Newmont Mining Corporation

Denver, Colorado

We began Our Safety Journey in 2009. This initiative is part of our Mission to deliver on our plans in a safe and environmentally and socially responsible manner.

The journey is a tool that assists regions, sites and teams in assessing their progress toward integrating safety into everything we do. It allows us to rate ourselves and our safety practices on a scale ranging from "awareness" to "integration."

We've made great progress, and this year the Safety Journey becomes personal. The introduction of "My Safety Journey" shifts the focus from a function and department effort, to one that engages employees at all levels to improve their own safety attitudes, behaviors and beliefs. It poses the question, "Why do I want to go home safe?"

This personal focus on safety leadership, risk behaviors, communication, coaching and personal commitments will empower Newmont to advance towards "integration."

Taking safety beyond policies and procedures and making it personal is Newmont's chief executive officer's number one priority.

"We will be relentless in our pursuit of providing a safe and healthy workplace for all," said Richard O'Brien. "We do this because there is nothing more personal or important than safety."

"My Safety Journey" was piloted in the Asia Pacific region during 2010, and more than 40 safety ambassadors from all functional areas and levels attended training in Denver, Colorado in January 2011. The next stop in the journey will be the Regional Safety Summits starting with Perth, Australia. By the end of 2011, every employee will have had an opportunity to participate in a workshop and to make their personal commitment to safety.

April 18, 2011