2007 Full Report - Kinross Gold

Medical-Treatment Frequency Rate The number of medical treatment cases per 200,000 personhours worked.Greenhouse Gas Insulating gases such as carbon dioxide that reduce the rate at whichthe earth loses heat into space.Groundwater Water held underground in the soil, or rock pores and crevices.Notice of Violation An official written notification from a regulatory agency stating thata violation of a regulation or permit condition has occurred.OHSAS 18001 An occupational health and safety assessment series for health and safetymanagement systems. It is intended to help organizations control and reduce occupationalhealth and safety risks.Ore Metal-bearing rock or mineral valuable enough to be mined and processed.Quilombola A minority group in Brazil comprising residents of local farming communitieswho are the descendants of slaves.Reclamation The process of restoring land disturbed by mining activities to other productiveuses. It typically includes demolition and salvage of structures, disposal of wastes,recontouring and revegetation, water treatment and property management, and maintenance.Reduced-Work Activity An incident where the employee returns to work on the nextscheduled shift, although the employee’s work is modified to accommodate the injury.Reduced-Work Activity Frequency Rate The number of reduced-work activity cases per200,000 person hours worked.Reportable Release Major spills and releases that are required to be reported to theapplicable national regulatory agency or have the potential to affect human healthor the environment.SA8000 An international standard for improving working conditions. Based on the principlesof 13 international human rights conventions, it is a tool to help apply these normsto practical work-life situations. The SA8000 standard is used to audit companies andcontractors alike in multiple industries and countries. It was the first auditable social standard.Stakeholders People or groups of people who have an interest in the activities of Kinross,including shareholders, employees and their families, contractors, suppliers, customers, thecommunities near mining operations, legislative representatives, regulatory personnel andinterested non-governmental organizations.Tailings The residue from ore processing that includes ore particles ground to the consistencyof sand. Tailings are normally impounded by a dam.Waste Rock Uneconomic country rock that is mined to access the ore. Waste rockis normally placed in piles.Page 61 Kinross 2007 corporate responsibility report