KATINNIAPIK Raglan Mine Employee Newsletter. Katinniapik is published in French and in English. JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021 Vol. 15 • No 1 CONGRATULATIONS to the 2020 scholarship recipients! Left to right: Frédérique Simard-Dunn, daughter of Gilbert Dunn, By Mélanie Parr, Senior Advisor – Underground Mining Captain. Frédérique is studying Talent Attraction and Retention how to teach French as a second language at the Université du Québec à Montréal. or a 7th consecutive year, our Raglan Pierre-Olivier Leroux, son of Jean-François Leroux, Mine Scholarship Program for Director, Concentrator Operations and Energy Production F children of employees was a great Services. Pierre-Olivier is studying geology at Laval success! The program was created to University. support Raglan Mine employees and to Vanessa Bisson-Gervais, daughter of Patrick Gervais, encourage our youth to be engaged and Contract Administrator. Vanessa is currently studying excel in their studies. For the 2020 edition, medicine at McGill University. the selection committee is very pleased Rachel Bélanger, daughter of Joël Bélanger, to have selected four recipients, each of 8H Mine Project Captain. Rachel is studying medicine whom will receive a $3,000 scholarship. at Laurentian University.
e are going to face some major challenges in 2021. But I’m not worried – we did a remarkable job overcoming the challenges of the past few months W (site demobilization and care and maintenance, reorganization of the work of many employees, underground rehabilitation, health measures, absence of Nunavimmiut employees…and the list goes on)! We worked together as a team to cope with the repercussions of the pandemic. We will have to keep adapting, but now we know we can overcome any challenge that comes our way. We also owe this success to our standard of excellence in prevention and operational effectiveness, always with the greatest respect for the interests of our Nunavimmiut partners and the territory. Throughout the year, I encourage you to maintain this level of discipline – it has proven its worth and will ensure our future prosperity.
Pierre Barrette, Vice President PREVENTION Let’s be
for me, my colleagues and my family By Laurent Vivier, Director, Risks, Prevention and Environment
irst of all, congratulations everyone! I I would like to remind you of a few safety am particularly proud of our results – rules to follow when having fun on the ice: F despite these challenging times, over - Wear the appropriate protective gear for 68,000 preventive actions were carried out the activity; in 2020! This winter, many of us have taken - Always be cautious around ice and make advantage of the lockdown to rediscover sure you know how thick and stable it is; winter activities. Whether it’s skiing, skating, - Avoid being alone on a body of water. snowmobiling or ice fishing, these are great Did you know you need... ways to enjoy winter and spend time with - 15 cm of ice for walking or skating? your family, while making the best of the current situation. - 20 cm for group skating or activities? - 25 cm for snowmobiling? Underground Mining Enjoy winter and be safe! and Operations Training • 10 YEARS
A Safe Space to Raise Concerns – Raising Concerns Program By Richard Sévigny, Chief, Prevention and Emergency Preparedness t is of utmost importance for Glencore that all its employees be able to safely and confidentially share their concerns regarding a situation that violates the Code of Conduct I or any other corporate policy. While the local HR manager and the executive team are in the best position to resolve minor disputes, when the situation is more sensitive – say it involves fraud, corruption, or any other illegal activity – please feel free to use the Raising Concerns program (RCP) managed from Switzerland. There are telephone and web platforms available in 21 different languages. Each platform allows for confidential two-way communication. All messages are stored in highly secure data centres. Lastly, remember that the RCP should not be used to report interpersonal or management issues.
The telephone line for Canada is: 1 613 701 8761 and the web platform to learn more about the program: https://glencore.raisingconcerns.org/. Make sure you write down your reporting username and password so that you can log back in later and see the answers to your request. 2 Katinniapik • January/February 2021 PREVENTION
Years without SAFENICKEL reportable injury IN MY TEAM November-Decembre 2020 / January-February 2021
Surface Services • 5 YEARS
Underground Mining and Operations Training • 10 YEARS
Warehouse (mine site) • 10 YEARS
Mining Geology • 18 YEARS
Stope School • 6 YEARS Kitchen • 8 YEARS Utilities • 9 YEARS Industrial Relations • 16 YEARS Human Resources • 16 YEARS Underground and Surface Mining Engineering • 18 YEARS
Katinniapik • January/February 2021 3 SAFENICKEL FOR ROXANNE MONETTE By Daniel Rocheleau, Superintendent, Procurement
oxanne started working for FOR MY COLLEAGUES “ Given our close living Raglan Mine as a Procurement quarters in Raglan, our colleagues become R Technician at the Laval office friends and even like a second family. I care in 2012. In 2015, she began doing about the safety of my colleagues, and I know rotations at the mine site as an that they also care about mine and that they Inventory Technician. care enough about me to tell me if I’m doing something that could be dangerous. I also FOR ME “ When I started working for Raglan know that my colleagues are always there to Mine, I had only a few years of experience in listen to me if things aren’t going well or I have the workforce, and I was very surprised to something on my mind. We look out for each see how much my new employer focused on other, and I truly believe that this is something occupational health and safety. That culture we can be proud of. ” was foreign to me and, while attending health and safety meetings, I started thinking about it FOR MY FAMILY “ I don’t have children, but I more and asking more questions. Now, I apply know that my family and friends are reassured the concepts I learned not only when I’m at by the fact that I work for a company whose work, but also in my life “in the south.” I want top priority is health and safety. I know they are to return from my rotations unharmed so I can less worried when I travel far away for work. practice the activities I love and carry out the They’re also very grateful to the company for projects I care about. ” all the efforts it makes to repatriate employees in the event of an emergency medical evacuation. ”
“ Since we all live in close quarters at Raglan, our colleagues become friends and even like a second family. I care about the safety of my colleagues, and I know they also care about mine. They care enough about me to tell me if I’m doing something that’s potentially dangerous. ”
4 Katinniapik • January/February 2021 COMMUNITIES
Tamatumani By Patrice Saudrais, Supervisor, Training Programs, Tamatumani
Katsuak Angutigirk completed his On December 15, Lastly, we would like to highlight Class 3 Heavy Equipment Operator Willie Annatok completed Angnatuk Whiteley’s promotion training with Surface Services last the Stope School miner to the position of Class 1 Heavy November. Through this training program. His training, Equipment Mechanic. Since 900-hour training course, Katsuak which began in September joining Mine Maintenance in 2014, learned how to safely operate the 2018, was unfortunately cut Angnatuk has demonstrated Volvo articulated dump trucks in short last year because of a constant willingness to learn the different weather conditions the COVID-19 pandemic. and progress, both in mechanics encountered at Raglan Mine. A resident of Quaqtaq, with his colleagues and by taking He also learned about the Willie is now proud to work French courses at Tamatumani. environmental protection rules as a scoop tram operator. Angnatuk is originally from for transporting tailings from the Kuujjuaq and now lives in concentrator. Katsuak is a resident Miramichi, New Brunswick. of Salluit and is now part of the Surface Services operator team, which transports, among other things, the concentrator tailings to our tailings pond on a daily basis. CONGRATULATIONS
TO OUR NEW GRADUATES
Raglan Mine donation to the Northern Village of Salluit By Nina Kiatainak, Liaison Officer at Salluit
ast Christmas, Raglan Mine donated $7,500 In this game, a participant is racing to the Northern Village of Salluit. The with a jerrycan on their back. The goal L community used the money to hold Christmas is to avoid dropping it while activities that Sallumiut of all ages were invited to snowmobile racing. attend! Thanks to this donation, the community hired staff dedicated to organizing the Christmas activities. Even while respecting physical distancing measures, they were able to organize activities for the biggest fans of traditional Inuit, modern and outdoor games. The resourceful community of Salluit was able to break isolation and bring people together by using its local radio to broadcast traditional activities, making them even more festive and enjoyable by everyone while they lasted. A group is playing an egg–tossing game, trying not to break the egg.
Katinniapik • January/February 2021 5 COMMUNITIES
Immerse yourself in the history of the Raglan Agreement By Frédérique Poirier-Patenaude, Coordinator, Public Affairs and Véronique Décoste, Coordinator, Community Relations
n February 28, 2020, Raglan Mine Let’s begin with the story of Katinniq, which celebrated the 25th anniversary was discovered by Inuit land users, who O of the Raglan Agreement. guided Harold Kenty to the site in 1956. The agreement was signed by the From then on, Raglan Québec, Bilson Québec Société Minière Raglan du Québec ltée Mines Ltd, and Falconbridge Ltd began (now called the Raglan Mine) and exploring the land and the opportunities five Inuit partners: the Makivik it offered. Corporation, the two neighbouring Charlie Arngak, mayor of the village of Inuit communities of Salluit and Kangiqsujuaq at the time, played a Kangiqsujuaq, and their respective significant role in the signing of the landholding corporations Raglan Agreement. Indeed, he got the (Qaqqalik LHC and Nunaturlik LHC). ball rolling by taking the initiative to contact Falconbridge, and he did so with great We will be publishing short articles determination. throughout the year so you can learn more about this pioneering agreement, which Mr. Arngak’s quote speaks for itself: is still a used as a model for new mining projects across Canada!
When we started the negotiations, I was the mayor of Kangiqsujuaq. Noticing that mining was back on track, I spoke with Falconbridge’s president, Mr. Thomas Pugsley. I bought the plane ticket to meet him, even though I had never dealt with executives from a large company like that. I wanted “ to meet with him because it was important to me to protect the land where we hunt. What really surprised me when I met him was that he believed in me, in my idea and in the way I approached him. - Charlie Arngak, Mayor of Kangiqsujuaq, 1995
On February 28, 1995, the Raglan On July 15, 1998, Raglan Mine was ready” Agreement was signed and it became for its official grand opening. It was the the first impact and benefits agreement beginning of a new chapter and a new signed between a mining company and an adventure. Indigenous people in Canada.
6 Katinniapik • January/February 2021 PROJECT UPDATES
By Martin Lamothe, Senior Engineer, Capital and Support Projects and Trevor Blair, Senior Supervisor, Strategic Planning
hile 2020 was an outstanding year for Raglan Mine, many more important milestones are planned for 2021. At the heart of these W is the Sivumut project, which will ensure the sustainability of Raglan Mine for at least the next 20 years. Here is a timeline of the key works that will take place in 2021.
MP14 MILESTONES 2021 TIMELINE BEYOND 2021:
Jan. MP8H : First ore delivery Ventilation raise drilling • Start in Q1 2022 MP14 : Surface garage commissioning • End in Q2 2023 Feb. (installed by Arngak Mining) Surface fan commissioning: Major Capital Projects 2023 • Core Z room creation March • Increase of biodisc plant’s capacity Projects’ first ore delivery in Q3 2022 • Arctic’s final voyage
Shutdown outage + planned work Project completion: • Structural repair on tailings press Q1 2024 (Scuppers 23-FL-08) April • Repairs on 23-TK-02 • Chute replacement under 21-BN-01 • Heating – building – mine waste – (March shutdown)
MP8H : Surface fans commissioning May (installed by Moreau)
MP8H : Project completion June (performed by Redpath Nuvumiut) First Journey of Arvik I
Major outage + planned work • Repair of the tailings press structure • Reconditioning of 23-DC-01 dust collectors Sept. • 21-CH-11 chute MP14 : Completion of surface assets (installed by Arngak Mining)
Oct. MP14 : Completion of civil excavation work ” (performed by Kiewit Nunumiut) The Arngak Mining team installs and assembles the culvert Installation and commissioning of generators of Raglan Mine’s MP14 portal. Dec. at Katinniq Powerhouse (installed by Moreau)
Katinniapik • January/February 2021 7 PROJECT UPDATES
ConnectedMine’s New Coordination Room 360 By Luc Bouchard, Superintendent, Mining Operations, and Danny Frenette, Assistant Superintendent, Mining Operations
orn from the ConnectedMine B project, Coordination Room 360 is the physical representation of Raglan Mine’s digital transition. This room is the result of thoughtful collaboration between the ConnectedMine and Phase II teams. Their synergy led to the establishment of this hub for the remote coordination of underground work at Qakimajurq and Mine 8. Patrick Turgeon (left) and The activities of Mine 14 Jason Pilon (right), the new will also eventually be Supervisors, Coordination Room. coordinated from here.
Creating a new planning role For the first phase of implementation, Patrick Turgeon and Jason Pilon, both Mining Operations supervisors, were assigned to operate the Distributed Control System (“DCS”) and monitor Patrick Turgeon underground activities. Many features will be deployed throughout 2021 to help them maximize the efficiency of day-to-day operations. From this room, the new supervisors will oversee the hauling (rock transport) and mining development operations. Much more than a control room For the underground and surface work to be effectively coordinated, the operations of each shift must be closely monitored. The new Coordination Room supervisors will ensure that priorities are met, address any issues that arise, and reorganize underground operations to meet production objectives. Raglan Mine is positioning itself at the forefront of the digital mining era through these major organizational changes.
Coordination Room
8 Katinniapik • January/February 2021 ENVIRONMENT
Automated Power Generation Management in Deception Bay By Marc-Antoine Dufour, Energy Efficiency Engineer
n February 2021, the automation team, with the help of BBA, completed the implementation of a new automated sequence for generator operations I at Deception Bay.
Energy demand at Deception Bay fluctuates facilitate the start-up of compressors, which significantly based on the presence of ships at are used to transfer the concentrate from the the port. This causes significant fluctuations dome to the ship. in demand in the site’s four power generators. A sequence has also been added in the event Automation has helped to facilitate the of equipment breakdown, which conserves operation of the generators through varying critical loads and avoids a power outage. power ranges. The automated system Implementing this sequence will have an synchronizes the generators’ optimal impact on generator maintenance and operating range based on the electrical should also save an estimated 90,000 litres demand loads on the grid and fires up new of fuel per year. equipment if the generator’s operating range is met. Otherwise, it starts up a new Last but not least, this project gave Maxime generator to meet the demand. Poirier, an automation engineer, the opportunity to work with his father, Alain, When a ship is in the port, the operator will be a supervisor at Deception Bay. able to select the desired operating range to
Maxime Poirier, Automation Engineer, and his father, Alain Poirier, Supervisor at Deception Bay, got to work together on the generator automation project.
Katinniapik • January/February 2021 9 COMMUNICATIONS
We have a new website!
Raglan Mine’s brand new website launched in February 2021! www.glencore.ca/en/raglan The new, more modern website incorporates the Glencore brand while providing a rich user experience. Managed independently by the Communications team, it will help us better meet our visibility, image and recruitment goals. It contains a number of archived documents, articles and employee testimonials, and it also serves as a showcase for our stakeholders to learn about our initiatives and ongoing efforts to protect the environment and the land. Enjoy your visit and feel free to share your feedback at [email protected]!
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IN THIS About the Nunavik Minor Hockey Program NATIONAL The Nunavik▶ Minor Hockey Program uses OCTOBER 2020 th . JOHN T. COVID-19 25 hockey toJEANNIE encourage PUXLEY young people to Vol. 14 • N ISSUE: persevere and make positive lifestyle choices . RYAN Section Anniversary back, my sisters and I decided that will help them succeed in the future. Vol. 14 • N 25 of the Raglan The program is active in all 14 Nunavik TROPHY to go for a drive out inA thefew land,weeks o communities. It offers sport activities to the BLIND SPOT RODEO WITH 5 Agreement we brought drinks and snacks o youth (6 to 17 years), gives young adults (18 to KIEWIT-NUVUMIUT 4 30 years) the andopportunity made theto play day a leadershipof it. We NEWS ABOUT THE and mentoringenjoyed role in theireach communities, other’s company, and Educating and raising awareness. he current Covid-19 pandemic is an provides employmentand we towere young all adultsjust enjoying and to the MV ARVIK I our host communities during tournaments. Sitting behind the wheel of heavy vehicles is by 10 By Adrian Vartej, Senior Logistics and Maritime Katinniapik • January/February 2021 unprecedented situation. Fortunately, moment we were in. Sometimes far the best way to understand all blind spots Coordinator, and Frédérique Poirier-Patenaude, our teams have responded exceptionally well. we forget to take a break and around them. Each year, Raglan Mine and Kiewit- T Public Affairs Coordinator I am proud of the resilience and proactiveness just enjoy the moment and that’s Nuvumiut hold a “Blind Spot Rodeo” to make our what we did that day. Nunavik they have demonstrated. personnel aware of the many risks inherent to ith the gradual resumption of projects, we are slowly officials have been encouraging There’s a blind spots and to increase their vigilance when returning to normal operations at the mine site. Inuit during the pandemic to go A I would like to thank you all for your excellent work,W approachingARVIK heavyI on September equipment.fter months 26. The of Thisnew hard ship activitywork, will we isare considerableI would ingenuity like to in thank adapting all sectors: to changes. our teams I am confidentare showing out on the land. Hunters & fishers enabling the seamless restart of our operations, directlyreplace associated the current withexcited vessel, one to of theannounce Raglan MV ARCTIC the Mine’s successful Life that we will successfully meet all the challenges facing us must be enjoying this beautiful sometime in 2021, and will play a vital role lot going on Saving Rules: “ launch of the Motor Vessel (MV) and compliance with all health instructions, boththanks to this excellent adaptability. Despite these positive spring! in our operations as our sea link between when travelling on foot or in a vehicle and to at work and at home. Keep in mind that observancedevelopments, keep in mind that compliance with preventive Quebec City and Deception Bay. measures is a prerequisite for continuing our activities in the follow the communication procedures of recommended health and safety measures is key at The launch marks a majoralways milestone be sure in theto see and be seen context of COVID-19. We cannot lower our guard. vessel replacement process. Here is some ▶ to the continuity of our operations. Raglan! key information about the new ship: We must continue to be careful. The MV ARVIK I icebreaker. There are only three other vessels like it in the world! They are Together we have part of a fleet owned and operated by the power to get Fednav, a company with 60 years of Arctic experience. through this crisis. ▶ D With its strength and power, the is a powerful commercial Pierre Barrette Pierre Barrette this year). Once again, I am deeply grateful to all of you for your ”. , Vice President We’ll make it espite these challenging times, the last few weeks have seen two major achievements MV commitment to preventionfor Raglan Mine:and for the helping first blastus meet for ourMining production Project 14, and the Occupational Health a real plus for the environment—and an through! ARVIK I will make trips faster. This is , Vice President targets and see soand many Safety projects award through at the Mercuriades to completion, gala despite (our second prestigious prevention award important benefit in the eyes of Raglan SUMMERthe obstacles. VISITSIt’s your dedication that allows us to continue and , Mine and its Inuit partners. improve our practices, even under difficult circumstances. ▶
You deserve all the credit for these successes The vessel, which is over 188 metres long, In the famous concentrator! was assembled at the Yokohama shipyard We are pleased to have put together a summer visit in Tokyo. The MV ARVIK I will have entirely the same crew as the MV ARCTIC schedule so that all our employees can visit work areas ▶ other than theirs. The work areas, chosen based on wishes With the ship’s two separate holds, we will now be able to simultaneously unload expressed, have one thing in common: access to them jet fuel and diesel for generators and are generally more restricted. Darren, General Foreman equipment on site. – Concentrator, offer the group a tour of the concentrator facilities.Pierre Barrette
, Vice President .
. Well done!
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
A Brand New Online Interactive Map for Raglan Mine By Frédéric Hyde, Technician, Geographic Information System
aglan Mine is launching its interactive map project R (similar to Google Maps): the Raglan Web Map. The goal of this initiative is to provide Raglan Mine employees with more in-depth information about our property and give them direct and updated access to our facilities. The Raglan Web Map shows satellite imagery of the Kikialik area in Donaldson, as well as the Deception Bay road and facilities. It can also provide a lot of other information. You can look up, for example, infrastructure, administrative boundaries (e.g. mining leases), roadways, topography and hydrography. Since the map was implemented in 2020, several departments have integrated it into their site activities, including Environment, Communications, Road Safety and Emergency Measures Services. They use the map to conduct environmental monitoring and establish walking trails. They also use it for communication purposes. You can print your own maps by choosing your geographic layers. We also offer a custom mapping service, such as web maps or special maps for your projects. Go to http://raglanwebmap.lav.ca.glencore.net/raglan-map2 and send your comments to [email protected].
Katinniapik • January/February 2021 11 OUR PEOPLE
COMING UP IN MARCH AND APRIL MARCH 8 International Women’s Day MARCH 18 Global Recycling Day MARCH 21-26 Major concentrator shutdown MARCH 22 World Water Day APRIL 7 World Health Day APRIL 19-22 Nunavik Mining Workshop in Kuujjuaq APRIL 28 World Day for Safety and Health at Work
WELCOME! New permanent employees from November 2020 to February 2021 Alexandre Arseneault Jeffrey Rogers Patrick Roy Ali Jr. Audlaluk Jérôme Fournier Pierre Rompré Carl Richard Lamine Ndong Robin Rousseau Claude Perreault Laurent Bourdon Sébastien Noël Dany Auger Marc-Antoine Giroux-Richard Steven St-Jean Dallaire David Lallier Mathieu Fluet Steve Dubé François Girard Mario Baribeau Vincent Brown François Raymond Lemieux Meggan Blouin-Ruel Yeny Lucy Cachicatari Gabriel Lalonde Nicolas York Mendoza Gilles Desjardins Olivier Bacon Yves Gagnon Guillaume Vaillancourt Patrick Gagnon Yves Guitard
HAPPY RETIREMENT! Employees who retired between November 2020 and February 2021 Allie Ohaituk, Labourer, Wash Bay 13 years Gaétan Descôteaux, Cook 20 years Herman Ricardo, director– Aircraft maintenance 20 years Lise Ouellet, Janitor 8 years Mina Fleming, Janitor 8 years Roger Gosselin, Operations Supervisor 23 years Yvan Goyer, Supervisor, Maintenance and Stationary Equipment Planning 20 years
Katinniapik is Raglan Mine’s employee newsletter. EDITING AND COORDINATION Alizée Noumedem, Technician, Communications
Thanks to everyone who worked on this edition of Katinniapik: Daniel Rocheleau, Danny Frenette, Frédéric Hyde, Frédérique Poirier-Patenaude, Laurent Vivier, Luc Bouchard, Marc-Antoine Dufour, Martin Lamothe, Martine Biron, Mélanie Parr, Nina Kiatainak, 12Patrice Saudrais, Pierre Barrette, Richard Sévigny, Katinniapik • January/February 2021 Trevor Blair and Véronique Décoste.