Minergy has a defined sustainability strategy which has clear imperatives, goals, priority areas and targets, to enable the Company to meet the respective legislative requirements in Botswana. Minergy’s strategic framework focuses on the following:
Since Minergy is in the pre-production stage and the mine is not yet in development, staff numbers are extremely low and limited to a current staff complement of six (6). Minergy plans to commence with construction and production of its Masama Coal Project from the second quarter of 2018 or sooner depending on the granting of a mining licence. During the start-up phase, where the Company plans to produce 1.2 million tonnes of coal, it is foreseen that approximately 200 employees will be required and as production ramps up to 3.2 million tonnes, around 300 employees will be required. This reflects total mine employees and includes those employed directly by Minergy Coal as well as employees appointed by contractors such as the mining contractor and process plant contractor. Minergy plans to open a labour office in October 2017 in Lentsweletau whereby a programme of identifying potential employees will commence. As far as possible, employees will be recruited from within Botswana.
An integrated Human Resources Development Programme will be formulated and implemented that will seek to maximise the productive potential of people involved with the Masama Coal Mine operation, through:
Detailed plans are in the process of being compiled for the abovementioned activities, and will constitute Minergy’s Human Resources Development Programme (“HRD”). A socio-economic and skills survey will be undertaken in the region around the mine site so as to collect baseline information on the characteristics, profiles, and demographics of potential employees.
This study will form the basis for the implementation of the Human Resources Development Programme. SAFETY Minergy has developed a Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (“SHEQ”) Management System which details our management policies, processes and procedures. Our goal regarding safety once we are in the construction and operational stage is to:
Become a leader in workplace safety by creating a safe working environment for our employees which will result in elimination injuries and fatalities
Minergy believes it is our duty and responsibility to minimise as far as possible our environmental impact and continually look for new ways to rehabilitate the environment in the vicinity of the mining operations. This is integral to our business strategy and operating methods. We strive towards an approach to the environment which entails leaving behind something better than that with which we started. Ensuring the land we leave behind is healthy.
Minergy will strive to become a leader in the protection of our employees’ health and the community’s well-being.
Minergy will give preference, to the maximum extent possible consistent with safety, efficiency, service or product quality and price, to procure products and materials made in Botswana. Records of such will be kept and a monthly procurement report will be submitted to the Managing Director.
Minergy has a Corporate Social Investment plan in place. This includes inter alia upgrading the clinic in Medie, aiding the school, as well as upgrading the roads used to access the mine. The mine is situated very close to Medie and given this, Minergy has ensured that it acts as a responsible corporate towards the community ensuring that it assists wherever possible to enhance well-being in the village and the surrounding area.
Aside from employing the majority of the labour from the Kweneng district, Minergy has also assisted with the following:
As part of Minergy’s corporate social investment the Company connected the Medie clinic, the Medie Primary School, Kgotla, and community hall to national power grid. The impact of this on the lives of community members is beneficial and Minergy is proud to have assisted in this. This project was commissioned and switched-on on 15 May 2019 and has positively impacted roughly 500 people in Medie.
P.O Box 2330 ABG, Broadhurst, Gaborone, Botswana, Tel: +267 397 2891
Whistleblowing Hotline Contact Details
Email Address (for emails and attachments): minergy@i-Tell.africa
For additional information please go to the contact page on the website
The following link (Disclaimer) contains the full text of the Company’s disclaimer, which relates to amongst other matters, the following: This message is addressed only to the intended recipient(s) and may be privileged or confidential, does not constitute legal or other advise or a recommendation, may not be copied, distributed or disclosed, does not create or change any contract, may not be relied upon and no actions based on it may be taken or omitted to be taken, it may not contain full information to evaluate or assess the Company or its Projects or statements made by it, may contain opinions which must not be relied upon, may contain forward looking statements which you must not relay upon and which may prove not to be correct, is not an offer of securities in any jurisdiction. No assurance can be given that the information in this email will prove to be correct and no representation or warranty, expressed or implied, is given as to the accuracy or completeness of such views contained in this message. By emailing the Company you provide various consents to us as more fully set out in the following link. The Company accepts no liability of any kind relating, emanating or resulting directly or indirectly from this message.
Scroll to top
