Mine to Market March-April 2012 - Mount Isa Mines

Queensland Resources CouncilResources awards for WomenOur RAW womenFour of our employees, includingone school-based trainee, havebeen recognised for their hard workand continued leadership at theQueensland Resources Council’s ResourcesAwards for Women ceremony held inBrisbane on Thursday 8 March 2012.Michele Todd – Xstrata Zinc Open PitProduction Supervisor at Handlebar HillOpen Cut, was the winner of the Operatorcategory, while Bryony Andrew – MountIsa Copper Operations DevelopmentManager, received a highly commended inthe Overall Category.The Junior Award was won by ourschool-based trainee Caitlyn Gardner,while Kate McCutcheon – MiningEngineer at Ernest Henry Mining, receivedthe runner-up award for the GenderDiversity category.The awards, which coincide withInternational Women’s Day, recognise thecontribution and achievement of women inthe resources sector and promote genderdiversity within the mining industry.Brian Hearne – Chief Operating Officer,Xstrata Zinc Australia, said Michele wasthe first woman to be appointed as asupervisor within our open pit operationsand her recognition as Queensland’s topfemale operator this year is well deserved.“Michele leads a team that worksreliably and safely, and is also a wellregarded member of the Mount Isacommunity – we congratulate her on hersuccess,” Brian said.Steve de Kruijff – Chief OperatingOfficer, Xstrata Copper NorthQueensland, said it was important tocelebrate the achievements of womenwho have built successful careers in themale-dominated industry.“These awards provide us with theopportunity to highlight the hard work anddedication many women, who are enteringthe resource industry, bring to the job eachday,” Steve said.“Our Junior Awards recipient CaitlynGardner is an excellent example of howwe can continue to mentor, develop andprovide opportunities to women of all agesin the resource sector.“Women contribute to not only thediversity of our workplace but also bringa different perspective to many tasks,including operational, undertaken in theworkplace on a daily basis which add valueto the resource industry as a whole.”We would like to congratulate allemployees who nominated for the QRCawards and thank them for their dedicationto the company and the mining industry.Our four employees attended theQRC’s International Women’s Daybreakfast on 8 March in Brisbane toaccept their awards.Operator Award – Michele Todd, Xstrata ZincHandlebar Hill Open Pit MineThe Operator Category was won by XstrataZinc’s Michele Todd who has been workingat Xstrata Mount Isa Mines for more than sixyears, first at Black Star Open Pit and now atHandlebar Hill Open Pit where Michele leadsa team of around 15 operators as a productionsupervisor. As an Indigenous Australian,Michelle is inspired and motivated to providea better future for herself and her family.Michele is the first female to hold a productionsupervisor role at our open pit operations.Junior Award – Caitlyn Gardner,Mount Isa MinesCaitlyn Gardner, a school-based trainee atXstrata Mount Isa Mines, received the JuniorAward for her enthusiasm and determination tocomplete an Auto Electrician Apprenticeshipfollowing her Year 12 studies, as well as herpassion for the resource industry. Caitlyn’sdedication and commitment was also evidentduring her work experience at Xstrata,achieving excellent and above averagecompetency in all assessable attributes.Gender Diversity Champion – Runner upKate McCutcheon, Ernest Henry MiningXstrata Copper’s Kate McCutcheon from ErnestHenry Mining received the runner-up award forthe Gender Diversity Champion category forher ongoing commitment to be an ambassadorto all women, and for her passion to influenceother women to consider careers in theresources industry.Overall Award – highly commended BryonyAndrew, Mount Isa MinesBryony Andrew, who is Xstrata Mount IsaCopper Operations Development Manager,received a highly commended for the OverallAward for her key role in the undergroundoperations and development at XstrataCopper’s Mount Isa Copper Operations. Aspart of Bryony’s role as Development Manager,she is ultimately responsible for more than300 underground employees. Bryony is alsoa mentor and role model to a number ofgraduate students at Xstrata Copper. Bryonyis the first ever female operational manager atXstrata’s Mount Isa Copper Operations.mine to market19