Direct community participation and environmental responsibility is key to the success of Spanish Mountain Gold and its projects.
Our Commitments to You:
We are committed to working collaboratively with area First Nations and communities.
We are committed to ensuring that communities benefit economically from our projects.
We are committed to maximizing environmental protection through training, minimizing the over-all environmental footprint of our activities and transparency in our operations.
We are committed to the protection of employees from occupationally induced injury and illness and to the protection of physical assets from accidental loss or damage.
What is environmental baseline monitoring and why are we conducting environmental baseline monitoring?
Environmental Baseline Monitoring is building a "snapshot" of what the environment looks like before a mine is built. This information is needed because after all activities are completed, the land must be returned back to its original state or better. Data is collected on wildlife, fisheries, aquatics, air quality and hydrology.
Environmental responsibility and protection is integral to the ethics of Spanish Mountain Gold Management and team. Spanish Mountain Gold is committed to maximizing environmental protection through training, minimizing the over-all environmental footprint of our activities and transparency in our operations.
Spanish Mountain Gold Commits To:
All employees and contractors are aware of their requirements to protect and safeguard the environment. They are educated on, understand and must abide by their environmental duties.
Spanish Mountain Gold strives everyday to minimize the environmental footprint of our activities. We meet and try to exceed all industry standards and provincial and federal environmental legislation and regulations.
Understanding that sound environmental management is about more than a commitment to our physical surroundings, it also involves respecting and understanding traditional uses of the land. Spanish Mountain Gold collaborates with First Nations and community interests, enabling us to understand and assess the environment holistically, in a way that represents and respects all interests.
Spanish Mountain Gold has been proactive in conducting onsite environmental monitoring, and has been collecting data since 2006. An independent consulting firm was hired to conduct this work along with the current environmental baseline data collection.
Examples highlighting our commitment to environmental responsibility:
Spanish Mountain Gold sponsors Xatśūll First Nation and Williams Lake Indian Band members to train and work as Environmental Monitors, collecting data to form the environmental baseline.
We actively adjust our exploration programs to minimize our environmental impact.
(E.g. adjust site locations to avoid tree cutting)
We progressively reclaim all of our exploration activities. After working on a part of the land, we recontour and re-seed, monitoring the site until it is returned to its original condition.
We minimize our paper and plastic product use, and enforce a strict recycle policy around camp. All recyclable material for which there is a deposit is donated to local community groups.
Spanish Mountain Gold is committed to the protection of employees from occupationally induced injury and illness and to the protection of physical assets from accidental loss or damage. The prevention of occupationally induced injuries and illnesses is of such consequence that it will be given priority over operating productivity.
We will maintain a safety and health program conforming to industry best practices. To be successful, such a program must start with proper attitudes toward injury and illness prevention on the part of both supervisors and employees. Our goal is zero accidents and injuries.
Responsibilities for Safety
We recognize that the responsibilities for safety and health are shared.
The Employer
The employer accepts the responsibility for leadership of the safety and health program, for its effectiveness and improvement, and for providing the safeguards required to ensure safe conditions.
The Camp Manager and Supervisors
The Camp Manager and supervisors are responsible for developing the proper attitudes toward safety and health in themselves and in those they supervise. They ensure that all operations are performed with the utmost regard for the safety and health of all personnel involved, including compliance with all rules and regulations, and for continually practicing safety while performing their duties. Working safely is considered a condition of employment.
The Employee
Employees are responsible for wholehearted, genuine cooperation with all aspects of the safety and health program, including compliance with all rules and regulations, and for continually practicing safety while performing their duties. Working safely is considered a condition of employment.
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We are not hiring anyone at this time, but will accept and retain resumes from interested applicants for a period of 6 months. If you are interested in working with us in the future, please send your resume to careers@spanishmountaingold.com
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