People

The success of our business is tied directly to the accomplishments and well-being of our work force of about 500 employees and contractors. Our goals are to build a workplace culture that fosters leaders, and to create a workplace that allows every person to thrive, contribute and grow.

Our core values include a commitment to teamwork and honest communication. We expect employees to act with integrity, trust and respect. We believe employees and contractors are Virgin Gold’s ambassadors to the communities in which they work.

We are accountable for fair and equitable treatment of all our employees — including safeguarding their working conditions and human rights. With global operations, cultural sensitivity is the foundation for our human resources efforts. We adapt practices to local cultures, norms and regulations. We create policies on hiring practices, compensation and overtime that are consistent with the customs in each country where they apply.

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Health & Safety

We put people first and our number one priority is the safety of every employee. At Virgin Gold, we believe the health and safety of our work force is more critical to sustaining our business than the amount of ore we mine. By demonstrating our commitment to protecting the welfare of others, we can attract and retain experienced employees, encourage host communities to do business with us, and secure financial investments to explore and develop new regions.

We also believe that to achieve our production and financial goals, we must make health and safety a stated value and key priority in everything we do. Our primary objective is to create a culture where people trust it is possible to work free of illness or injury — regardless of where a mine is located in the world or the role each worker performs.

Safety is a core value to Virgin Gold because while our business priorities may change, our values do not. We firmly believe all occupational illnesses, accidents and injuries are preventable.

We have learned that safety is about passion for protecting and caring for our people, and about providing development opportunities through efficient and secure operations. We also recognize that to be considered an industry leader, we must continually improve health and safety systems regardless of our production level.

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Environment

Virgin Gold takes its responsibility for environmental stewardship very seriously and regards sound environmental management and performance as a key priority at every operation. We exercise utmost vigilance in protecting the environment and seek ways to minimize our environmental footprint wherever we operate; a commitment that is enshrined in our corporate responsibility principles and our corporate Environmental Policy. We will always meet, and where possible exceed, regulatory requirements in our environmental performance.

In recent years, in accordance with our corporate Environmental Policy, we have been implementing a company-wide Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Management System. This system provides the structure, guidelines and standards through which we strive for continuously improved in environmental performance in all our global operations.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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