Business Review Australia - March 2016_

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permitting,” said Wilkes.

Another upside of the purchase

is its location. The township of

Waihi is situated near the east coast

of the North Island within ninety

minutes’ drive of the country’s major

cities and provides easy access to

employment.

“We start with a culture within

the organization that looks for

efficiencies and we have the right

processes in place to drive that,”

said Wilkes. “Fundamentally it’s

the people and team that make it

happen.

“It comes back to values. As

a company, we have specific

values including respect, integrity,

teamwork, action, innovation and

accountability. Those values are

embedded in how we work and

live with local communities,” said

“Our ambition is to be the gold producer of

choice globally and our strategy to get there

is invest in high quality assets.”

• Mick Wilkes, OceanaGold’s Managing Director and CEO

Wilkes. “So when we hire people,

we’re looking for people that have

those values.”

“We are looking forward

to working with employees,

contractors, and local stakeholders

to add further value to this unique

operation by extending the mine

life and seeking out operational

efficiencies,” said Wilkes.

Waihi Underground – Waihi Operation

As a local company, the biggest exposure it has experienced is the acquisition of the mining

contract for OceanaGold’s Didipio Copper-Gold Project which became the biggest opportunity

for Delta to enhance its operating and safety standards and its socio-economic skills.

This transforms Delta into a World-Class Mining Contractor and is now well primed to take on

bigger and more challenging projects and continue to lead in the industry in the Philippines.

Delta Earthmoving, Inc., a Filipino-owned company is

the leading Quarry and Mining Contractor in the

Philippines. It’s on-going major contract in Metal Mine is

with OceanaGold Philippines, Inc. where it covers the

entire Open Pit Operations, Tailings Dam Construction,

Civil Works and the continuing Mine Rehabilitation

activities. On the Quarry industry, it currently

undeundertakes a number of Limestone and Basalt

Quarries with La Farge-Holcim, CRH-Aboitiz, Cemex

and two (2) major local Cement manufacturers.

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