Golden Mine Projects has nine operating mines in Australia, Peru, South Africa and West Africa (including the Asanko JV) and one project in Chile.
We have total attributable annual gold-equivalent production of 2.2Moz, attributable gold-equivalent Mineral Reserves of 52.1Moz and Mineral Resources of 116.0Moz.
Sustainability for Golden Mine Projects covers issues relating to our social licence to operate as well as mitigating the impact our operations have on the environment and adjacent communities
We continually look for people who have a high performance attitude and can grow with us.
Our operations depend upon the reliable supply of responsibly produced products and services, and the know-how of experts in their field.
SUSTAINABILITY 
Key sustainability performance indicators
Our goal is to continuously improve our sustainability performance in all areas. Our KPIs have undergone reasonable verification, giving our critical stakeholders the utmost trust that the sustainability performance indicators are appropriately represented.
| Parameter | Unit | Golden Mine Projects reported 2021 data |
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| Total CO2 equivalent emissions, Scope 1 – 31 | Tonnes | 2,256,220 | |
| Electricity purchased | MWh | 1,280,004 | |
| Diesel | Kl | 192,731 | |
| Total energy consumed | GJ | 13,904,886 | |
| Total water consumed (withdrawal – discharge) | Ml | 14,643 | |
| Total water recycled/re‐used per annum | Ml | 55,652 | |
| The total number of environmental incidents – Level 3 and above | Number of incidents | 0 | |
| Total CO2 Initiatives to reduce emissions | tCO2e saved | 306,132 | |
| Total energy saved as a result of initiatives | GJ saved | 1,207,654 |
| Parameter | Unit | Golden Mine Projects reported 2021 data |
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| Number of cases of Silicosis reported | Number of cases | 12 | |
| The number of reported cases of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). | Number of cases | 5 | |
| The number of new cases of Cardio Respiratory Tuberculosis (CRTB) that have been reported | Number of new cases reported | 8 | |
| Cases of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COAD) | Number of cases | 1 |
| Parameter | Unit | Golden Mine Projects reported 2021 data |
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| Annual number of Malaria positive cases (workers and contractors) | Number of positive cases | 472 |
| Parameter | Unit | Golden Mine Projects reported 2021 data |
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| Employees: 2.35 (35 TRIs/ 14,885,490 manhours) |
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| Employees, contractors, and total recordable injury frequency rate (TRIFR) | Number of TRIs/manhours | Contractors: 2.08 (70 TRIs/ 33,721,339 manhours) |
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| Total: 2.16 (105 TRIs/ 48,606,828 manhours) |
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| Serious injuries: As per Golden Mine Projects Group Health and Safety Reporting requirements |
Number of injuries | 9 (including 4 at South Deep mine) |
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| Serious injuries: According to the requirements of the South African Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (applied solely to the South Deep mine) |
Number of injuries | 8 | ||
| Near-miss incidents | Number of incidents | 581 | ||
| LTIFR (Total) | Number of LTIs/manhours | Total: 0.62 (30 LTIs/ 48,606,828 manhours) |
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| Fatalities (Total) | Number of | 1 |
| Parameter | Unit | Golden Mine Projects reported 2021 data |
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| Total socio-economic development (SED) spend | US$ | US$16,632,860 | |
| Percentage of host community workforce employment | % | 54% | |
| Percentage of host community procurement spend | % | 31% |
| Parameter | Unit | Golden Mine Projects reported 2021 data |
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| Number of projects | Total: 9 Active: 8 |
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| Percentage of Mine Community Development Projects that have been approved and published in the Social and Labour Plan (SLP). ("Table S"2)3 |
Progress to date |
Average progress for 9 projects: 57% Average progress for 8 active projects: 52% |
| Parameter | Unit | Golden Mine Projects reported 2021 data |
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| HDSAs4 in management (in percentage of relevant demographics): | |||
| Board: 50% black people with voting rights, 20% of whom must be black women |
Board: Percentage black persons | 67% | |
| Board: Percentage black women | 33% | ||
| 50% of executives and upper management are black. of which 15% must be black women |
Exec: Percentage black persons | 67% | |
| Exec: Percentage black women | 33% | ||
| Senior: 50% black people, 15% of whom must be black women | Senior: Percentage black persons | 32% | |
| Senior: Percentage black women | 5% | ||
| 60% black people, 20% of whom must be black women | Middle: Percentage black persons | 62% | |
| Middle: Percentage black women | 17% | ||
| Junior: 70% black people, 25% of whom must be black women | Junior: Percentage black persons | 71% | |
| Junior: Percentage black women | 16% | ||
| Employees with disabilities account for 1.5% of all employees. | Disabilities: Percentage | 0.6% | |
| Core/critical skills: 50% black persons | Core skills: Percentage | 79% |
| Parameter | Unit | Golden Mine Projects reported 2021 data |
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| 70% of procurement spend on goods (excluding non-discretionary spend) must be on South African made items, with the manufacturing entity proportioned as follows: | |||
| 21% by HDPs5 owned and controlled company | Percentage obtained from a corporation owned and managed by HDPs | 40% | |
| 5% owned and controlled by women or young people | Percentage women OR by a young-owned and operated company | 10% | |
| 44% by BEE6-compliant company | Procurement percentage from a BEE-compliant company | 54% | |
| Parameter | Unit | Golden Mine Projects reported 2021 data |
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| 80% of service procurement spend (excluding non-discretionary spend) must be procured from South African enterprises, with the proportions as follows: | |||
| 50% on HDP-owned and controlled company | % of discretionary spending on HDPs owned and controlled by the company | 69% | |
| 15% on women-owned and controlled company | Percentage of discretionary spending on women-owned and operated businesses | 26% | |
| 5% on youth | Percentage discretionary spend on youth | 0% | |
| 10% on BEE-compliant company | Percentage of discretionary spending on BEE-compliant companies | 90% | |
| 70% of the research and development (R&D) budget must be spent on South African-based R&D organisations. | % of spend on R&D entities | 100% | |
| R-value of spend | R409,552 | ||
| 1 | ERM's assurance coverage of Scope 3 emissions includes only the following categories: Purchased Goods; Fuel & Energy Related Activities; Upstream Transportation & Distribution; and Business Travel, totalling 96% of total Scope 3 emissions. The entire Scope 3 emissions consolidation was also validated by ERM. |
| 2 | According to the BBSEEC Implementation Guidelines for the South African Mining and Minerals Industry (2018) |
| 3 | For the 2021 reporting period, only 8 of the 9 projects were active. |
| 4 | Historically Disadvantaged South African |
| 5 | Historically Disadvantaged Persons |
| 6 | Black Economic Empowerment |
