Euromines recently held its Safety Awards ceremony, recognizing the critical role of health and safety (H&S) in the European mining industry.  The event brought together a group of top mining companies that have made significant contributions to their projects and safety culture. While Boliden(link is external), Eldorado Gold Corporation(link is external), and LKAB(link is external) took home the top prizes, there were other noteworthy contenders that deserve recognition for their efforts:

Acacia Mining(link is external), HSE Portal for directly connecting with Employees

Acacia Mining(link is external), Academy for Continuous Training

Çayeli Bakir İşletmelri Aş(link is external), Fight against drugs addiction

Demir Export(link is external), DeFiNE, platform-independent application to report safety observations of both safe and unsafe actions.

Dundee Precious Metals(link is external), Changing the Safety Culture at the Chelopech mine

Hellas Gold Eldorado(link is external), Measurement Method and s. for Recording and Monitoring Physicochemical Factors in an U. Mining Project

IMERYS Greece(link is external), Safety in Motion: Imerys Traffic Management throughout Milos Mines

Lundin Mining(link is external), Zinkgruvan’s ‘Zero Harm Days’

Tüprag Eldorado(link is external), Management of Lifting Equipment

Tüprag Kisladag Eldorado(link is external), Safety Engagement Programme

While these companies did not take home top honors, their nominations demonstrated their ongoing commitment to improving safety and health in the mining industry. Euromines recognizes and applauds their efforts to promote best practices and ensure the safety of their workers.

More individualized information on each of the above-mentioned projects will be published in the upcoming weeks