The Nevada Mining Association (NVMA) has released its 2013 Safety Awards honorees as the organization continues to provide mine operations throughout the state with valuable best practices and strategies for fostering safety on mine sites. The 2013 honorees are a select group whose efforts emulate the industry-wide motto to send every mining employee home safe and healthy after every shift.
“The mining industry’s complete devotion to safety is something I’m proud to discuss with individuals statewide on a daily basis,” said Tim Crowley, NVMA president. “From implementing the latest safety technologies to monitoring the everyday health of employees as they work their shifts, mining operators throughout Nevada have fully committed themselves to making safety their highest priority, and the NVMA would like to thank these devoted organizations and individuals through our 2013 Safety Awards.”
The NVMA Safety Awards are given annually to both mine operators and individual mining employees in several categories, and data for the 2013 awards is based on performance in the 2012 calendar year.
Operator awards are given to the top three mines in designated categories based on their safety rate, which is calculated by a formula factoring the number of employees on site, number of man hours for that year and penalties for lost-time accidents, number of reportable incidents and lost-time days. Individual awards are selected based on nominations only, and those nominations are judged on both the personal safety record of the individual and that person’s involvement in advocating safety in the workplace.
This year, 19 awards will be given to mine operators and 38 awards will be given to individual employees during an event at NVMA’s annual convention in Lake Tahoe on Saturday, Sept. 7. The full list of NVMA 2013 Safety Awards winners can be found below.
Mine Operators Safety Awards
Surface Operations:
Large – 300+ employees
First: Newmont Mining Corporation – Twin Creeks & Sage Mill
Second: Newmont Mining Corporation – South Area
Third: Barrick Gold of North America – Goldstrike
Medium – 100-299 employees
First: Coeur D’Alene – Rochester Mine
Second: Barrick Gold of North America – Goldstrike Mine, Autoclave/Mill
Third: Newmont Mining Corporation – Genesis
Small – 20-99 employees
First: Newmont Mining Corporation – Lone Tree
Second: Scorpio Gold – Mineral Ridge
Underground Operations:
Large – 300+ employees
First: Barrick Gold of North America – Turquoise Ridge
Second: Newmont Mining Corporation – Leeville
Third: Barrick Gold of North America – Goldstrike, Meikle/Rodeo
Medium – 100-299 employees
First: Barrick Gold of North America – Cortez
Second: Newmont Mining Corporation – Midas
Non-Metal Mining Category
First: EP Minerals – Colado
Second: Granite Construction – Nevada Operations
Third: EP Minerals Clark Mill & Mine
Contractors Category
First: Ames Construction – Nevada Operations
Second: Brahma Group Inc. – Nevada Operations
Third: Bodell Construction – Nevada Operations
Individual Safety Awards
General Manager:
Nigel Bain – Barrick Gold North America
Safety Manager:
Colt Nelson, Barrick Gold North America
Safety Professional:
Doug Longchamps, Goldcorp Inc.
Terry Sandy, Barrick Turquoise Ridge
Kenny Groves, Barrick Cortez
Jennica Fitzgerald – Newmont Mining Corporation
Mine Manager/Superintendent:
Joseph Lounsbery, Newmont Mining Corporation
Chuck Pollard, Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc.
Chris Swanson, Round Mountain Gold Corporation
Jon Laird, Barrick Turquoise Ridge
Byron Hammond, Newmont Mining Corporation
General Supervisor/Middle Management:
Mark Wonenberg, Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc.
Al Smith, Allied Nevada Gold Corporation
Pat Donovan, Newmont Mining Corporation
Trainer:
Tom King, Barrick Turquoise Ridge
Jesse Hill, Newmont Mining Corporation
Matt Rucker, Barrick Cortez
Supervisor:
Perseo Anaya, Goldcorp Inc.
Tom Thornton, Goldcorp Inc.
Cody Horton, Newmont Mining Corporation
Greg Jones, Newmont Mining Corporation
Mark Jenkins, Newmont Mining Corporation
Non-Supervisory Trainer:
Scott Cross, Goldcorp Inc.
Dave Rascon, Round Mountain Gold Corporation
David Ricker, Newmont Mining Corporation
Non-Supervisory Emergency Response:
Greg Teixeira, Round Mountain Gold Corporation
Ron Snellings, Newmont Mining Corporation
Jack Simonsen, Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc.
Glen Mangold, Barrick Cortez
Non-Supervisory:
Randy Fentress, Newmont Mining Corporation
Scott Munger, Round Mountain Gold Corporation
Francisco Diaz, Goldcorp Inc.
Joy Lassiter, Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc.
Heather Hickman, Florida Canyon
Ramon Marin, Barrick Cortez
Special Awards:
Tom Bassier, Outstanding Career in Safety
Chet Bate, Outstanding Career in Safety