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and community and social engagement. The

company prides itself on its strong social

license to operate, and rigorously works with

its stakeholders to identify--and invest--in new

social programs, designed to “build capacity

and not dependency.”

“Wherever we work, we invest in the well-

being of our communities by supporting

programs that improve health, education,

infrastructure and capacity building,” Wilkes

said.

For OceanaGold as a business, the focus

is how to make operations safer through

technology and innovation, while increasing

productivity.

“Our leadership team embraces modern

technology and we use it to drive innovative

ideas in everything we do. Modern technology,

like wireless communication for example,

has greatly advanced in recent years and it’s

created a stepchange in innovative technology,”

said Wilkes. “You don’t have to invest tens of

millions of dollar to make a big change.”

Wilkes’ overall strategy for moving forward is

simple, he said.

“As I look back on the past five years, we’ve

been successful because we get people

aligned with our vision,” said Wilkes. “Through

our success, we have to be mindful to stay

humble and just keep putting one foot in front of

the other. It’s all about big vision—small steps.”

MINING

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The services we provide range from quality and quantity inspection and testing for a vast array of commodities

to advanced services, which optimise the recovery of metals in processing plants. Our customers rely on us to

provide them with expert services and advice, which help them gain competitive advantage through reduced risk

at all stages of the value chain.

responsible for the on-going sampling,

preparation and analytical requirements

crucial to the daily operations each of

these OGL sites.

SGS New Zealand continues to support

OGL both as a strategic partner and a

technical advisor.

WHY SGS?

SGS is the world’s leading inspection,

verification, testing and certification

company. SGS is recognized as the

global benchmark for quality and

integrity. With more than 85,000

employees, SGS operates a network

of over 1,800 offices and laboratories

around the world.

FOR PHILIPPINE OPERATIONS:

NELSON CALPO

Manager, Minerals Division

SGS Philippines, Inc.

2nd Floor, Alegria Building, 2229 Chino

Roces Avenue

Makati City, Metro Manila

Philippines

Phone: +63 7849400

Email: [email protected]

FOR NEW ZEALAND OPERATIONS:

HUGH MCMILLAN

General Manager

Minerals and Environment, Health and

Safety

SGS Minerals New Zealand Ltd.

Head Office

5 Lyttelton Street

Westport

PO Box 240

Westport 7866

New Zealand

Phone: +64 3 788 9003

Email: [email protected]

VALUE-ADDED SOLUTIONS THAT REDUCE RISK, ENHANCE VALUE, AND

MAXIMIZE RETURNS AT EACH STEP OF YOUR VALUE CHAIN

© SGS Group Management SA – 2016 – All rights reserved - SGS is a registered trademark of SGS Group Management SA.

SGS Minerals services in the Philippines

include: Trade and Analytical Services

for Energy Minerals (Coal, Coke, Pet

Coke); Trade Services for Steel and Steel

Making Raw Materials; Trade Services

for Non Ferrous Metals and Minerals;

Trade Services for Fertilizers and Dry

Chemicals; Geochem through Onsite

Laboratories; and, Analytical Services for

Geochem Samples.

SGS Philippines, Inc. Minerals

laboratories are accredited to ISO

17025:2005 while its Minerals

Inspection operation is accredited to

ISO 17020:2012. Operating its Didipio

laboratory since 2012, its facilities,

experience, and expertise ensures that

Oceana Gold is provided with accurate

results within optimum turn-around time.

SGS Minerals services of New Zealand

won the NZ onsite laboratories contract

at Oceana Gold’s Macraes and Reefton

sites in 2011. The SGS Waihi laboratory

also continues to provide analytical

services and technical expertise to OGL’s

Waihi Mine, purchased from Newmont

Waihi Gold in mid 2015. Accredited to

ISO/IEC 17025, these laboratories are

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Key Personnel

Michael Wilkes

President and Chief Executive

Officer

Mark Chamberlain

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

Mark Cadzow

Executive Vice President and

Chief Development Officer

Michael Holmes

Executive Vice President and

Chief Operating Officer