6 Primer o sus t ainability re P or t 2013 L ETTER fr om the P r esident and CE O F o r P rimer o 20 13 w as a y ear of gr o wth div er sifcation and r ec or dbr eaking perf ormanc e A t the San Dimas mine our c ontinued c ommitment t o achie v e z er o harm had tangible r esults the lost time injury fr equency r at e w as appr o ximat ely half that of 20 12 while annual g old pr oduction w as up nearly 30 W e c omplet ed the ac quisition of the C err o del Gallo de v elopment pr oper t y and beg an the ac quisition pr oc es s which is no w c omplet e of the Black F o x mine and the Gr e y F o x adv anc ed e xplor ation pr oject W ith these ac quisitions our w orkf or c e has gr o wn fr om 1 300 t o o v er 1800 i n pr epar ation f or our ne xt phase of gr o wth w e r ene w ed our c orpor at e oblig ation t o sustainabilit y W e cr af t ed a stat ement of P rimer o V ision and V alues that puts in simple languag e the c or e principles of our cultur e of c orpor at e r esponsibilit y W e ar e no w in the pr oc es s of bringing this vision and these v alues t o e v ery one of our oper ations T he y will guide our beha viour and decision making as w e matur e as a c ompan y i n r ec ent y ear s in v est or s and other stak eholder s ha v e bec ome incr easingly c onc erned with our industry s sustainabilit y priorities Sustainable pr actic es ar e seen as major risk mitig ating f act or s As P rimer o has gr o wn w e ha v e c onsciously e xpanded our sustainabilit y t eam Not only is this the best pr actic e f or health saf et y the en vir onment and the w elf ar e of our local c ommunities but it s a signifcant c omponent of c orpor at e risk manag ement W e ar e c ommitt ed t o r esponsible sustainable mining and w e ar e building the fr ame w ork f or c onsist ent industry leading perf ormanc e within a cultur e of c ontinual impr o v ement i am pr oud t o not e that in 20 13 the San Dimas mine w as c er tified as C lean i ndustry b y the Me xican en vir onmental authorities