contract will be awarded locally in March 2012, with a view to opening the centre by the end of2012. Two initial district meetings were held in 2011 and a District Steering Committee set up, involving MMG, thedistrict and provincial governments and the Ministry of Information and Culture.The ceremonial copper drum found by villagers.An archaeological dig.50
CASE STUDY update: MMG Golden Grove Cross-Cultural Awareness ProgramIn 2011, the Golden Grove Cross-Cultural Awareness (CCA) Program was delivered to a total of 140 site employees.A total of almost 300 employees have now participated since the inception of the program.The program continues to be delivered by traditional land owners and provides an introductory cultural orientationand awareness message.Also in 2011, scoping commenced for a Cross-Cultural Competency course. This course will target employees at amanagement and supervisor level, with the intention of supporting the site’s Indigenous Employment ImplementationPlan. Managers and supervisors will be trained to manage incidents and workplaces in a manner that is bothculturally sensitive and tolerant.OUR PEOPLEHEALTH AND SAFETYWORKING WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS2012 challengesIn 2012, we will review the company’s community andstakeholder engagement standards to ensure alignmentwith the ICMM 10 Sustainable Development Principles.We will develop the Century Mine Closure Strategy andprioritise the implementation of related actions.In addition to this, we will aim to improve our stakeholderengagement approach and performance with thefollowing initiatives:» Align site-based social investment initiatives to agroup-wide standard and develop the group-widestrategy and system to manage it;Golden Grove employees learn about Indigenous heritage.» Improve the strategic collection and interpretationof social investment data;» Improve responsiveness to community complaintsand grievances;» Improve consistency of stakeholder management plansfor each operating site and region where we operate;and» Further develop our corporate reputation managementplan including branding, sponsorships, industrypartnerships, communications, investor relationsand stakeholder and government relations.RESPECTING OUR ENVIRONMENTSUSTAINING OUR ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE51
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