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8 Oct 2011

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Mineweb.com

Winners of 2011 Nedbank Capital Green Mining Awards announced [So. Africa]

The winning projects for [the] 2011 [Nedbank Capital Green Mining Awards] are: Environmental Category: Anglo American Thermal Coal's Gypsum Housing Project; BHP Billiton's...Ongoye Forest Project; • Socio-Economic Category: Anglo American Thermal Coal's HIV/AIDS Workplace Programme; Kumba Iron Ore Sishen - Mine's UGM Wellness Clinic; • Sustainability Category: Kumba Iron Ore - Sishen Mine's Rural Research Project...According to the panel of adjudicators, the joint winners in the Environmental Category both demonstrated innovative approaches to addressing different environmental challenges...Both projects illustrate how real socio-economic benefits can be derived through implementing creative solutions to environmental issues," the judges said...In the Socio Economic Category..."The projects both provide excellent illustrations of how the mining industry can rise to the HIV/AIDS challenge," said the judges. [Also refers to First Quantum Minerals]