Social Responsability

We think globally and act locally...right now.

We respect E3^plus from PDAC.

Environmental

• "Green Drilling" program
• Improving the energy efficiency of temporary camps
• Optimising land mobility to reduce helicopter support
• Converting of our buildings to geothermal energy
• Eliminating the use of toxic organohalogens from the heavy mineral separation protocol
• Accreditation from Canadian Food Inspection Agency for the management of regulated foreign soils
• Training of employees with regard of oil spill management and forest management standards

Social

• Development of the profesionnal master program in mineral exploration at UQAC
• Training of staff in risk management (first aid in remote areas, WHMIS, hazardous materials transportation, etc.)
• Work and family life reconciliation program
• Native workers and subcontractors hiring program for projects affecting First Nations communities
• Pay equity charter
• Accredited by the Office québécois de la langue française

Economic

• Policy on paying tuition fees for university students (more than 80 students up to now)
• Financial contribution to higher education
• Deferred profit sharing plan for our employees
• Local purchasing policy for worksite in the regions
• Bâtisseur émérite of the Fondation de l'Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC)

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