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Vizcaya National High School.
With its exemplary efforts
to implement development
programs for the community and
environment, OGPI received a
gold award for best workplace
practice at the 7th Annual Global
CSR Summit and Awards held in
Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
RTNMC, a nickel ore mine in
Palawan, implements community
initiatives to modernize health
centers, eradicate malnutrition
and decrease infant and
maternal mortality rate. The
mine also regularly conducts
sanitation and health awareness
campaigns, and medical missions.
The company allotted funds for
its Indigents and Indigenous
Peoples’ hospitalization program,
giving 45,944 individuals free
hospitalization and treatment at
the company’s hospital; Other
social projects include coffee
farming projects that provide
a stable source of income for
farmer-members from eight
impact barangays, financial
assistance to improve school
facilities, and provision of
education-related
materials.
RTNMC restores mined-out areas
as close as possible to its pre-
mining condition or develop
them for other uses, where
the surrounding communities
will benefit. Because of these
initiatives, RTNMC was awarded
the
Presidential
Mineral
Industry Environmental Award
for environmental excellence in
2015.
SMMCI, a pre-operating mine in
Surigao del Norte, administers its
community assistance program
by involving the impacted
communities in activities that
enhance quality of life, imparting
them with entrepreneurial skills,
providing seed capital in small-
scale livelihood projects, and
creating organizational forums
to inform people about the
positive and negative effects
of the mining project. Narcita
Ajoc, a member of a People's
Organization in the province and
one of the beneficiaries of the
program said, "SMMCI provided
us with financial literacy,
bookkeeping, entrepreneurship
and leadership training." In 2015,
SMMCI selected and funded 11
academic researches, sponsored
80 out-of-school youths in their
Technical-Vocational training,
and built eight school buildings
benefiting 4000 students in the
province. SMMCI also donated
dormitory buildings, medical
equipment and ambulance to
the communities, while at the
same time improving their water
systems. Among the recognitions
and awards SMMCI received
are the Safest Mine Award
(Exploration Category) and First
Runner Up for Best Mining Forest
(Exploration Category) for its
reforestation efforts.
According to the Philippine Mines
and Geosciences Bureau, as of
January 2015, mining companies
in the country have committed
a total of around $130 million
for social and community
projects, which will benefit 711
barangays. And around $660
million have been committed
for environmental management
and rehabilitation programs. 95
companies participated in the
government's Mining Forest
Program, successfully planting
around 21 million trees over
20,000 hectares to date.
Responsible mining also exists in
other parts of the world. Sullivan
Mine, located in Northwest
Canada, developed a ski hill
and provided low-cost land for
a golf course, which were later
bought by the local government
after mine closure. The previous
mining area then became a year-
round resort, attracting major
investments. Another is a bauxite
mine, Alcoa of Australia Ltd, which
was listed for fifteen consecutive
years on the UN Global 500
Roll of Honor for Environmental
Achievement for its rehabilitation
works on the Darling Plateau. Its
rehabilitation works averages to
600 hectares yearly, and involves
best practices for landscaping,
pre-ripping, soil return, fauna
habitat return, final contour
ripping and seeding, recalcitrant
planting, fertilizing, ongoing
monitoring, and management
of rehabilitated area. Finally,
BHP Billiton launched in its
Science and
Technology also advances
through mining
Mozambique operations in 2014
the Leadership Enhancement
and Development (LEAD) Project,
pledging $8.8 million over