Society

Tanganyika Gold S.A. recognize the impact that our operations have on the areas around our mine sites, bringing both opportunities and issues of concern for residents. We strive to partner with local stakeholders to understand their needs and address their questions, and to conduct our business in a way that supports strong and sustainable communities. Our approach hinges on mutual respect, ongoing dialogue and a desire to work together to create Sustainable Prosperity.

For us creating and maintaining partnerships to be of the utmost importance in contributing to sustainable development in the communities where we operate.

We are always guided by international standards and best practices, and driven by our aspiration for excellence in our overall business performance.

We believe it is our responsibility to be a key partner in and with our local communities, investing money and time to support vital community organizations, infrastructure and etc. We contribute in a different ways: in infrastructure, including in social infrastructure such as schools, water reticulation, bridges, roads, etc.

We are one of regionally-based employers, with a direct workforce. Our company policy is to use local workforce, local contractors and suppliers for our operational needs wherever possible, which is ensuring our local communities benefit from our presence. Tanganyika Gold S.A.  employment procedures place a high priority on local training, recruitment and skill development. We work in collaboration with local educational institutions and governments to provide education and training opportunities with the goal of increasing local employment opportunities. We strive to empower our communities with education and hands-on experience that unlocks sustainable employment opportunities in established and emerging industries.

We demonstrate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and provide mechanisms for addressing community grievances and concerns about our operations.

We contribute to the development of public policy by sharing our perspectives on issues that impact our operations, through representative industry bodies or by engaging directly with governments.

Tanganyika Gold S.A. is committed to meeting or exceeding mandatory consultation requirements to ensure the development and sustainability of robust partnerships with all stakeholders who have an interest in ours operations.

We believe that only by working together can we create sustainable solutions to the problems faced by communities.

Our representatives regularly hold meetings with local stakeholders. These meetings help to understand and address local issues and to communicate important information about Tanganyika Gold S.A. policies and programs.

Through industry and community membership and participation in a wide variety of programs, we contribute to the development of our local communities and to the strengthening of the industries we work in.

We seek every opportunity to engage with people in our communities about our activities and to provide an opportunity for feed back to our team. We enjoy sitting down with our community to hear thoughts and ideas. Open communication is central to the way we operate.

Tanganyika Gold S.A. respects the human rights, cultures, customs and values of those who are affected by our activities. We strive to ensure community engagement and involvement through community consultation and special events, and by partnering with various organizations for a range of community development programs.

If resettlement is necessary, we compensate all affected households by cash, or as a rule of resettlement will be to a location to other areas with a more developed infrastructure than to the regions from which the relocation takes place.

We engage continuously with national and local government – the Department of Mineral Resources, municipalities, community based organizations and organized labor on matters of mutual interest.

Stakeholder engagement is a continuous process. It is undertaken by individual employees are responsible engaging with a variety of local, national and international stakeholders on topics related to our operations. All our  operations have procedures for handling community issues, which are followed up to determine a mutually acceptable resolution.

We’re proud of our people.  We are proud of the fact that our people welcome every opportunity to take part in volunteering initiatives led by community organizations or in response to immediate community needs.

For us this is just the start. We are committed to a long and beneficial partnership designed to boost services in the communities in which we operate.

Prospectively we are planning to create a Foundation, which will  plays an integral role in building local capacity and promoting economic and community sustainability. The Foundation will work with a group of local producers participating in the program. This Foundation will be creating big employment opportunities and economic development in the area during and after mine operations. All this not only create direct and indirect jobs, but also provide the Foundation with revenue to maintain social programs started by the communities.