Saskatchewan
Mining Week
2012 Mining Week Main Activities May 20 – May 26, 2012 Mining Week Theme: “Mining: Investing in Saskatchewan’s Growth” Week of May 20 Street banners go up in Estevan, La Ronge, Prince Albert, Regina
and Saskatoon. Tuesday, May 22 - Media Conference at the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS) launching Mining Week. This year’s theme is
“Mining: Investing in Saskatchewan’s Growth”. Wednesday, May 23 – Ewen Morrison from EMW Industrial will make a breakfast presentation to the
Yorkton Chamber of Commerce to be held at the Painted Hand Casino in Yorkton. Wednesday, May 23 – Neil McMillan, President &
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CEO, Claude Resources will make a luncheon presentation on “ The Future is Golden: The Seabee Gold Mine reaches a Million Ounces”
to the Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce to be held at the Radisson Hotel in Saskatoon. Thursday, May 24 – Grant Goddard, Vice President, Saskatchewan Mining North, Cameco Corporation, will make a breakfast presentation “On Solid Ground: Cigar Lake construction update” to the North Saskatoon Business Association to be held at the Saskatoon Club in Saskatoon. Thursday, May 24 – Miller Thompson LLP will conduct a Mining Week Workshop in Saskatoon, Thursday, May 24 – Free Public Tour of Sherritt Coal’s Boundary Dam Mine and SaskPower’s Shand Power Station. Friday, May 25 – Darrell Zwarych, Vice President of Finance - Potash, The Mosaic Company will make a breakfast presentation on “A $6 Billion Growth Spurt: Mosaic’s Potash Expansion in Saskatchewan” to the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce to be held at the Hotel Saskatchewan Radisson Plaza in Regina. Saturday, May 26 – 44th Annual Emergency Response/ Mine Rescue Skills Competition at EVRAZ Place, Regina Exhibition Park, Regina. Monday, June 11 – Women in Mining and Women in Nuclear Meeting at TCU Place in Saskatoon. Visit us at: www. saskmining.ca Submitted by Saskatchewan Mining Association
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Mining: Investing In Saskatchewan’s Growth Regina: Ken Krawetz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance along with Steve Fortney, 1st Vice-President of the Saskatchewan Mining Association launched ‘Mining Week in Saskatchewan’ May 20 at the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS hangar) in Regina. Mining Week in Saskatchewan runs from May 20 – 26, 2012. “Our theme of this year’s Mining Week is ‘Mining: Investing in Saskatchewan’s Growth,� said Steve Fortney, 1st Vice-President of Saskatchewan Mining Association. “Saskatchewan mining companies, including Mosaic and PotashCorp, have made multimillion dollar commitments to help support the development of the emergency medical helicopter air ambulance service in Saskatchewan. These contributions reaffirm the industry’s commitment to invest-
ing in Saskatchewan communities� said Steve Fortney. Safety is first and foremost for all members of the Association and member companies invest their time and effort in developing and maintaining a positive safety culture at all their operations. “The partnership with STARS is important for our industry as we invest in our operations and in improving the quality of life for all residents of Saskatchewan,� said Fortney. Mining is a major contributor to Saskatchewan’s economy, directly contributing on average, over $1.5 billion an-
nually in revenue to the provincial government. These revenues support government programs and services such as health care, education and infrastructure development. This year the Saskatchewan Mining Association will again have dozens of events in communities across the province including, service club, business presentations, and special events such as the 44th Annual Emergency Response/ Mine Rescue Skills Competition taking place at EVRAZ Place in Regina. Submitted by Saskatchewan Mining Association
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On a clear day we can see the year 2050. We’re more than just a global company that’s helping feed a future that will be home to 9 billion people by the year 2050. We’re a local company that’s investing in communities, like ours, to help feed a future with smarter schools, healthier hospitals and a better way of life, for everyone. Simply put, the harder we work underground, the brighter Saskatchewan’s future looks above it. To learn more about what we’re doing in our community, and around the world, visit us at potashcorp.com.
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Saskatchewan Mining Association Safety Facts SAFETY CULTURE AND RECORD • Safety is first and foremost for all members of the Association and member companies invest their time and effort in developing and maintaining a positive safety culture at all their operations. • Mining is one of the safest industries in the province, averaging less than one Lost Time Accident (LTA) for every 200,000 hours or 100 years worked, for the past 17 years. Our industry is continuously
striving to improve upon its safety record. • The Saskatchewan mining industry is a safe industry – WCB statistics illustrate that the mining sector has a lower time lost injury rate than the provincial average, including lower than either the health or government sectors; a result of continuing efforts to reduce accidents through improved training and safe workplace practices. • Saskatchewan mines have been frequent winners of the National J. T. Ryan
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Safety Awards sponsored by the Canadian Institute of Mining Metallurgy and Petroleum. Cameco’s McArthur River mine was awarded the National John T. Ryan Trophy for the metal mine with the best safety record in 2009, with 1 reportable incident in over 750,000 hours worked and were also awarded the John T. Ryan Regional metal mine trophy in 2011. In 2009, Cameco’s Cigar Lake Mine was awarded a Special Award Certificate for their Safety performance
and AREVA’s McLean Lake milling operation had no reportable injuries in over 616,000 hours worked. In 2006 the Mosaic Esterhazy K1 Mine won the John T. Ryan National Award in the Select Mine category. • Saskatchewan’s mining industry is a strong supporter of the Saskatchewan Safety Council’s “SAFE SASKATCHEWAN” initiative, and the SMA works with other like-minded Safety Organizations to promote the culture of safety at the workplace, and at
home. REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT • The Mine Safety Unit, Occupational Health and Safety Branch of the Ministry of Advanced Education, Employment and Labour, inspects all mines in the province on a regular basis. The mining industry is the only industry that has a dedicated government safety unit. • Saskatchewan mine supervisors are required to hold Department of Labour certification of their knowl-
edge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations, certification in First Aid, and certification in Supervisory Duties in an Emergency. No other industry in Saskatchewan has these safety requirements. • Active Occupational Health and Safety Committees are an important part of Saskatchewan mines’ efforts to reduce accidents in the workplace. WORKPLACE TRAINING • New workers have between 32 and 40 hours of initial safety orientation training which is followed by mentoring time with trainers until they achieve a level of proficiency in their work area. • Safety training at Saskatchewan mine sites is continuous with workers initially having an extensive safety training orientation that is reinforced by ongoing safety programs. All crews have regular safety briefings to ensure that safety is the first criteria considered before any task is undertaken. SMA SAFETY FRAMEWORK • Saskatchewan mining companies have over 130 safety professionals at the mine sites, and upwards of 1000 trained emergency response people. • SMA Safety Committee is comprised of dedicated Safety Professionals from all mine site operations. They meet monthly to share information pertaining to their sites to enhance health and safety at mining operations. • A recent initiative of the Safety Committee is the organization of the Industrial Safety Supervisor Course – a 3 day course dedicated to improving safety and the management of safety, for supervisors at the mine sites. To date over 400 supervisors have completed the course. • In May 2012, the SMA Safety Committee will host the 44th Annual Emergency Response/Mine Rescue Skills Competition, featuring 16 competing teams (12 underground and 4 surface), and over 100 direct competitors EXPLORATION SAFETY • SMA Exploration companies are also proactive about ensuring safety in their work environment. • The Exploration Safety Sub-Committee continues to hold Exploration Safety Workshops SUMMARY The Saskatchewan mining industry is a safe, strongly regulated industry, where employees are well compensated for their work. The Saskatchewan mining industry believes one accident is too many and our companies continually strive toward the elimination of all injuries. Submitted by Saskatchewan Mining Association