Nevada Mining Association has recognized mining companies and mining professionals for workplace safety in Nevada through a program sponsored by Reno-based Geotemps Inc.
Mine award winners included:
Small mine, open pit: Barrick Gold Corporation, Ruby Hill Mine.
Medium mine, open pit: Newmont Mining Corporation, Phoenix Mine.
Large mine, open pit: Kinross Gold USA, Inc., Round Mountain Mine.
Underground metal mines: Queenstake Resources USA, Inc., Murray Mine.
Individual awards included:
Mine manager/superintendent: Dave McClure, Barrick Gold Corporation, Goldstrike Mine.
General supervisor/middle management: Andre Bourget, Barrick Gold Corporation, Goldstrike Mine; Roy Lee, Kinross Gold USA, Inc., Round Mountain Mine and Karl Baumgras, Kinross Gold USA, Inc., Round Mountain Mine.
Supervisor: Bob Anderson, Barrick Gold Corporation, Goldstrike Mine; and John Watson, Queenstake Resources USA, Inc., Jerritt Canyon Mine.
Safety professional: Dan Stevenson, Barrick Gold Corporation, Goldstrike Mine.
Non-supervisor: Jim Helming, Kinross Gold USA, Inc., Round Mountain Mine; Ramon Jaramillo, Couer d'Alene Mines Corporation, Couer Rochester Mine; and David Bombard, Kinross Gold USA, Inc., Round Mountain Mine.
