2007 Sustainable Development Report

• TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • About Resolution Copper
  • Sustainable Development: An Explanation
  • Stakeholder Assurance Review
  • Message from the President | The Land Exchange
  • 2007 Achievements and Challenges
    • Achievements
    • Challenges
  • Resolution Project Profile
    • The Resolution Project
    • Project Status
    • How We Operate
    • Resolution Project Development Steps | Pre-feasibility Study Update
  • Business Profile
    • Sustainable Business Development
    • Project Planning
    • Employee Training
    • Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Systems
    • Support of SD Policies and Regulatory Compliance
    • Government Affairs
  • Sustainable Development Performance/Targets
    • 2007 Sustainable Development Scorecard
    • Resolution Copper: 2008 Sustainable Development Targets
  • Social Well-Being
    • Safety First
    • Saftey Programs
    • Workforce Profile
    • 2007 Workforce Demographics
    • Employee Survey
    • Community Data
    • Social Well-Being
    • Consulting with Stakeholders
    • Attitudes Toward the Mine: 2007 Copper Triangle Stakeholders Survey/Result Highlights
    • Environment Is Top Concern of Those Surveyed
    • Other Concerns and Complaints
    • Philanthropy and Community Investment
    • Community Engagement
    • Engaging with RCM Stakeholders - 2007
  • Economic Development
    • 2007 Highlights
    • Hiring Locally
    • Corporate Philanthropy
  • Environmental Stewardship
    • Care and Concern
    • Mining Approach
    • Graphic Overview of Block Caving
    • ISO 14001:2004 Certification Achieved
    • Rehabilitation Process
    • 2007 Environmental Incidents
    • Tailings Management
    • Water Management
    • MARRCO Railroad Endures
    • Environmental Impact Study
    • Environmental Partnerships/Environmental Highlights
    • Land Exchange of Critical Importance
  • Reader's Survey

Economic Development | Chapter Contents

Resolution Copper Mining invests in the community and region to promote long-term economic development, to forge ties with key stakeholders and contribute to an economic infrastructure that will support and benefit our business.

2007 Highlights

• Wages and salaries totaled $6.2 million, a 47 percent increase over 2006 (not including residual contributions to the local economy through indirect job creation).

• Materials, goods and services totaled $91.59 million. Of this amount, $7.95 million was spent in Superior and surrounding areas, a year-to-year decrease of 25 percent. This drop in local spending was due primarily to preparatory work for the shaft project that involved non-local workers from Cementation Canada. Nevertheless, a significant aspect of our contract with Cementation is an emphasis on local hiring, and by year-end 2007, 28 percent of Cementation personnel onsite were local.

• Community contributions totaled $173,000, a 20 percent increase over the previous year.

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