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PASS Masters Courses in 2010

English Course

Jim Burns will be conducting PASS Masters Courses in Kelowna, Canada in May and October 2010. To find out the details go to the PASS Inc website on the following link PASS Inc.

Spanish Courses 2010

A Spanish PASS Masters Course will be conducted by Vic Seedwell in Arequipa, Peru in July 2010. Details will be available in the coming weeks.

El Pachon - Argentina

El Pachon Copper project started the implementation of the PASS in September 2009.

It is a cross border mining project, located in San Juan province, Argentina located 5 kilometers from the Chilean border. El Pachon is owned by Xstrata Copper.

Las Bambas - Peru

The Las Bambas Copper project started the implementation of the PASS in August 2009.

It is located in the Peru's Cotabambas and Grau Provinces and is owned by Xstrata Copper.

PASS Masters Course - Antofagasta Chile

The second successfull Spanish PASS Masters Course was conducted in June 2009 and was held in Antofagasta Chile. There were 12 particpants with 10 from Xstrata Copper Operations in Chile (Altonorte and Lomas Bayas) and 2 from Minera Doña Ines de Collahuasi SCM.

These new PASS Masters are now actively supporting and expanding the PASS process throughout their operations.

Photo: From left, Front Row - Vic Seedwell (PASS Inc.), Valentin Letilier (Collahuasi), Franco Polavecino (Xstrata Copper Santiago), Juan Valez (Collahuasi), Jaime Acuna (Xstrata Copper Nthn. Division), Second Row - Alfonso Valenzuela (Lomas Bayas), Ricardo Gonzalez (Lomas Bayas), Teofilo Sanchez (Lomas Bayas), Back Row - Hugo Castillo (Lomas Bayas), Luis Alvarez (Lomas Bayas), Rodrigo Encina (Altonorte), Yerko Vergara (Altonorte), Alejandro Gutierrez (Altonorte - not in photo)

Energia Austral - Chile

Energía Austral (a subsidury of Xstrata Copper) is an electricity generation project located in the Aysén Region of southern Chile with the potential to generate more than 1,000 MW. PASS was implemented in April this year into it's various sites and offices whithin the project area by Jaime Gutierrez.

Minera Doña Ines de Collahuasi SCM - Chile

Collahuasi Mine started the implementation of the PASS into all of its operation in August 2008. With over 5000 employees and contractors it is one of the largest Copper Mines in the world.

It is situated in northern Chile, about 180km southeast of the port of Iquique, at an altitude of 4,000m. The mine is 44%-owned by Xstrata plc in joint venture with Anglo American (44%) and a Japanese consortium (12%).

Congratulations to Xstrata Copper's Northern Division in Chile

Xstrata's Altonorte

ACCIDENT RATE (September 3, 2008)

On two occasions in 2007, Altonorte achieved 1,350,000 work hours without lost time injuries for the first time in its 19 years of existence. Xstrata Copper's PASS safety system has been implemented which involves creating and strengthening a positive attitude towards safety through staff meetings held before every work shift. Xstrata Copper's North Chile Division is based out of the city of Antofagasta and manages the nearby Altonorte custom metallurgical facility and the Lomas Bayas mining operation, 120 kilometres east Antofagasta.

PASS Masters Course - Santiago Chile

In March 2008 the first Spanish PASS Masters Course conducted by Vic Seedwell was held in Santiago Chile. The participants came from Argentina, Peru and Chile and most were from Xstrata Copper Operations in South America.

Since the course the new PASS Masters have made some excellent improvements back in their operations which have had a very positive impact on Safety.

Photo: From left, Mauricio Torres (Altonorte - Chile), Abraham Villarroel (Lomas Bayas - Chile), Marcelo Centeno (Alumbrera - Argentina), Roque Masso (Alumbrera - Argentina), Jaime Gutierrez (PASS - Chile), Pedro Marin (Altonorte - Chile), Luis Llange (Tintaya - Peru), Victor Fuentes (Lomas Bayas - Chile), Julio Montoya (Tintaya - Peru) and Victor Cortez (Xstrata Copper Northern Division - Chile)

ADVENTURE WEST

Adventure West is an Australian human resource company promoting the growth of PEOPLE. Leadership, team development and facilitation are the key foci. Corporate and cultural change is their passion and they want to be a part of global change.

PASS Inc. highly recommends their excellent services and has been involved with Adventure West and their founder Peter Adamson for almost 15 years. Vic Seedwell participated in the 2007 Kimberly Course (photo).

Please explore their web site and learn about their organisation by clicking on the link below.

Adventure West
Adventure West: Human Resource Development
Contact information for Adventure West is: Adventure West PO Box 13 Wembley WA 6014 Australia
phone: 61.08.9379.1022 fax: 61.07.4955.4587 email: learning@adwest.com.au