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Australia
Community engagement has been integral to the progression of the Open Pit Continuation Project at our Cowal Gold Operations. The Project plans to extend the Life of Mine, enabling the ongoing employment of the open pit mining workforce and continued contributions to local and national economies. The learnings and feedback from community engagement have directly informed the development of the Environmental Impact Statement and Development Approval. These documents were submitted to the NSW Government and publicly exhibited in June and July 2023. Significant engagement and communications prior to the exhibition stage were conducted to ensure that we listened to feedback and that our communities were informed, well-equipped and capable of engaging further.
As a result, 109 community and special interest group submissions were received during the public exhibition period, including 78 local community, eight special interest groups, and 14 government agencies’ submissions. We appreciated the submissions received and recognise the time and effort involved in their development. While many submissions were supportive, our teams also valued the opportunity to discuss and listen to our stakeholders’ comments and address the feedback. Read more about our response here.

