PETER KUKIELSKI: “FULL SUPPORT OF THE OFFER FROM ZIJIN MINING COMPANY” QUARTERLY PAGE 5 NEWSLETTER JULY - SEPTEMBER 2018
REPRESENTATIVES OF ZIJIN, NEVSUN AND RAKITA MEET WITH PRESIDENT ALEKSANDAR VUČIĆ
WE PRESENT: Chris Lupaschuk PAGE 16
REPAIRING OF REGIONAL ROADS PAGE 20 IN SLATINA 586WITHOUT A WORKPLACE INJURY - SAFETY AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL - JOINT ACTIVITIES TO RESOLVE STRAY DOG PAGE 21 PAGE 13 OVERPOPULATION IN BOR
EMERGENCY RESPONSE STUDENT EDUCATION ACTIVITY: TRAFFIC SAFETY SIMULATION 14 LIVELIHOOD IMPROVEMENT MECHANISMS FOR LAND OWNERS RAKITA – RESPONSIBLE PARTNER IN THE COMMUNITY: NEW SOFTWARE FOR GREATER RETROACTIVE PAYMENT ANNEXES FINALIZED WORKPLACE SAFETY AND PROTECTION 15 EXPLORATION DECLINE ACTIVITY UPDATE CONTENTS
INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY AND MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES Ÿ Zijin Mining Company: Friendly takeover of Nevsun Resources 4 Ÿ Peter Kukielski: “Full support of the offer from Zijin Mining Company” 5 Ÿ Representatives of Zijin, Nevsun and Rakita meet with President Aleksandar Vučić 6 FIELD INFORMATION Ÿ Four-month overview of the construction of the exploration decline 8 Ÿ Continued exploration drilling program of the Čukaru Peki Upper Zone 12 SAFETY AND PROTECTION Ÿ days without a workplace injury – safety at the highest level 13 Ÿ Emergency response simulation 14 Ÿ New software for greater workplace safety and protection 15 HUMAN RESOURCES Ÿ We present – Chris Lupaschuk, Senior Land Acquisition Manager 16 COMMUNITY OUTREACH Ÿ Strengthening relationships with local communities 18 Ÿ A word from local community leader: Milovan Matović, President of the Parents' Association “Bebironče” 19 COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS Ÿ Repairing of regional roads in Slatina damaged by floodwaters and machinery 20 Ÿ Joint activities to resolve stray dog overpopulation 21 Ÿ Supporting the “15th International Youth Work Exploration Environmental Camp” 22 Ÿ “Millennials Writing - The Role of Youth in the Development of Mining in Bor” 23 Ÿ Ethnic food masters from five countries visit Brestovac 24 Ÿ Lecture for beekeepers in Slatina 25 Ÿ Support for the “26th Dance Festival in Slatina” 26 Ÿ Student education activity regarding “Traffic Safety” 27 LAND ACQUISITION Ÿ Responsible partner in the community: retroactive payment annexes finalized 28 Ÿ Livelihood Improvement Mechanisms For Land Owners 29 ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION Ÿ Exploration decline construction update 30 PHOTO GALLERY 31 INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY AND MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES premium” h w mining per adding: Chairman res cess result llent “This offer cash to have Fujian, offer 0 vides sing competent Competition w The riod holders tak T 5 o h h i tak t
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Our Board of Directors supports the offer by Zijin “FULL SUPPORT Mining Company to purchase Nevsun shares at a “ price of six Canadian dollars per share. The Board OF THE OFFER FROM believes this price correctly reflects the value of Nevsun's property regarding mining and deve- ZIJIN MINING lopment potential, unlike the earlier offer pre- sented by Lundin Mining Company with a price of 4.75 Canadian dollars per share, rejected by our Board believing it does not reflect the true value of the company.
The offer by Zijin is yet to be accepted by two thirds of our shareholders and approved by com- petent institutions in Canada and China. This pro- cedure allows the possibility that another buyer, or Lundin Mining Company, will offer a higher
price. On our side, we have implemented a thoro- CTIVITIES ugh process of identifying potential buyers on the global market, and among all buyers, Zijin has shown the greatest interest. GEMENT A Zijin has a strong portfolio of gold and heavy me- tals mines worldwide. It is the third largest com- pany listed on global stock exchanges trading in gold ore, with an exceptionally capable manage- ment and an excellent track record in inter- national transactions. Zijin wishes to become the leading international company in the mining ANY AND MANA sector, and thus expresses its dedication to the goal of standing shoulder to shoulder with the COMP largest global companies in regards to com- pliance with best practices in sustainable deve- lopment. The purchase of Nevsun would repre- sent the largest transaction to date for this com- pany, and thus we are certain that the successful implementation of the transitional process will be a priority. I am certain that the Zijin team has the expertise and resources to successfully con- tinue the development of all Nevsun projects”.
Sincerely yours,
Peter Kukielski President & Chief Executive Officer Nevsun Resources Ltd.
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7 FOUR-MONTH OVERVIEW THE EXPLORATION DECLINE TION FIELD INFORMA
SINCE THE CEREMONY MARKING THE START OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE EXPLO- RATION DECLINE IN EARLY JUNE, WORKS ON ONE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL PIECES OF THE PROJECT HAVE BEEN ONGOING FOR THE PAST FOUR MONTHS.
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FIELD INFORMATION CONTINUED EXPLORATION DRILLING PROGRAM Condemnation drilling
OF THE ČUKARU Total Depth Depth to Drill hole metres (m) from (m) drilled PEKI UPPER ZONE
TC180225 663.9 771.3 107.4
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The Geology department of T C180230 0.0 569.7 569.7 Rakita has continued the TC180231 0.0 800.0 800.0
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third quarter period 2018. T C180238 0.0 1019.8 1019.8
T C180239 0.0 464.6 464.6
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TION to identify potential mineralization in the A total of 8,161 metres have been areas below the planned mining facilities drilled between the start of the pro- and infrastructure. Nine exploration drill gram and September, representing holes have been drilled during this 78.5% of the planned scope of 10,000 period, with a total length of 5,528 meters. metres. FIELD INFORMA
12 586 DAYS WITHOUT A WORKPLACE INJURY
When a company wor- king on geological ex- ploration and the cons- truction of an explo- ration decline achieves a continuous 586 day period without a single workplace injury, we can safely conclude that the level of work- SAFETY AT THE place safety and pro- HIGHEST LEVEL tection is very high.
This data point is a source of pride not only for the competent people in the Rakita Health and Safety Department, but for all our employees, and the companies implementing subcon- tracting works. TECTION
The drilling of geological drill holes, works on “Of course there are areas where we can improve construction of the exploration decline, and the things, and conditions and behaviours that we use of machinery to cut cores from the drill can improve and correct, but on a scale of one to holes carry the highest risk of injury at Rakita, five, I'd give us a strong five! And there aren't thus these area of our business operations were many such examples in Serbia! Particularly since given high priority with regards to training and an advantage is given to core activities and SAFETY AND PRO mandatory protection. However, staff in other investments, primarily in people, their compe- departments are no less vulnerable. Injuries tencies, and not in typical statements and and incidents do not choose a time and place, posters. For example, every morning at the explo- thus the watchful eye of the Health and Safety ration decline site we hold a meeting dedicated to Manager is ever present. safety, stating the situation from the previous day, potential hazards, and the work plan for “I am happy with the fact that we have not had a that day”, adds Stanić, noting that Rakita is workplace injury for 586 continuous days, but I do proving, through its daily practice, that it is not want this to become a piece of data that will undertaking all measures necessary to protect make us rejoice, but a standard and something people and the environment, in accordance with normal. I believe it is possible to continue in this the principles of environmental and social pro- manner. I always note the subjective contri- tection in force in Serbia and in accordance with bution of every employee regarding safety and I can truly commend all workers, both from Rakita the standards of the International Financial and the subcontracting companies, that they Corporation (IFC). handle their own safety and that of their colle- agues in a very conscientious manner. This is what's most important and that is why we are successful in this field”, notes Svetlana Stanić, Health and Safety Manager at Rakita, adding that injuries are always possible, but that pre- ventive work, thinking about danger and ade- quate risk assessment are key segments of safety. 13 EMERGENCY RESPONSE SIMULATION
The made-up scenario for the practice simulation was as follows: A worker tasked with building TECTION the exploration decline fell from a height of seven metres while installing a fence above the upper edge of the decline access. There are no visible injuries, and he is unconscious. The time of injury is 11:03. A colleague working with the injured worker has called an ambulance, which arrived at the incident site at precisely 11:13. The injured man was given aid where certain parts of his body were immobilized, and he has been transported to a healthcare institution. Total time of ambulance arrival: 10 minutes and 28 seconds, characterized as “excellent”. Care for the injured man has also been assessed as excellent. Within six minutes, all those present at the site where the accident
SAFETY AND PRO occurred have been evacuated.”
14 September 2018, Bor – A successful H e a l t h a n d S a f e t y exercise was conducted in cooperation with Manager Svetlana Stanić the Emergency Service of the Health Centre in assessed the excise to be Bor, the workers from Rakita, and the successful in all segments. representatives of subcontractor companies “The simulation of these at the exploration decline construction site. The objective of the exercise was to test the kinds of exercises occurs coordination of all teams, to achieve a swift under ideal conditions, but time of arrival for the ambulance, and care for we must be prepared for all the injured. unforeseen circumstances. This is precisely why we are having preventive exercises, to provide an appropriate response in case of real need. Now we know the time necessary for the ambu- lance service to reach the exploration decline construction site under certain conditions,that the staff is ready to provide first aid to injured colleagues, incident gathering points have been defined, and on top of it all, we always hear new advice by healthcare workers for providing first aid to those injured.” says Svetlana Stanić, Health and Safety Manager of the Rakita 14 Company. NEW SOFTWARE FOR GREATER WORKPLACE SAFETY AND PROTECTION TECTION
The Health and Safety Department of Rakita has recently gained extremely important assis- tance in its daily administrative work. It comes SAFETY AND PRO in the form of the “OHSIS” software package According to plans, two more exercises of this (Occupational Health - Safety Information Ser- type will be held by the end of the year, while vice), representing a fully web-based platform- one exercise per month is planned for next independent web application. The program is year. optimized for Microsoft IR / Edge, Firefox Mo- zilla and Google Chrome. Essentially, it is a database of safety data on all staff, their trainings, allocated protective equipment, medical checks, etc. The mana- gement of the Health and Safety Department notes that this program will increase efficiency with the administration of information. Prior to the use of this system, these administrative activities occupied up to 30 percent of staff working time. This software facilitates searching and makes it faster and easier to generate the legally prescribed reports that used to be drafted by hand. Additionally, the software notifies the competent persons on the expiry of deadlines for various activities. This same program is used in only five other companies in Serbia. 15 in R WE PRESENT HUMAN RESOURCES Acquisition Manager Senior Land Chris Lupaschuk, in R When didyoustar be What wasitlik your jobposition? Can youpleasedescribe Where areyouoriginallyfrom? to efforts My relie and landed tours net prior ting cated. to nada, arrived. toba, T also village I My o grew support be be first ginning inR and role the ved meet lived akita to living and of akita? and honest, I in in up and had day Google arriving position, and This Bor is Northeastern Ontario. resolving and for the the on to away at ne had really and was the a Rakita Č ver Rakita lead work I Earth ukaru mixed here was the Belgrade, from so first been my excited ed all the my chance was a were and (Thank three P first required my akita? in bit eki beef to e atthe only Alberta, Land Saskatchewan, on Serbia Ne to family Project. nervous articles role Google months March points t w to join farm vsun : you Acquistion see property away Canada. the prior orking while for T near on 1st, of Car). eams, the when I team. the was reference the to from 2 we country a 01 ac Once virtual I Mani rights going T inter small I I have relo- 7. eam cep- first was Ca- - - I 16 previous w to yourhomelandand to livinginSerbiacompared What wasitlik North Acquisition pany house Landpositionwithalargepipelinecom the oil sulting I identically acquisition e important llenges quisition rience, in navigate some As Land Acquisitionprocesses? experience re What isyourprevious began ver Serbia far and Canadian own, where as America time firms many back gas working living in Slavija was and in Serbia and to and of and in both I from of work get Prairies. goes, cak valuable Canada. until these the electrical Square, the ork experience? Stak as countries. are e. used 2 ed a I 005 the challenges complexities moved garding In eholder Land quite assets in I e gettingused Land regards assets to. traffic until then the various projects Agent simmilar Once to rest translates is 2 R moved most in Rakita 009, one elations facing to Belgrade I of roles for managed surrounding work throughout of supporting my people to in land the to the land in 2 driving almost across 01 an expe most Land took con cha 7. will ac in- to - - - - - nities teams and ment the economic project The on thedev to allcolleagueswhoarew What w CLEANING THEBREST V participated m Metovnica, up out. The events.” out, W the from with s were the the e s a w very activevolunteeringinthecommunity cleanup “They a s p c h e t m t i o Bor OL a i i r Č residents c e rivers v are cleaning b and e i the t h ukaru for ventually C t e the activites on
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high o a only a and h Re t the the the our c b i n h a t to a l h d e e t - - - - l A WORD FROM A LOCAL COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE: Milovan Matović, President of the Parents' Association “Bebironče”
The Parents' Association “Bebironče” was established in 2014 in Bor, with the aim of promoting and improving the quality of family life through education on parenting, raising children, solutions for everyday issues and challenges. These initiatives are organized through a network of support and cooperation with institutions, organizations and associations working on children's and parent's rights through their activities. The key activities of the association are aimed What projects did you implement in at: cooperation with Rakita? • advocacy, protection and promotion of the rights of pregnant women, mothers and Our first joint projects were related to the deve- parents; lopment of the maternity and children's wards of • the protection of reproductive health and the General Hospital in Bor. With the help of assistance to persons combating infertility; Rakita we provided the equipment to the • support to single parents and parents of maternity ward, replaced all mattresses, bought children with developmental impairments; new chairs for the children's playroom in the and, hospital and painted walls. We used Rakita's CH • assistance to victims of violence, education, funds to equip the “Crvenkapa” kindergarten humanitarian actions, professional travel, field with new furniture, and a donation also came in trips and advisory services. to purchase laminate flooring to reconstruct the
Through donations from local companies, the children's hall at the “Boško Buha” kindergarten. TY OUTREA association has invested approximately RSD What we are currently planning together is 4.5 million into; building a fence around the school playground in • developing the maternity and children's ward the village of Slatina.
at the Bor hospital; COMMUNI • upgrading the kindergartens in the city, as How important is it to have an active well as primary schools, parks, and resorts in civil society organization solving the Savača, Bor Lake; issues of our youngest citizens? • organized a number of educational panels and workshops; and, The “Bebironče” Parents' Association is one of • humanitarian actions and assistance for the few associations in Bor dealing with issues of vulnerable persons. parenthood, and also deals with the issues and We have discussed some of the above topics needs of our youngest citizens. As part of the non- with Milovan Matović, president of the government sector, I believe that the cooperation “Bebironče” association. “Bebironče” is achieving with public institutions, enterprises or various organizations is of key How would you assess your coopera- importance. For this reason, those parents who tion with Rakita to date and how do are our members, but also those who are not, are you see its engagement and account- happy to participate in activities, or to provide an ability towards the local community? individual contribution to a project. These contributions leads to the better quality of life for I can say that Rakita recognizes it's social responsibility in the area . They have our youngest. I hope that in the future the demonstrated this through participating and “Bebironče” Parents' Association will continue contributing to numerous projects supporting various activities for improving the conditions for social development and vital institutions and child rearing, because they are the greatest organizations in Bor. While recognizing the treasure of any society. importance and goals of the Parents' Association “Bebironče”, Rakita took part in some of ourprojects our cooperation is certainly significant and visible in Bor. 19 REPAIR OF REGIONAL ROADS IN SLATINA DAMAGED BY FLOODWATERS AND MACHINERY Two kilometres of regional roads near Slatina were repaired in July based on feedback from members of the local community.
To provide residents with easier and safer access to their properties, parts of the roads carried off by floodwaters were restored, along with roads damaged through the use of machinery, both by the residents and by Rakita.
Bulldozers were used to clear the roads, then UTIONS overgrowth was removed and crushed gravel was added and packed. This work was completed to help the nearby residents of
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20 JOINT ACTIVITIES TO RESOLVE THE STRAY DOG OVERPOPULATION ISSUE Rakita Exploration and the “Borske šape” Citizens' Association have signed an agreement whereby Rakita will provide a donation as support for a sterilization and castration project for stray dogs in Bor. This effort is expected to considerably reduce the number of stray dogs in a humane manner, and increase citizen safety.
Marija Samardžić from “Borske šape” will use the donation to cover the “Borske šape” expressed costs of a veterinary station for sterilization and their gratitude to Rakita for castration. recognizing the root of the issue and providing this donation for the benefit of Branislav Ivanić, the direc- all citizens of Bor. tor of the “Bor” veterina- UTIONS rian clinic said that he has been cooperating for years The Communications Ma- with “Borske šape”, and nager of Rakita, Darko Sto- commended their volun- CONTRIB jadinović, recalled that this teer efforts on solving this is the second year in a row issue. that Rakita chooses to help “Borske šape”,humanely and responsibly reduce the The Mayor of Bor, Alek- COMMUNITY number of dogs without sandar Milikić, noted that owners. the city budget is alloca- “The priorities of our company are strengthening ting significant funds for long-term cooperation with the local self-govern- the sterilization and ca- ment and civil society organizations, and joint stration of dogs, but that activities for resolving the needs of citizens with any donation is welcome the aim of benefiting the local community. This is for resolving this immense precisely the context that this donation has been problem. implemented in”, said Stojadinović. “The city budget allocates money every year for sterilizing 400 dogs, and the donation of Rakita is something that will, along with all measures we have undertaken, such as the construction of two dog asylums, provide for a decrease in the num- ber of stray dogs in the streets of Bor”, said the Mayor of Bor.
21 SUPPORT FOR THE “15TH INTERNATIONAL YOUTH WORK EXPLORATION ENVIRONMENTAL CAMP”
UTIONS The “15th International Youth Work Exploration Camp” (Moriek 2018) titlde “Youth are the Law” was held in August on Stol mountain near Bor. The camp, CONTRIB financially supported by Rakita , had an e n v i r o n m e n t a l f o c u s , w i t h t h e participation of ten volunteers from Spain, Italy, France, Turkey, Russia, Czech Republic, and Serbia. The volunteers COMMUNITY worked on cleaning and developing the land near the mountain lodge and lake on Stol, and marking European hiking paths. The leader of MORIEK, Miloš Lukić, said that work has been done on a surface area of 27,000 m2 and that, among other things, the paths on the mountains Deli Jovan, Veliki and Mali Krš, as well as Mali Stol have been marked. „This work was completed through fun, hanging out and games, and it was a pleasure for us to work without too much pressure“, said Lukić. He noted that for many campers this was their first visit to Serbia and that they are very happy with the hospitality of their hosts and support from the local community. The organizers of this camp, with support from Rakita, were the Society of Young Explorers Bor, the Society of Young Explorers of Serbia and the Mountain- eering-Skiing Association “Crni Vrh” from Bor. 22 “MILLENNIALS WRITING - THE ROLE OF YOUTH IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MINING IN BOR”
The story of a retired Bor miner who spent his working age underground with details of his everyday work is just one of the stories implemented through the projects “Millennials Write - The Role of Youth in the Development of Mining in Bor” can be read at the website inforum.pisiglasno.com. UTIONS The project was implemented, Lenka Begović wrote about the with the financial support of history of mining in Bor and held Rakita, by students in the second an interview with a retired miner. grade of the Gymnasium in Bor for “The topic attracted me because ve- CONTRIB the youth information website ry few of our peers from Bor know “InForum”. The concept creator was the enough about the local history, but I was Association for the Development of the myself also insufficiently informed. That is why Municipality of Bor, and the goal was to this was an opportunity to get to know this topic
contribute to marking the Day of Miners, better and bring it closer to my peers“, said COMMUNITY traditionally celebrated every 6th of August. Lenka. The editorial team of InForum was comprised Teodora Atanasovski decided to interview a of three students of the second grade of the Bor teacher from the Bor Technical School, Nataša Gymnasium; Lenka Begović, Teodora Atana- Džaković. She wanted to know how interested sovski and Jelena Trajković. The team made a youth are in mining and metallurgical and how connection between the development of the this has changed through the years. mining industry today and in the past, and the „We talked about the future of youth and role of youth through this period. employment opportunities after education. I was surprised, because I did not expect so many „The editorial team worked hard for a month and young people to be interested in the work of all its members were highly dedicated to this mining technicians“, says Teodora. topic“, said Project Manager Marija Pešić . She Their classmate, Jelena Trajković, led an in- commended the students on behalf of the terview with an anonymous respondent who Association for the Development of the compared the differences in society and em- Municipality of Bor. ployment opportunities in the past and now.
The conclusion was that society did not change much, but male children used to find jobs immediately after secondary school, whereas today, people are tending to complet e their studies first. Because of the increasing number of foreigners coming to Bor, all texts have been translated into English. The second phase of the project , which was also supported by Rakita , was completed in September. It consisted of education in the field of editing audio, video and photo content and public speaking.
23 ETHNIC FOOD MASTERS FROM FIVE COUNTRIES VISIT BRESTOVAC UTIONS CONTRIB COMMUNITY
Culinary masters preparing old, traditional foods from Macedonia, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia and Serbia competed in late August in Brestovac, preparing traditional food at the 8th International Folklore Festival titled, “Malinik 2018”. Rakita supported this event which “removes borders” and connects people regardless of their differences through song, dance and tradition. “It is good that Rakita recognizes these types of events, because Village, as a movement for the development of villages, works on keeping rural areas authentic, and socially responsible compa- nies certainly contribute to this”, said the presi- dent of the association Vukosav Antonijević. 24 LECTURE FOR BEEKEEPERS IN SLATINA UTIONS CONTRIB COMMUNITY
As part of the fifth annual beekeeping exhibition held in Slatina in late August, Mladen Krstić, a lecturer from the Association of Beekeepers of Serbia, held a professional training presentation for beekeepers working in this lucrative field.
The topic of the professional lecture was „Education is very important for us, because we related to the production of queens and the are all young beekeepers considering the time we development of the bee community. have spent working. This is why we are very The importance of this initiative is best illu- happy to find support from Rakita. Last year they strated by the fact that the mandate of this donated funds to improve bee pasturage and for association includes education, and Rakita's education, and this year for education and generous donation assisted with this effort and honey-producing trees“, says Nebojša Buzej, provided an important educational opportunity President of the Beekeepers Association “Slatina”. for locals. The association of beekeepers in Slatina is comprised of about 100 beekeepers.
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CONTRIB THE 26TH DANCE FESTIVAL IN SLATINA COMMUNITY The traditional 26th Dance Festival in Slatina gathered a large number of performers and cultural-artistic societies showcasing their traditions. Rakita, considering our goal to preserve the The Deputy Mayor of Bor, Branko Perić, said identity, language and culture of local peoples, that the Festival met all expectations, such as was happy to accept the call and support this getting together while preserving the wealth of multi-day event, which is one of the oldest the language, culture, traditions, and expanded events in the territory of Bor. cooperation. Slatina hosted the villages of Ražanj, Petrovac The host of the festival was KUD “Branko Olar”, na Mlavi and Kučevo, as well as a folklore and the president of this association, Žika Šutu- ensemble from Romania and the Cultural- lović, recalled that the folklore section of this Artistic Association Šarbanovac, who were the KUD was founded in the late 1960's and the winners of the village meeting of 2018. The importance of this event lies in gathering youth cultural-artistic society from Bor performed and children. during the revue, and a football tournament The Dance Festival in Slatina, representing a was also organized. non-material cultural asset, attracted about 200 participants, and prizes were handed out to the best. The sponsor of the event was the City of Bor, and Rakita was one of the donors. 26 STUDENT EDUCATION ACTIVITY “SAFETY IN TRAFFIC” Based on an initiative by Rakita, traffic safety lectures were held in September at the beginning of a new school year for children from lower grades of primary schools in the villages of Brestovac, Metovnica and Slatina.
The initiative for education was driven partly due to the increased presence of passenger and freight vehicles, as well as machinery working on the construction of the exploration decline in the area. Rakita is dedicated to the safe and successful development of the Cukaru Peki Project. Cooperation with local communities and achieving positive long-term sustainable impacts in these communities is essential. During the work on the construction of the The students had the opportunity to get to exploration decline, Rakita undertook know the rules of traffic, and Rakita UTIONS necessary measures to protect people and the donated a safety set of reflective bags and environment in accordance with the standards vests to each student. of Serbia and international standards. CONTRIB “Having in mind that child safety comes first, the school certainly fully supported this initiative by Rakita. Student safety in traffic ranks very highly for schools in these villages, because our buildings are located right next to a busy transport route. This lecture is that much more useful, and we believe the students will realize that they, as pedestrians, are also equal participants in traffic and therefore have COMMUNITY certain obligations and responsibilities”, said Aleksandar Vlahović, Principal of PS “Stanoje Miljković” in Brestovac. The safety lecture was attended by 172 students from the three villages.
27 RETROACTIVE PAYMENT ANNEXES FINALIZED
When Rakita increased the bonus structure for the Land Acquisition Program in December 2017, we also communicated our intention to maintain fair and transparent dealings with all property owners who have been working with us over the years. In order to meet this commitment, Rakita moved forward with signing annexes for all previously completed contracts whose compensation warranted an increase based on the updated compensation structure. Throughout 2018, the Land Acquisition department worked with previous sellers and all remaining signatories of the contract have signed annexes and have been paid the balance of the updated bonuses. CQUISITION LAND A
28 LIVELIHOOD IMPROVEMENT MECHANISMS FOR LAND OWNERS This year, the Land Acquisition Team developed These programs are aimed at the further deve- two new livelihood improvement mechanisms lopment of the local community, that is, impro- for those who sold or were planning to sell their ving the conditions of life and work of the com- land: munity in which Rakita operates. 1. Financial management training; and, Agricultural land leases, are being offered to 2. Agricultural land leases people who sold their land to Rakita. The lease Financial management training is an agreements are free of charge and allow users important part of mitigating the risk of vulne- to engage in agricultural activities only. They do not allow the construction of structures, water rability emerging during the land acquisition infrastructure or other infrastructure. process as a result of cash compensation. Many The leases can be terminated with one month's land owners have been on low or fixed incomes notice by either party in writing. If crops have prior to the Project's arrival and will be receiving been planted on the leased property and can- relatively large amounts of money from the not be collected within the one-month notice land sales. period, Rakita will compensate the lessee for To mitigate the risk that some people may mis- the evaluated value of the crop. The leases will spend the compensation money, and maximize allow any land owner who wishes to take up or the benefits that compensation could repre- continue previous agricultural activity to do so. CQUISITION sent, the Project has contracted an indepen- With this mechanism, Rakita gives its best dent third party to provide financial training. effort to achieve a positive and sustainable im- LAND A The training is not prescriptive and does not pact on the communities in which it operates. suggest one type of investment over another. Rather, it covers the basics of investing and an overview of different opportunities and risks. Courses are completely voluntary, and open to all adult members from households that have sold or have been made offers to sell their land to Rakita.
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V In September, Rakita hired a contractor to measure noise emission levels from the construction site of the exploration decline. The goal of these measurements was to ensure
AL PRESER that Rakita is, at a minimum, in compliance with Serbian legislation and international environmental protection standards regarding noise in order to protect the local community from potential negative impacts. ENVIRONMENT Measuring points were set up at a distance of 150 to 1,200 metres from the construction site, measuring levels of noise originating from the site, including working machinery. It is important to note that the measuring points extended into the closest areas where houses exist.
According to the conclusion of the report, the noise levels at all measurement points fell within the range of 36 to 54 decibels,and well within acceptable limits.
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