Newmont Mining Corporation

To improve understanding and awareness of the importance of preserving the environment, Newmont's Batu Hijau operation shared lessons it had learned with 35 community leaders from Sekongkang and Jereweh Districts on waste management techniques that they could apply within their neighborhoods.

The initiative was part of the legacy the mine established in 2000 by creating Environment Day, devoted to environmental education and conservation programs for locals. Environment Day has been an effective environmental conservation program for the mine, and attracts more participants each year. Programs are held in partnership between Batu Hijau and the West Sumbawa Administration, and sponsored by a number of the mine's contractors.

"Environmental preservation would be very effective if everyone starts it in his or her own families and communities," said Grant Batterham, the operation's environmental manager.