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The 2,000 ounces in the bars were worth about $2.2 million at that day’ s price. Gerald Panneton , president and CEO of Detour Gold, commented: “T oday is a celebration for all of us that have been involved in this project from its inception. Our frst gold pour is a remarkable milestone in Detour Gold’ s transition from a young exploration company to a gold producer . This achievement has truly been the result of great team work by everyone. W e wish to thank our share - holders and all of our other stakeholders in support - ing the development of the project, including our board of direc tors, management team, employees and contractors who worked very hard to make this all possible after 26 months of construction. W e would also like to thank our Aboriginal partners and local communities with whom we have developed strong and mutually benefcial relationships.” W e are very excited about what we have accomplished in six years from completing the acquisition of the property (Jan. 31, 2007) to frst gold pour . W e are looking forward to the future as we move closer to becoming Canada’ s leading intermediat e gold producer .” DET OUR GOLD POURS FIRST GOLD BARS Gerald Panneton president and CEO left and Pierre Beaudoin senior VP capital projects shake hands after the frst gold pour . Page 42 By Frank Giorno Being the next biggest gold producer in Canada poses many human re - sources and supply line challenges for the Detour Lake Gold Mine, chal - lenges its mana gement is confdent it will expertly meet. A summary of Detour Gold’ s human resources and supply and services needs was given by T ony Garito, se - nior buyer for Detour at a session for mining companies and supply and services companies held in January at the Days Inn in T immins. The gold mine in Northeaster n Ontar - io, northeast of the T own of Cochrane has cost $1,5 billion to construct as the world’ s lar gest open pit mine. It measures three and a half kilometres in length, half a kilometre in width and 500 metres in depth. According to Garito, during the con - struction phase, Detour had over 1,600 workers on site, primarily as employees of service contrac tors like AMEC. As Detour Gold ramps up its operational phase in 2013, total work - ers will grow to 500. It currently has 423 emplo yees on site. T o accomm odate its staf f, Detour has built a new modern camp facility that accommodates 400 empl oyees in any one work week. Detour or ganizes its workforce on a rotational basis for employees -- one week in and one week out. Detour Gold’ s workforce is composed of 81% front line workers at the mine site, with professional and offce staf f 19%. Detour Gold continues to concentrate on hiring local and regional employees to secure enough front line workers. The company believes that retention of employees is greater if the person is from the community or nearby . Garito presented information on the composition of Detour Gold’ s staf f, showing 43 % is from Northern On - tario. Of that total 28% of employees are Aboriginal, while 26% are from the Cochrane area, and only 3.2% are from the rest of Ontario. Employees working at Detour spend one week in and one week out. The challenges posed are not as bad as if they stayed three weeks in and one out. One week in one week out puts less stress on employees. A stable workforce and relia ble sup - plies and service providers will help Detour meet its production tar get. Garito explained that Detour ’ s 2013 mine plan (based on a January 2013 startup) calls for total gold produc - tion of an estimated 407,000 ounces. Based on that fgure the total saleable gold productio n of 2013 is expected to be 394 000 at a cost of between $800 oz and $900 oz (Cdn.) In applying its regional policy to its acquisition of supplies and services, Detour Gold has signed Impact Ben - eft Agreements (IBA) with four Ab - original associations from the region: • Moose Cree First Nation • T ay’kwa T agamou Nation • W ahgoshig First Nation • Metis Nation of Ontario Garito explains that the procurement process for becoming a supplier for Detour Gold begins with the posting of a call for a supply or service. Based on the criteria listed in the Request for Proposals (RFP) applying companies submit an expression of interest. “As per IBAs we have agreed to maxi - mize Aboriginal participation in the Detour Lake project and would pro - vide scopes of work in advance of the Request for Proposal (RFP) process,” said Garito. Once submissions are received, the company will shortlist qualifed con - tractors who demonstrate experience, capacity and resources to execute the contract scope of the supplies and ser - vices required. Qualifying companies are notifed and sent a Request for Quote (RFQ) by Detour Gold. Garito points out that Detour Gold’ s approach supports local and regional businesses. “T o date we have secured agreements for the provision of fuel, lubes, pro - pane, piping, steel supplies and fas - teners, reagents and grinding media,” Garito said. Further agreem ents will be in place as Detour Gold moves into the produc - tion phase. These include: • Major service contracts • Camp catering • Bus transportation • Local trucking • Skilled labour If you are interested in working for Detour Gold the best place to start is by visiting their website www .detour - gold.com. For more information about Detour Gold’ s recruitment and supply and services, contact T ony Garito, senior buyer . Phone: 647.847.2089 Detour Gold r eaches out to the supply/service sector to ‘Get the Job Done’ DET OUR LAKE GOLD DEPOSIT