Metro is pleased with operations at the Bauxite Hills Mine

following commissioning of all elements of the expansion

and upgrade program. Works were undertaken primarily

during the wet season and mining recommenced in April.

Managing Director and CEO Simon Finnis says the team

on site is maximising operations after a delay caused by

a late cyclone.

“The installation of duplicate screening infrastructure at

the port was on time and integration of new 7,000t barges

and triple-set trailers is steadily increasing production levels.

“We remain committed to achieving the updated 2019

Production Guidance.” Mr Finnis said.

Importantly, Metro recently announced the signing of a

new binding contract with a major State-Owned Chinese

Aluminium Group who own alumina refineries in the

provinces of Shanxi, Shandong, Guangxi and Guizhou.

Metro has now sold approximately 90% of the planned

2019 production of 3.3 to 3.5 WMT.

The latest contract is for 420,000 WMT of bauxite to be

delivered in the second half of this calendar year.

Metro’s bauxite will be delivered to the Shanxi Province

Refinery which is planning to modify its refining conditions

at the plant to match the processing requirements of

the material from Metro’s Bauxite Hills Mine.

Given the scale of the Group’s alumina/aluminium

operations throughout China, Metro looks forward to

working with this State-Owned Chinese Group over

the coming years and building upon this initial contract.

The latest Binding Contract complements Metro’s existing

binding Offtake Agreements including its foundation

contract with Xinfa for the delivery of 7 Million tonnes

over the period 2018-2021.

While production and sales are obviously important,

Metro maintains a strong focus on environmental, social

and governance practices. The company continues to

play a significant role in creating and providing local

employment opportunities.

Metro is committed to providing a safe place of work

for the team together with strong environmental

management, including progressive rehabilitation.

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Good for the Cape Good for the State

Bauxite Hills Mine Newsletter

July 2019

Bauxite Hills Mine Performing Well

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Kathi Steffensen

(pictured left) and

Windsor Kepa are

Metro’s Community

Liaison Officers. (CLO’s)

Kathi & Windsor spend

time on site and in the

communities such as

Injinoo, Cairns, Mapoon

& Hopevale supporting

the Ankamuthi people.

They are Metro’s

representatives in the

Cape York Community and provide a communication

link to Metro Bauxite Hills employees when they are off

site, on break or on leave.

Metro’s CLO’s also promote training and employment

opportunities as they become available at Bauxite Hills

Mine. Windsor and Kathi attend all events and meetings

as well as visit communities on a monthly basis. Kathi and

Windsor are available to talk with local families, Elders,

OMAC, SRAC Directors and contact officers, on a regular

basis, to identify any concerns within the wider community .

Windsor visits Injinoo and Cairns, while Kathi visits Mapoon

and Hopevale.

This month Kathi has helped in establishing sponsorship

opportunities and activities within the community on

behalf of Metro. Kathi will attend the Mapoon NAIDOC

celebrations on 12 July with Metro’s Environment and

Communities Manger, Colleen Fish, hosting an information

stall and providing gifts and activities for the community.

While the majority of the Bauxite Hills Mine recruitment is

complete there is always some movement of people. If

you are interested in a career with Metro please send

your resume and copies of any licenses or tickets you

hold to careers@metromining.com.au

INDIGENOUS PARTICIPATION: Metro’s 2019 target for

Indigenous workforce participation is 20%. At the end

of May 39.4% of the Bauxite Hills Mine workforce were

identified as Indigenous. Anyone applying to join and

who wants to gain priority under the ‘Order of Preference’

are required to obtain a form declaring them identified

as Ankamuthi which must be signed by two Directors

from the Seven Rivers Aboriginal Corporation (SRAC).

TRAINEESHIPS: Metro have employed 6 Ankamuthi trainees,

against a target of 5 and hope to increase this with two

new traineeships starting next year in the Maintenance

Department. If you are Ankamuthi, aged between 18 –24

years old and hold a current C Class driving license this

may be of interest to you. We will be announcing more

about this initiative so please keep an eye on Facebook

pages; Injinoo Community NPA (Croc Country) and

Ankamuthi Cairns.

CAREER PROGRESSION: Metro is committed to training

and promoting from within our workforce and currently

three of our four Mining Supervisors are Traditional Owners.

Dale Salee, Patrick Williams and Michael Salee are all

doing a great job and managing their teams very well!

In addition, Metro has also contracted a Registered

Training Organisation and are beginning the process of

qualifying our operators in the relevant RII qualifications

to use a variety of mobile plant including front end

loaders, excavators and dozers.

Career Matters and Employment News

Now all Metro Mining operators will be given the

opportunity to broaden their skill base and improve their

competence with nationally recognised qualifications.

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REHABILITATION HAS

COMMENCED!

Demonstrating Metro Mining’s

commitment to progressive

rehabilitation, and after only a

year of production, the first areas

of rehabilitation have already

started at the Bauxite Hills Mine.

Metro Mining has a detailed

Rehabilitation Management

Plan (RMP) that ensures rehabilitation is included as a

standard part of mining operations, and is incorporated

throughout the mine planning process. The RMP also sets

objectives and completion criteria for the final rehabilitated

landform.

The major rehabilitation objectives are:

■ Establish stable landforms and healthy soil substrates

■ All disturbed areas will be rehabilitated to landform

design criteria compatible with adjacent undisturbed

areas

■ Achieve a self-sustaining native ecosystem similar

to surrounding undisturbed reference sites.

Initial rehabilitation works will focus on establishing landforms

and spreading of topsoil, with habitat creation and seeding

with local native species to occur closer to the wet season

to assist with seed germination.

Environment Matters Colleen Fish | Environment & Communities Manager

SVEN SEWELL, New Environmental

Superintendent at Bauxite Hills.

Responsible for implementing

all environmental approval

conditions at the mine site.

Sven works with the production

team to ensure all environmental

considerations are incorporated

into all aspects of the operations.

Sven comes to Metro with over 20 years of experience in

environmental management across the mining industry

and regulatory compliance in Queensland and the

Northern Territory. Sven has particular interest in aquatic

ecology and has written a number of articles on this topic.

AMY McKELLAR, Environment &

Communities Assistant

Amy recently joined to provide

support to the Environment &

Communities department.

Amy has been involved in

setting up the seed collection

program and will regularly

attend the workshops.

Amy also provides support to

the CLO’s and Liaison Committee in their efforts to connect

with the Cape York community.

Target Eco-system

Recent rehabilitation works at Bauxite Hills Mine

With help from the community, the seed collection

program aims to provide the best quality, locally sourced

seed to facilitate rehabilitation of the Bauxite Hills Mine.

Rehabilitation of the mine has only recently commenced

and will continue throughout the life of the mine.

If you would like to get involved in the seed collection

program please come to our next workshops being held

on Tuesday 16 July at the Wild Cape Café in Mapoon or

on Wednesday 17 of July on the veranda outside the

council offices in Injinoo. Alternatively, if you would like

further information please call Amy McKellar: 07 3009 8033.

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Metro Mining has started a seed collection program in

the communities around Mapoon and Injinoo. The program

is focused on seed collection by the local Indigenous

communities that form part of Metro’s Ancillary Agreement,

namely the Native Title holders — the Ankamuthi people

represented by the Seven Rivers Aboriginal Corporation

(SRAC) and the land owners represented by the Old

Mapoon Aboriginal Corporation (OMAC).

Metro hopes the seed collection program will provide an

opportunity for a range of Indigenous people, who may

not be able to get direct employment with the mine, to

collect seed “on country” and make a small income from

their work. Additionally, it is hoped that the program

provides an opportunity to get out “on country” and take

part in an activity that can potentially involve their whole

family.

The program is being managed by an external specialist

in this area, Dr James Hill, who has been involved in

numerous seed collection programs around Cape York

for the past 7 years. The workshops are being held monthly

in the communities to teach people what seed Metro

requires for mine rehabilitation purposes. Each month

more seeds are added to the list for collection, based on

what is in fruit, and will include simple instructions on how

to dry and clean the different seed types.

Seed Collection Workshops

Attending Metro’s first Seed Collection Workshop:

Mayor Aileen, Dr James Hill, Katherine Steffensen

and Delora Nixon

Sandra Woosup (junior) and Josephine Woosup

Telephone +61 (0) 7 3009 8000 Fax: +61 (0) 7 3221 4811 |

Address: Level 2, 247 Adelaide St, Brisbane, Q 4000 GPO Box 10955, Brisbane Q 4000

For Further Information: www.metromining.com.au