Health and Safety
Worker safety is hallmark at Coeur, and a foundation upon which we build and operate all our mines and development properties around the world. Along with environmental stewardship, the message at Coeur has always been to operate at the highest levels of worker safety.
In 2008, Coeur received five major safety awards from the International Society of Mine Safety Professionals for its safe operations, as well as for safe worker activities related to its new San Bartoloome silver mine in Bolivia and the Kensington gold mine in Alaska.
The awards were presented in recognition of the safety milestones set during the construction of San Bartolome, ongoing worker safety at Kensington, the safe standards set by the Company’s exploration group in Chile, and for overall corporate safety standards. Construction of San Bartolomé, located at the base of Cerro Rico Mountain in Potosi, Bolivia, was completed in 2008 utilizing more than 2,000 workers who completed the state-of-the-art facilities while exceeding 5 million man hours without a lost time accident. The individual awards presented in 2008 include:
• Safety Award and Safety Recognition Award for Internal Achievement to Empresa Minera Manquiri, San Bartolome Project for surpassing 3 million man hours without a lost time accident during 2007, and providing a safe, productive work environment for employees.
• Safety Award for dedication to safe, quality production presented to Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation for surpassing 2.1 million man hours without a lost time accident in the fourth quarter of 2007. This includes all Coeur employees and contractors.
• Safety Recognition Award for Internal Achievement presented to the Coeur South American Exploration Group in Santiago, Chile for working one year and 109,866 man hours without a lost time accident in 2007.
• Safety Recognition Award for Internal Achievement presented to Coeur Alaska Kensington Mine Jualin Construction Group for surpassing one year and 367,149 hours without a lost time accident during 2007.
The International Society of Mine Safety Professionals is an organization dedicated to promoting the development of health and safety professionals throughout the international mining community. The achievements in safety are awarded at the ISMSP annual professional conference.
