Located at Rosebery, on Tasmania's North West Coast, the underground mine has operated continuously since 1936. Current exploration aims to achieve a mine life beyond 2020.
North-West Coast Tasmania
Tasmania's North-West Coast is one of the state's most prosperous farming areas and also a popular tourist destination. The major regional centres are Devonport and Burnie.
Attractions along the coast naturally reflect the agricultural base of the area however it is not without its natural attractions. Boat Harbour Beach is popular with surfers and the But at Stanley is a distinctive geological feature. Further inland are the King Solomon and Marakoopa Caves near Mole Creek, wildlife parks and wilderness areas such as Devil's Gullet and Dip Falls at Mawbanna.
In addition to the agricultlure pursuits, much of the mineral wealth of the west coast passes through north-west cities enroute to other destinations. Processing of timber products from local forests takes place in Burnie. Devonport if the home port of the Spirit of Tasmania ferry, which provides service between Tasmania and the mainland.
Safety, Health and Environment
Rosebery Mine management are committed to safety, health and environment.
At Rosebery, management are committed to achieving zero harm. We have recorded significant improvements to both our medically-referred and lost-time injury rates during the past four years. Initiatives such as our wellbeing program, and enhancements to our injury management process - including timely and supportive rehabilitation management - have sustained these reductions.
We have introduced a behavioural safety program - with all site personnel completing at least one safety observation per month. Our aim with the observation program is to provide two-way feedback between the operator and observer. The program has improved our hazard and near-miss reporting, enabling us to focus on preventable measures to avoid incidents.
We have identified blood lead as a key health risk to our personnel due to the production of lead concentrate on site. We have developed a blood lead management program and awareness campaign.
We have also developed a wellness program to promote improved wellbeing, fitness and nutrition among our workforce. This is part of our commitment to providing a safe place of work, and to help ensure that all employees and contractors are 'fit for work'.
Environmental management at Rosebery is taken seriously. Initiatives have included the developed of a wastewater treatment facility whereby sewage from the Rosebery township is redirected from the Stitt River to the mine's water treatment system. The site has been reviewing operations tailings dams which are no longer used for mining operations but are where the town sewage is treated. Currently, the sewage requires further treatment along with mine wastewater before it can be discharged, but Rosebery mine is working on the longer-term goal of making the old tailings dam area a self-sustaining system with wastewater quality suitable for direct discharge. This will allow treated water to be discharged to the Stitt River and for the town's sewage treatment system to operate independently after the mine closes.
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Community
The Rosebery Mine plays an important role in the local community and Tasmania more broadly. The mine spends more that $27.5 million on goods and services. The majority of this is spent in Tasmania.
Rosebery Mine employs almost 240 people who are drawn from around the North West of Tasmania. In total, this equates to almost $21 million in wages.
Rosebery Mine supports the local community through a variety of sponsorships and partnerships and holds an annual Open Day for visitors to the mine and a celebration of
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