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De Beers Victor Mine continues to win accolades for its strong safety performance, receiving the eastern region John T. Ryan Award from the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) and a Workplace Excellence Award from Workplace Safety North in Ontario.
The east regional John T. Ryan Award for Select Mines was announced this week at the CIM annual convention awards gala, held in Vancouver, B.C.
De Beers Canada Chief Executive Officer Kim Truter said winning the awards for three straight years is an incredible accomplishment and a testament to the Victor Mine employees.
“Our Victor Mine had its best production year ever in 2017, proving once again that the best performing mines are the safest mines,” said Truter. “At De Beers our employees truly understand that by having a commitment to putting safety first, you can set up a healthy and productive work environment where the workforce, the company and the communities can all benefit.”
This is the third consecutive year Victor Mine has won a John T. Ryan Award for mining safety. In 2015 and 2016, Victor received the National Ryan Award for Select Mines. This is also the third year running that Victor Mine has won a Workplace Excellence Award in the Mining category. The Workplace Safety Award was presented during the 20th annual Mining Health and Safety Conference held in early May in Sudbury, Ontario.
“The team was extremely proud to receive these awards, which are recognition of the safe production culture developed by our employees and contract partners over the past 10 years,” said Alistair Skinner, Operations Manager. “Victor Mine has worked very hard to build a legacy of being one of the safest mines in Canada and we want to continue this tradition by finishing our final full year of production with another strong safety performance as we wind down operations in early 2019.”
De Beers Canada’s outstanding safety culture has been recognized several times over the past few years at the local, regional and national levels. In 2017, De Beers Canada was recognized with a national Silver Award in the Mining and Natural Resources Division of Canada’s Safest Employers.
Victor Mine
- 2016 National John T. Ryan Award for safety, select mines category
- 2015 National John T. Ryan Award for safety, select mines category
- Brian Kilbride, Water and Technical Services Manager, 2015 Jim Cluff Award from the Porcupine Northeastern Ontario Mines Safety Group in recognition for exemplary workplace safety
- 2015 & 2016 Workplace Excellence Award from Workplace Safety North
- 2013 Angus D. Campbell Award from the Porcupine Safety Group recognizing Victor Mine for exceeding 300,000 hours worked with no lost time injuries and lowest medical frequency among all nominees
Gahcho Kué Mine
- 2017 Hatch-CIM Project Development Safety Award
- 2016 Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce Workplace Health & Safety Award
Snap Lake Mine
- 2013 Western Region John T. Ryan safety award for select mines
- 2009 Western Region John T. Ryan safety award for select mines
Exploration
- Safe Day Everyday Bronze Award for 2015
- Safe Day Everyday Participation Award for 2014 (for participating in Canadian Mineral Exploration Health & Safety Survey for the previous 10 years)
- Safe Day Everyday Silver Award for 2014 (for achieving more than 10,000 hours without a reportable injury
- Safe Day Everyday Silver Award for 2013 (for operating without an LTI for 1 year)
- Safe Day Everyday Silver Award for 2012 (for operating without an LTI for 1 year)
For more information, please contact:
Tom Ormsby
Head of External and Corporate Affairs
De Beers Canada
(403) 930 0991, ext 2703 Office
(403) 464 5516 Mobile
[email protected]
About De Beers Group
De Beers Group is a member of the Anglo American plc group. Established in 1888, De Beers Group is the world’s leading diamond company with expertise in the exploration, mining and marketing of diamonds. Together with its joint venture partners, De Beers Group employs more than 20,000 people across the diamond pipeline and is the world’s largest diamond producer by value, with mining operations in Botswana, Canada, Namibia and South Africa. As part of the company’s operating philosophy, the people of De Beers Group are committed to ‘Building Forever’ by making a lasting contribution to the communities in which they live and work, and transforming natural resources into shared national wealth. For further information about De Beers Group, visit www.debeersgroup.com.