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Australian Gold Reagents (AGR) is pleased to announce it has received next stage funding approval from its Board to progress plans to expand the capacity of its sodium cyanide plant.
AGR congratulates Qube Bulk Pty Ltd (Qube) on obtaining certification under the International Cyanide Management (ICMI) Code. Congratulations to Qube Bulk Pty Ltd (Qube) on obtaining certification under the International Cyanide Management (ICMI) Code. In March 2018, Qube became AGR’s logistics provider, providing end-to-end services for the safe transport of sodium cyanide products. Peter Cooper, AGR’s Export Manager, confirmed that AGR was a founding signatory of ICMI in 2005 and Qube’s achievement is a further step by a dedicated service provider to support AGR’s vision of contributing to the success of their customers with an uncompromising focus on safety, the environment and people. “Qube’s commitment for the safe transport of our product is demonstrated by being a Signatory to the ICMI and achieving […]
AGR helps customers meet safety obligations through online training Do you know that AGR offers free online sodium cyanide awareness training to customers and contractors? Completing the two interactive modules enables participants to meet the requirements of the Australian/New Zealand Standard “The storage and handling of toxic substances 4452:1997 Section 6.7.2.” Subjects cover manufacturing, transportation, safe handling and emergency response when dealing with solid and solution sodium cyanide products. An unbuild assessment tool measures understanding of the content and the training takes fifty minutes to complete. Over 800 people have registered for this training. The online activities are available via agrcyanide.com. Click Online Training and register onto the ‘Sodium Cyanide Awareness’ program. For more information contact Darren Gould,Technical Representative at darren.gould@agrcyanide.com
New General Manager for AGR Barney Jones has been appointed to the role of General Manager – Chemicals Joint Ventures and Australian Vinyls. As part of this position, Barney will oversee Australian Gold Reagents (AGR). When asked about his appointment, Barney commented: “I’m excited to be joining AGR after working in other parts of CSBP for eight years. My previous roles were customer-centric and driven by a commitment to deliver on customer’s needs at all times. “I think knowing and understanding the customers’ needs, and what role we, the supplier, could play, can only come from building relationships. “This is something I’m keen to focus on as I move into my new role and I look forward to meeting as […]
AGR – Qube Bulk Appointment With its uncompromising focus on people, safety, the environment and the reputation of customers, Australian Gold Reagents (AGR) has recently appointed Qube Bulk (Qube) as their integrated provider of logistics services, covering the West Australian sodium cyanide supply chain from beginning to end. With a focus on innovation and continuous improvement to the benefit of their customers, AGR and Qube successfully developed and implemented a transition and integration plan in March 2018. AGR are delighted to be working with Qube and remain committed to being a safe and responsible manufacturer and global distributor of quality sodium cyanide products. We wish to also recognise our previous providers, Toll Mining Services and Coogee Chemicals for their loyalty […]
Gold Processing for Non-Metallurgists Workshop AGR, in partnership with Curtin University, will host the second annual ‘Gold Processing for Non-Metallurgists’ workshop in May 2018 at its Kwinana site. The workshop will be facilitated by Curtin University and is designed to broaden the knowledge of non-technical employees within the gold mining industry. Topics that will be covered in the workshop include: A general overview of gold processing techniques. Recovery methods. Smelting. Refining and post-production management. For more information please email info@cyanide.com
AGR’s Peter Cooper Elected as Vice Chair of ICMI’s Industry Advisory Group (IAG) Peter Cooper, AGR’s Export Manager, has been elected as Vice Chair of the International Cyanide Management Institute’s (ICMI) Industry Advisory Group (IAG). The IAG is a forum to advance the education, communication and discussion about the implementation of the International Cyanide Management Code amongst the program’s participating signatory companies. Peter will be working closely over the next two years with Scott Miller, Group Executive – Environment at Newmont Mining Corporation as the elected Chair of the IAG. Peter has been involved with the IAG as AGR’s representative since AGR became part of the founding signatories to the ICMI Code in 2005. Peter has assisted in preparing papers for IAG […]