MAXAM Mongolia has been awarded Oyu Tolgoi’s “Grand Prix” award in recognition to its “overall best-performance” during 2015.
Oyu Tolgoi LLC, Mongolia's largest copper and gold mining company, is a strategic partnership between the Government of Mongolia, Turquoise Hill Resources and Rio Tinto for which MAXAM is the blasting solutions supplier since 2011.
Oyu Tolgoi held its annual Supplier Recognition ’Gobi Gem‘ Awards in Khanbogd soum, Umnugobi last Thursday, the 22nd of January, with government officials, local dignitaries, trade associations and the supplier community taking part in the ceremony.
“The strength of our partnership will continue to grow – just as Oyu Tolgoi grows with the underground development. I could not be more honored to be working with the people of Khanbogd and the South Gobi to turn Oyu Tolgoi into one of the most important copper mines in the world in the coming years." - Andrew Woodley, Oyu Tolgoi President and CEO
The awards recognized achievements in five main categories in 2015: safety, business performance, national and South Gobi suppliers, and a ‘Grand Prix’ category for the overall best-performer. The awards, in addition to recognizing the five winners, celebrate the achievements of Mongolia’s business and industrial community across sectors.
MAXAM Mongolia has also been awarded the “Best Health & Safety Performing Enterprise” award by the Mongolian Government. The ceremony, organized by the Mongolian Ministry of Labor, took place on the 22nd of January at Ulaanbaatar. MAXAM, received the 1st place award in the “small entities” classification.
Areas of evaluation included compliance with legislation, working environment, medical assessments, HSE management system and training. The jury was formed by members of the Mongolian Ministry of Labor, Labor Condition Research Agency and Social Insurance General Office.
MAXAM in Mongolia
MAXAM Explosives LLC has been operating in Mongolia since 2006 and is committed to contribute to the sustainable development of Mongolia.MAXAM Mongolia is the supplier of blasting solutions to Oyu Tolgoi, one of the world´s largest copper-gold projects. As part of the agreement to provide products and services to this mine, MAXAM Mongolia committed to implement a series of educational, social and community programs, which started on September 2011 and are currently ongoing.
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MAXAM is a global technology company, specializing in the design, development, manufacture and application of energy materials. It structures its activity in four business units: blasting solutions for mining, quarries and civil works; cartridges and gun powders for use in hunting and recreational shooting; products and systems for the defence and security sector; and production of key primary products in nitro chemical activity.
Founded by Alfred Nobel in 1872, today MAXAM employs more than 6,500 people on five continents, in 80 industrial facilities, with subsidiaries in more than 50 countries and commercial operations in over 100 countries. At the close of the 2018 financial year (31 March 2018), the company’s turnover stood at over 1.14 billion euros.