11.06.2006 - 09:56am ET

(CSRwire) ICMM has released the latest issue of its newsletter with a health and safety theme. Helping our members improve their safety and health initiatives is a priority for ICMM. To help achieve this we are organizing an international conference focusing on safety and health, to be held on 14-16 November 2006 in Johannesburg.

In this issue, we also look at how Lonmin's South African platinum mining operations have embarked on a "Wellness" initiative to address the stigma associated with HIV infection and AIDS.

Elsewhere, Carmel Bofinger, Acting Director of the University of Queensland's Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre (MISHC), outlines the development of MIRMgate, which is a web-based tool to help companies manage risk. And Anglo American Head of Occupational Health Dr Frank Fox examines how ICMM is encouraging regulatory bodies to take a more consistent approach to setting Occupational Exposure Limits (OELs) and reports progress on a number of fronts.

The newsletter can be viewed on the ICMM website at http://www.icmm.com/newsletter.php?rcd=22. To subscribe to future editions or order hard copies, visit http://www.icmm.com/library_subscriptions.php.

Contact:
Ben Peachey
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7290 4942
Mobile: +44 (0) 7733 225130
Email: ben.peachey@icmm.com
Web: www.icmm.com

The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) is a CEO-led organization representing the mining and metals industry internationally. An important part of its mandate is dedicated to sustainable development. ICMM comprises many of the world's leading mining and metals companies as well as regional, national and commodity associations, all of which are committed to improving their sustainable development performance and to the responsible production of the mineral and metal resources society needs. ICMM's vision is a viable mining, minerals and metals industry that is widely recognized as essential for modern living and a key contributor to sustainable development.

ICMM's 15 corporate members are:

Alcoa, Anglo American, AngloGold Ashanti, BHP Billiton, CVRD, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Lonmin, Mitsubishi Materials, Newmont, Nippon Mining & Metals, Rio Tinto, Sumitomo Metal Mining, Teck Cominco, Xstrata, Zinifex.

ICMM's 24 association members are:

Camara Minera de Mexico, Chamber of Mines of South Africa, Cobalt Development Institute, Consejo Minero de Chile A.G., Eurometaux, Euromines, Federation of Indian Mineral Industries, Indonesian Mining Association, Instituto Brasileiro de Mineraçao, International Aluminium Institute, International Copper Association, International Wrought Copper Council, International Zinc Association, Japan Mining Industry Association, Lead Development Association International, Minerals Council of Australia, Mining Association of Canada, Mining Industry Associations of Southern Africa, Nickel Institute, Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, Sociedad Nacional de Minería, Sociedad Nacional de Minería Petróleo y Energía, World Coal Institute, World Gold Council.

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