Newmont Mining Corporation

Adapted from Beyondthemine.com

Newmont's security personnel receive rigorous training, including human rights training, so that they can carry out their duties in the most appropriate and effective way. At our Batu Hijau mine in Indonesia, we have taken into consideration gender diversity as a key to building better relations with local stakeholders.

Our security personnel are usually the first point of contact between the operations and community members because they are the ones who manage the access points into the operations. At Batu Hijau, we found that by having female guards stationed at security checkpoints, we improved the relationship with surrounding communities because people felt more at ease in approaching the mine with questions and concerns.