Procon Blastâ€”Q1 2013 - Procon Mining & Tunnelling

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Procon Blast—Q1 2013

PROCON BLASTPROCON BLASTPROCON BLAST Sending a safety shockwave to you!Sending a safety shockwave to you!

Congratula ons to Bill Whalley of Roy Lloyd Mine ‐First

Recipient of ProconSAFE Davy Lamp Award!!

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Davy Lamp Award 1

History of the Davy Lamp 2

Message from President 3

Employee of the Year 4

Safety Champions 5

Safety Culture Survey 6

Supervisor Training 7

Mine Rescue Training 8

Housekeeping 10

Achievements 13

Smart Card Program 14

Smart Card Winners 15

Around the Sites 16

Map of Projects 18

Current Projects 19

Safety Share 21

Congratula ons to Mr. Bill Whalley on becoming the first recipient of the new ProconSAFE Davy

Lamp Award for outstanding safety leadership in an emergency situa on!

Bill, a well‐respected underground miner at the Roy Lloyd Site, was presented with the ProconSAFE

Davy Lamp Award in acknowledgement and apprecia on of his quick thinking and ac ons on the

night of January 21st, 2013. Bill had been traveling down the decline at the Roy Lloyd Site on a nor‐

mal night shi rota on when he no ced flames coming from the mid‐ship area of the scooptram he

was opera ng. Immediately he stopped the scooptram and ex nguished the fire with a hand held

fire ex nguisher, then contacted the mechanical department. The scoop was then tagged out and

an inves ga on into the incident began.

The findings of this inves ga on showed that due to Bill’s quick thinking and proper handling of the

situa on by following the site safety procedures, he had saved not only the piece of equipment, but

poten ally the lives of his co‐workers should the fire have go en out of hand.

For this reason Mr. Bill Whalley was proudly acknowledged by Procon Safety Pro, Gary Barnesky, at

the site’s Weekly Safety Mee ng on February 4th, 2013.

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The ProconSAFE Davy Award is a genuine replica of the miner’s flame safety lamp that was invented in 1815

by Sir Humphry Davy, that saved the lives of miners for over two hundred years. Sir Davy discovered that if

two vessels were filled with explosive gas, they might be connected togeth‐

er by a narrow tube, and the gas in one of the chambers could be exploded

without transmi ng the explosion to the adjoining chamber. This meant

that a flame in a lamp that was fed mine air through small orifices would

not ignite methane and other flammable gases, called firedamp, in the sur‐

rounding air in the mine.

Davy went on to discover that mesh holes of fine metallic gauze acted the

same way as narrow tubes by allowing the flame to burn on one side of the

gauze without igni ng the gas on the underside of the gauze by allowing

the heat to dissipate before it could rise to the point of igni on. This lamp,

with its cylinder of gauze was successful in minimizing the number of deadly

mine explosions caused by methane gas that had previously taken the lives

of untold miners in the early 1800’s.

The lamp provided a test for the presence of gases; if flammable gas mix‐

tures, or firedamp, were present, the flame of the Davy lamp burned higher

with a blue nge. Lamps were equipped with a metal gauge to measure the

height of the flame. The lamp would ex nguish in the presence of asphyxi‐

ant gases (i.e. nitrogen and carbon monoxide), called blackdamp, when

there were low levels of oxygen in the air.

The ProconSAFE version of the Davy Lamp, is a medium sized replica of the

Welsh Miners Lamp. It is hand cra ed and is intended as an ornamental

lamp only. It is made of brass, stands 7 inches high, is 2.5 inches in diame‐

ter, and weighs more than 1.2 pounds. It does not contain the filters and

seals contained in the genuine underground models. Each lamp comes

with a brief history and instruc ons to use for burning lamp oil (kerosene).

Today, ProconSAFE is proud to use the Davy Lamp Award to acknowledge

employees who have been shown to excel in safety leadership, and Mr.

Whalley truly is a worthy recipient of the first Davy Lamp.

~ Kathy Christmann, Roy Lloyd Administra on

History of the Davy Flame Safety Lamp

An example of a Davy lamp with

apertures to gauge flame height.

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A Message from the President

Our employees are our greatest asset.

The statement above is how we at Procon view our workforce, and as such we have decided to place a large

focus on supervisor training, first aid training, and mine rescue training in 2013. Many training sessions took

place in Q1 of 2013 with many more to come during the remainder of 2013.

I want to personally thank everyone who has taken me out of their busy schedules to a end training ses‐

sions. It is through your par cipa on, dedica on and commitment that we con nue to grow as a company

and head towards our goal of “Best in Class”.

We have already seen some posi ve changes across the sites and I have no doubt we will con nue to see

more as me progresses.

In closing, I would also like to congratulate this quarter’s Safety Champions. Thank you for your safe work!

Advanced Supervisor Training, Nisku.

First Aid Training, Roy Lloyd.

Mine Rescue Team, Brucejack.

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In November 2012, Procon, in conjunc on with CAMCE, held a campaign to nominate an Employee of the

Year. The objec ve was to select a model employee, from across all Procon sites and departments, who dis‐

plays the SWAN principles: S = Smart

W = Work Quality

A = A tude

N = Nice

Nomina ons were submi ed by Procon employees and

any candidates who received two or more nomina ons

were entered in a draw to win a crystal swan sponsored

by CAMCE. The draw was held at the Procon Christmas

Party on December 14th, 2012 by Mme. Luo, CAMCE

Chairman, and the winner was Armon Invento.

Most anyone within Procon knows Armon, he’s Procon’s IT Systems Administrator and our sole computer

expert. Armon has been with Procon since December 2011 working out of the head office in Burnaby and

travelling to sites when required.

Armon was nominated for the SWAN award by his co‐workers for the following reasons:

S = “I honestly don’t believe there is anything IT related that Armon does not know. He very much enjoys

and takes pride in his work. He constantly builds on his knowledge by keeping up with all updated/new

models/technology/news” and “Armon is a very educated IT extraordinaire”.

W = “It doesn’t ma er if someone emails him before or a er hours he is always there to assist them with

their technical needs” and “Armon always goes above and beyond for Procon. No ma er what me of

morning or night, Armon is there to assist anyone. I hear people always talking about Armon and how dedi‐

cated he is”.

A = “Armon has a great a tude. No ma er what me of day or night he is always there to help his cowork‐

ers. He gets pulled in many different direc ons but always maintains a great a tude and he always has a

smile on his face” and “Even with Armon’s heavy work flow and the high demand of him he is always smiling

and keeping a posi ve a tude“.

N = “Armon definitely brings a posi ve and bright side to Procon which makes me a grateful person to work

with such a character” and “Armon is incredibly nice to everyone. He is kind, honest, and a very caring per‐

son“.

Thank you for all your hard work and dedica on Armon. Your commitment to Procon and our employees is

truly appreciated.

~ Ed Yurkowski, Procon CEO

2012 Employee of the Year ‐ Armon Invento, IT Systems Administrator

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Q3 2012 Safety Achievements

13,750 Hours Garry Johnson ‐ Esterhazy Peter Girard ‐ Brucejack Robbie Ellio ‐ Bellekeno David Ke le ‐ Eka Mark Read ‐ Nisku Paul Roy ‐ Forret Kerr Andrew Slaney ‐ Eka

15,200 Hours Chris Braaten ‐ Industrial Michael Despres ‐ Wolverine Harvey House ‐ Nisku David Anderson ‐ Nisku Troy Barry ‐ Eka Robert Gyurkovits ‐ Turkey Orlando Tarso ‐ Eka

17,000 Hours Paul Adkin ‐ Eka Brian McDougall ‐ Nisku John Boyd ‐ Wolverine Kevin Cur s ‐ BruceJack Jasminko Fazlagic ‐ Bellekeno John Cunningham ‐ Bellekeno

20,000 Hours Lorimer Braaten ‐ Industrial Wally Godfrey ‐ Nisku Ken Perry ‐ Forrest Kerr

24,000 Hours Lewis Ellio ‐ Bellekeno

30,000 Hours Stephen Cooper ‐ Bellekeno David MacDonald ‐ Wolverine

40,000 Hours Angus Pine ‐ BruceJack

45,000 Hours Dave Stark ‐ Brucejack Aubrey Oake ‐ Wolverine

Safety Award Program 2013

Hours Award 1,750 Travel Alarm Clock 3,200 Thermos 5,000 Travel Bag 8,000 Leather Jacket (8000 HR label) or Winter Jacket 12,000 Portable Cooler/Heater 13,750 $250 Home Depot or Canadian Tire Gi Card 15,200 Men’s or Ladies’ Watch 17,000 Digital Camera 20,000 Leather Jacket (20000 HR label) 24,000 Carriage Clock/Handheld GPS 30,000 Digital Video Camera 35,000 $500 Home Depot or Canadian Tire Gi Card 40,000 $600 Home Depot or Canadian Tire Gi Card 45,000 $850 Home Depot or Canadian Tire Gi Card 50,000 $1000 Home Depot or Canadian Tire Gi Card

Q1 2013 Safety Achievements

13,750 Hours

Ken Burt—Esterhazy

Kris Mickle—Esterhazy

Robin Perry—Forrest Kerr

Robert Reid—Esterhazy

Roger Savoie—Industrial

Dave Soloway—Esterhazy

Jared Stewart—Esterhazy

Brian Swain—Esterhazy

15,200 Hours

Ethan Cameron—Nisku

Garry Johnson—Esterhazy

Chad Osmond—Eka

Jamie Wentzell—Eka

Dennis Lanktree—Bellekeno

Mark Bates—Forrest Kerr

17,000 Hours

Gary Simpson—Eka

Chris Braaten—Industrial

Lewis Clarke—Eka

Kevin Friesen—Eka

Ron Ouelle e—Eka

20,000 Hours

Dean Sheppard—Wolverine

Carl Neudorf—Nisku

Dale Rolfe—Wolverine

Michael Edvardsen—Eka

24,000 Hours

John Nole—Forrest Kerr

Gerald Gaudet—Roy Lloyd

Greg Moore—Eka

Safety Champions

Days with no Lost Time Incidents

Site Days no LTI as of March 31, 2013

Bruce Jack………………………….. 39 Bellekeno……………………………. 120 Eka ……………………………………. 239 Esterhazy……………………………. 649 Forrest Kerr………………………… 133

Industrial Division………………..2600+

Jolu…………………………………….. 808

Komis………………………………….. 514

Mary River………………………….. 1446

Nisku…………………………………... 2088

Lucky Queen ………………………. 654 (last day on site Mar 12, 2013)

Onek…………………………………… 214

PCS Allan…………………………….. 50

PCS Rocanville…………………….. 542

Roy Lloyd……………………………. 222

Wolverine…………………………... 17

50,000 Hours Roger Theriault—Nisku Dave Green—Brucejack

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Safety Culture Survey

The objec ve of the Procon Safety Culture

Survey project is to find out what we at Pro‐

con really think about Procon’s approach to

health and safety. Once we understand our

current safety culture, we can take steps to

improve it.

WHAT IS A SAFETY CULTURE?

Our safety culture reflects the values, a ‐

tudes and behaviours of all Procon’s projects

with regards to health and safety. It’s not just

what safety systems we have in place.

In a posi ve safety culture:

Everyone in the organiza on believes they have a right to work in a safe and healthy environment.

Everyone accepts personal responsibility for ensuring the health and safety of themselves and others.

Superintendents, shi bosses and managers see safety as important.

Management behaviours and ac ons demonstrate a commitment to health and safety.

WHY DO WE NEED A STRONG SAFETY CULTURE?

Our safety culture impacts on all areas of how Procon does business, from produc vity to occupa onal

health and safety performance and overall morale of our team.

A strong safety culture helps to deliver results such as being “Best in Class”.

WHEN DO WE START?

The Procon Safety Culture Survey project kicked off in December 2012 star ng with our Forrest Kerr and

Keno projects. Fast forward 3 months and the project is now approximately 70% complete. The only sites

le to par cipate are Eka , Esterhazy, Wolverine and the Industrial Division; the target is to have the pro‐

ject complete by the end of Q2 2013.

~ Jon Miller, ProconSAFE

~ beyond compliance

Culture survey in Nisku – 03/20/2013

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Achievements

Supervisor Training

Procon, in its quest to become “Best in Class”, has established some rigorous goals in its “WE CARE” Strate‐

gic Plan. With our mo o being, “Our employees are our greatest asset,” we realized we need to invest into

that asset. Procon has established a 3‐ er Supervisor system.

The first Tier is the Basic Supervisor Program (Bronze), which consists of the online supervisor modules that

most supervisors have already completed. In February of this year we started Tier 2 of the Supervisor train‐

ing called Advanced Supervisor Training (Silver). The first part of this level of training is to establish what

was learned in the Basic Supervisor Pro‐

gram. Currently 1/3 of our Supervisors,

Superintendents and Safety Profession‐

als have received this training. There is

one more session scheduled for late

March and three sessions in April. The

last sessions should be held in May or

June.

ProconSAFE and RISKmap have been

jointly holding these sessions to give

the par cipants the tools they need to

escalate up the ladder. Open communi‐

ca on and challenging peoples’ ways of

thinking has created a good buzz and

excitement at the training sessions.

The core of our Safety Program is our 6‐

Point Card and its proper use, so it is no coincidence that it is displayed on the projec on screen as central

to some of our discussions. We are challenging the par cipants to incorporate their learning into the daily

interac ons with their employees and fellow Supervisors. Stay tuned for informa on on the Tier 3 (Gold)

level of training.

~ Wilf Penney, ProconSAFE

For more informa on about ProconSAFE please visit www.proconsafe.com or email [email protected]

http://www.proconsafe.com

mailto:[email protected]

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Mine Rescue Training

Wolverine Mine Rescue

On Monday March 4th, 2013, the Wolverine team

held a 12 hour prac ce that was a ended by 6 team

members. The prac ce consisted of a briefing on the

ID MX6, which is the principle detector used on site.

They covered a thorough review of the BG4 field test,

donning, captain’s checks, and rescue equipment

readiness. The team was briefed for an underground

session, and the captain’s checklist and team princi‐

ples were reviewed prior to going underground.

While under oxygen the team prac ced manoeuvres,

marking direc on of travel and conduc ng gas tests,

while searching for a missing miner in the 1260 SA.

The miner was found with a broken leg, which was

splinted. The injured miner was then placed on a

spine board in the basket and carried to the main

ramp.

A er being under air for 1.5 hours, the team was in‐

structed on the proper dismantling of the BG4, clean‐

ing and drying.

The prac ce was led by Tom Mills, Underground

Health, Safety & Mine Rescue Coordinator for Yukon

Zinc. The session was a great success, good work

Procon & Yukon Zinc!

Brad Dawe and James Russell from

Procon join Yukon Zinc employees in

Mine Rescue Training in March 2013.

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Mine Rescue Training Cont’d...

Keno Mine Rescue Training

Brucejack Mine Rescue

Several training sessions took place

in Q1 2013 at Brucejack. Pictured

at le : Zack Murphy, Leonard Alex‐

ander, Barry Pennell, Travis Beebe,

Nathan Combs, Devin Tompkins,

Andrea Sakamoto, Cole Crutchley.

Great job Brucejack Mine Rescue

Team!

Bellekeno, Lucky Queen and Onek Mine Rescue

Training took place on March 8th, 2013. Those in

a endance were Boyde Wentzell, Ma Lanktree,

Vern McCormick, Tim Hall and Rob Schneider. The

training was 11 hours long and it covered a test drill,

scenario 625 training, and prac ce with the li ing

bags. The team was led by Chris Koebel. It was a

success!

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Excellent Examples of Housekeeping from around the sites

Brucejack Mine’s “Procon Zone” before the snow fell for the season. Well done

Brucejack crews for maintaining such an organized site.

Forrest Kerr Intake Tunnel...spotless!

HOUSEKEEPING IS SAFE‐KEEPING

AT WORK

Housekeeping includes both cleanli‐

ness and order. Many leaders and

safety specialists agree that the first

law of good work is “be clean and

orderly”. Good housekeeping prac‐

ces lead to safety, quality, produc‐

vity, and cost effec veness.

"You never get a second chance to

make a good first impression." Nev‐

er has this phrase been so true as

when it comes to housekeeping at

work. The nega ve impressions and

implica ons of poor housekeeping

can affect you and your co‐workers

for a long me to come. Morale is

lowered for most people who must

func on every day in a messy, dis‐

orderly work environment.

Safety is an even more cri cal issue.

If your housekeeping habits are

poor, the results can lead to minor

or more sever injuries (or even

death!), cita ons by regulatory

agencies, and even difficulty in se‐

curing future work. How can such a

"minor" issue have such serious

consequences?

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Komis Electrical Shop Sea‐Can: Electricians Reginald McGowan and Glen Conner maintain a well organized shop.

#2 Sha at Rocanville—Rocanville crews demonstrate their professionalism with a dy work area.

Two key ques ons to ask yourself when considering housekeeping in your work area are:

1) Is this item necessary?

2) Is it in its proper place?

Excellent Examples of Housekeeping cont’d...

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Powder and Cap magazines at Roy Lloyd Mine.

Good housekeeping brings benefits such as:

‐Eliminates injury and fire causes ‐Helps control damage and waste

‐Prevents wasted energy ‐Guarantees good appearance

‐Maintains greatest use of space ‐Encourages be er work habits

‐Keeps inventory as a minimum ‐Reflects a well run work site

‐Impresses clients and regulatory officials

Procon Industrial shop in Saskatoon.

A place for everything and everything in its place!

Excellent Examples of Housekeeping cont’d...

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Achievements

PSC Rocanville—1 year no LTI

PCS has presented Rocanville with a 1 Year S cker and 1,000,000 Man‐hour

recogni on. Procon was invited to their monthly slogan program in which em‐

ployees submi ed slogans. If picked, a banner will be placed above the gate and

the team will be taken out for supper.

PCS is impressed at the unique work Procon is doing and their commitment to

safety and correc ve ac ons on site. The Rocanville crew has encountered a different forma on of rock

which is challenging to get through. The Industrial Division and Procon site personnel are commi ed to the

crews ge ng through the new rock safely while trying alterna ve methods.

Muck Dissolu on project– Esterhazy K2

The muck dissolving project was implemented to address the problem of

having to move muck significant distances. The project has proven to be

very successful by dissolving 3300 tons of muck, which has eliminated

approximately 1100 scoop trips. At present, Procon site management is

looking at a new pump to improve the dissolu on process and increase

the tons dissolved. The pump being considered will develop 10 mes the

flow of the current pump and 2.5 mes the pressure: 1000gpm @ 100psi

vs 100gpm at 40psi.

Nisku— Over 2088 days no LTI! Photo: Nisku celebrates 2034 days with no lost me in

February 2013. Congratula ons to the Nisku team!

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SAFEsmart Card Program

Brandon receiving his SMARTcard from shi boss Don Chapman.

Brandon Matusiak from Bellekeno was the first

SMARTcard Winner for 2013.

Brandon received this card on January 13th, from

his shi boss Don Chapman, for prepping and main‐

taining his working face in a safe manner.

The re‐vamped SMARTcard system is causing a lot

of excitement around Safety with over 600 winning

ckets in circula on each quarter. Managers, Su‐

perintendents and Supervisors across The Procon

Group are pu ng SMARTcards to use in the field to

help provide posi ve reinforcement for the safe

ac ons occurring everyday.

ProconSAFE rolled out a new proac ve incen ve system for posi ve safety ac ons taken by employees. The

system came into effect at sites in January 2013 and has already resulted in many posi ve safety changes.

Cards are allo ed on a quarterly basis with the prizes outlined below:

Instant “Primary Card” Prizes:

Each “Primary card” will have an “Ac on card” a ached and contains an ac on to be taken. Once the ac on

is complete it is entered in the company‐wide quarterly draw.

Quarterly Draw:

Primary cards and Ac on cards that are drawn quarterly are paid as follows:

Primary card winner: $500

Ac on card winner: $2,000

Supervisor of the ac on card winner: $500

If the same name appears on both cards (Primary & Ac on), the winner receives a combined prize of

$10,000!! If a person wins this combined price ($10,000), the Ac on card for that person will automa cally

be entered into the next quarter’s Ac on card draw, and if drawn again, this person will receive $50,000!!

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In mid‐February Forrest Kerr welder, Blair Noseworthy, was

approached by some members of the mining crew and asked

if he could fabricate some steps and a pla orm for the top of

the emulsion tank on the Dodge loading truck. The pictures

to the le are what Blair came up with.

The whole fabrica on is bolted on for quick and easy removal

for any required repairs in the future. Blair eliminated a ma‐

jor slip, trip, and fall hazard that was

long overdue for ac on. It is our

company‐wide efforts thru the

SAFEsmart Card Program that are

encouraging our people to think in‐

nova vely about safety ideas. Blair

was rewarded with a SAFEsmart Card

as well as many kudos and much ap‐

precia on from Procon Supervision

and his fellow workers.

SAFEsmart Card Winning Safety Ac ons!!

On March 4th, 2013 a Near Miss incident occurred when Procon mechanic Jason Adams was taking garbage

from the shop out to the main garbage bin. Jason raised the steel lid to the bin and propped it up with a 2x4

as per common prac ce. As he was loading the garbage into the bin, the 2x4 was hit and the lid came down

nearly hi ng him on the hands. An incident report was done and as part of the recommended ac ons Jason

developed a removable brace to be used with the garbage bins. Jason

was awarded a SMARTcard for this safety innova on and was an instant

Jackpot winner! Congratula ons to Jason and the team up at Roy Lloyd

for showing such innova ve safety leadership!

Before…. ...A er

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Prac cing with the Ve er li ing bags at Keno.

Day to Day Around the Sites

Hard at work at Wolverine.

Esterhazy ‐ Project Manager Buck Wile presen ng Ma hew

Davidson with a gi for successfully comple ng his Industri‐

al Mechanic Journeyperson cer ficate.

Esterhazy ‐ Johnathon Chorney, Assistant Project Manager,

congratula ng Sco Slinn on winning a $1000 jackpot

SMARTcard.

Procon Industrial Office & Shop, Saskatoon. Outside the Procon Travel office in Kamloops.

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HR Team filing at head office.

Day to Day Around the Sites Cont’d...

Wolverine crews.

Peter Ra , Roy Lloyd Dryman, wearing proper PPE and using

appropriate CAUTION signage.

First aid training at Roy Lloyd, put on by first aid instructor and

Roy Lloyd Administrator Kathy Christmann.

Winter at Brucejack.

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Bellekeno Mine, Lucky Queen Mine, Onek Mine

Wolverine Mine

Eka Mine

Mary River Project

Forrest Kerr Hydro Tunnel

Brucejack

Corporate Head Office

Nisku Shop

MAP — Q1 2013 Current Projects

Greywacke Project

Jolu Mill

Roy Lloyd Mine

Saskatoon Offfice/Shop

PCS Allan Mine

PCS Rocanville Mine

Esterhazy K2 Mine

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EKATI MINE

Owner: BHP Billiton Procon Joint Venture Partner: KeTe Whii Loca on: 300km northwest of Yellowknife, NWT Mine Start Date: 1998 Procon Start Date: 2000 Resource: Diamonds Procon’s Role: U/G Develop‐ment & Produc on Procon Personnel on site: 174

FORREST KERR HYDRO

Owner: Coast Mountain Hydro Corp. Procon Joint Venture Partner: Tahltan Na on Loca on: 100km northeast of Stewart, BC Project Start Date: 2011 Procon Start Date: 2011 Resource: Hydroelectricity Procon’s Role: Underground Development Procon Personnel on site: 140

BELLEKENO/LUCKY QUEEN MINE

Owner: Alexco Resource Corp. Procon Joint Venture Partner: Natcho Nyak Dun Loca on: 10km outside Keno City, YT Mine Start Date: Originally opened in 1921 Procon Start Date: 2008 Resource: Silver/Lead/Zinc Procon’s Role: U/G Develop‐ment & Rehab Procon Personnel on Site: 83

ONEK MINE

Owner: Alexco Resource Corp. Procon Joint Venture Partner: Natcho Nyak Dun Loca on: Keno City, YT Mine Start Date: 2012 Procon Start Date: 2012 Resource: Silver/Lead/Zinc Procon’s Role: U/G Develop‐ment & Produc on Procon Personnel on Site: 11

WOLVERINE MINE

Owner: Yukon Zinc Corp. Loca on: 190 km North of Watson Lake, YT Mine Start Date: 2006 Procon Start Date: 2005 Resource: Zinc/Copper/Lead Procon’s Role: U/G Develop‐ment & Produc on Procon Personnel on Site: 133

MARY RIVER PROJECT

Owner: Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. Loca on: North Baffin Island, NU. Mine Start Date: Planned 2014 Procon Start Date: 2009 Resource: Iron Ore Procon’s Role: Electrical Ser‐vices Procon Personnel on site: 2

OVERVIEW — Current Projects

NISKU SHOP

Loca on: Nisku, AB Start Date: 1995, new shop built in 2007 Departments: Mechanical, Electrical, Welding & Fabri‐ca ng, Machining, and Ware‐housing Personnel on site: 58

BRUCEJACK MINE

Owner: Pre um Resources Inc. Loca on: 65 km North of Stewart, BC Procon Start Date: Aug 2012 Resource: Gold/Silver Procon’s Role: Explora on Dri ing & Bulk Sample Procon Personnel on site: 35

MCLYMONT CREEK HYDRO

Owner: Coast Mountain Hydro Corp. Procon Joint Venture Partner: Tahltan Na on Loca on: 100km northeast of Stewart, BC Project Start Date: 2013 Procon Start Date: 2013 Resource: Hydroelectricity Procon’s Role: Underground Development, Road Building Procon Personnel on site: 10

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PCS ROCANVILLE MINE

Owner: PotashCorp Loca on: Rocanville, SK Mine Start Date: 1970 Procon Start Date: Periodically since 2007 Resource: Potash Procon’s role: Industrial infra‐structure u/g, most currently surge bin erec on and sha deepening Procon Personnel on site: 35

ROY LLOYD MINE

Owner: Golden Band Re‐sources Inc. Procon Joint Venture Partner: Kitsaki Loca on: 93km north of La Ronge, SK Mine Start Date: 2007 Procon Start Date: 2007 Resource: Gold Procon’s Role: U/G Produc on and Development Procon Personnel on site: 74

SASKATOON OFFICE/SHOP

Loca on: Saskatoon, SK Division Start Date: 1997 Departments: Opera ons, Safety, Es ma ng, Administra‐on, Warehousing, Mainte‐

nance, and Equipment Repair Procon Personnel on site: 15

JOLU MILL SITE

Owner: Golden Band Re‐sources Inc. Procon Joint Venture Partner: Kitsaki Loca on: 129km north of La Ronge, SK Project Start Date: 2007 Procon Start Date: 2007 Resource: Gold Mill Procon’s Role: Ore Haulage & Road Maintenance Procon Personnel on site: 5

PCS ALLAN MINE

Owner: PotashCorp Loca on: Allan, SK Mine Start Date: 1968 Procon Start Date: Periodical‐ly since 2000, most recently in March 2013 Resource: Potash Procon’s role: Industrial infra‐structure u/g, most currently bin excava on Procon Personnel on site: 27

ESTERHAZY K2 MINE

Owner: Mosaic Co. Loca on: Esterhazy, SK Mine Start Date: 1967 Procon Start Date: 2008 Resource: Potash Procon’s Role: Water Inflow Management Procon Personnel on site: 174

Upcoming project:

GREYWACKE PROJECT

Owner: Golden Band Re‐sources Inc. Procon Joint Venture Partner: Kitsaki Loca on: 105km north of La Ronge, SK Mine Start Date: Q1 2013 Procon Start Date: Q1 2013 Resource: Gold Procon’s Role: Open Pit Drill‐ing, Blas ng Procon Personnel on site: 8

GOLDEN HEART

Owner: Golden Band/Kitsaki Loca on: 183km north of La Ronge Mine Start Date: Q2 2013 Procon Start Date: Q2 2013 Resource: Gold open pit Procon’s Role: Ore Haulage Procon Personnel on site: 4

CORPORATE OFFICE

Loca on: Burnaby, BC Procon Start Date: 1992 Departments: Opera ons, Es‐ma ng, Purchasing, Human

Resources, Safety, Administra‐on, Finance, Accounts Paya‐

ble, Payroll, Cos ng, IT, Travel, ProconSAFE, SAFEmap, CAMCE Canada Procon Personnel on site: 74

OVERVIEW — Current Projects Cont’d...

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As warmer weather approaches there will be more and more motorcycles on the roads. Whether driving a car, truck, or motorcycle we are all responsible for motorcycle safety. Many of our co‐workers and loved ones are motorcycle enthusiasts so please take a moment and read through the following safety ps.

Driving a car or truck?

1. Treat motorcycles like they are as big as other vehicles. Motorcycles don’t take up as much lane space as a truck or car, but they do o en adjust lane posi ons to avoid road debris and respond to wind and passing vehicles. Allow motorcycles plenty of lane space.

2. Double‐check those blind spots. The motorcycle’s smaller size s ll has to be taken into considera on, especially when changing lanes. Use your turn signal and take extra care to ensure the way is clear.

3. Back off. Stopping distances for cars and motorcycles are about equal, but wet condi ons can make quick stops difficult for both. What may be a mere “fender bender” between two cars could end up much more serious with a motorcycle involved. Also, motorcycles o en slow by downshi ing or merely rolling off the thro le, thus not ac va ng their brake light.

4. Be extra cau ous pulling in front. Due to their smaller size, motorcycles can appear farther away than they actually are. They can also be hidden behind larger vehicles, so ensure you have lots of space to turn in front without interrup ng the oncoming motorcycle.

5. Change lanes for merging motorcycles. While it is suggested to get out of the way for all vehicles merg‐ing onto the highway, changing lanes to leave room for motorcycles is par cularly important.

Safety Share ‐ Motorcycle Safety on the Road

Don Tracey, So ware Developer/Support, Procon Head Office.

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Motorcycle Safety cont’d...

Driving a motorcycle?

1. Avoid center of lane when traffic slows. It’s best to have a quick exit strategy when traffic suddenly grinds to a halt. Keeping to the le or right of your lane allows you to escape quickly if a trailing vehicle fails to stop in me.

2. Dress to be seen and protected. Wearing reflec ve clothing and bright colours helps other drivers see you. Also, wearing an approved helmet and garments made of leather or Kevlar can protect you if you fall. Protect your body from head to toe.

3. Target open spaces. The more spaces you surround yourself with the be er. That way, you’re staying out of drivers’ blind spots and avoiding sudden movements.

4. Never come between a car and its off‐ramp. How many mes have you seen a vehicle suddenly cross over to a highway off‐ramp at the last second because the driver wasn’t paying a en on? When ap‐proaching off‐ramps, it’s best to be in the le lane, or at least ensure there aren’t any vehicles to your le .

5. Take it easy on the curves. Many crashes happen there. You might overshoot the road or cross the cen‐ter line and get hit by oncoming traffic. Watch the road ahead, slow down, and choose the correct lane posi on before entering the curve.

Dave Stark, Superintendent, Brucejack Project. Gord Reed, Area Manager, Procon Head Office.

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