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So super proud of this Brooke Bibeault - I can’t wait to see the first prototype early next year. Congratulations to you and the team. #mining #technology #financing #miningprojects #sustainability

EXCITING NEWS!! 🚀 We secured funding from Innovate UK, the United Kingdom’s #InnovationAgency, for our solution that uses space technology to de-risks sustainable investments. Incredibly proud of the partnership between Auyan and Makor Resources, and our partners MX4 Foundation and The Safe Mining Forum for this amazing milestone and for co-creating a platform that will transcend traditional industry boundaries. Through advanced #satelliteimagery and #AI technology, we will be evaluating and monitoring potential #risks to support #responsible investment and to promote #sustainable #development within the artisanal, small-scale and large-scale sectors. Such risks includes: ▶ Environmental Risks ▶ Social Risks ▶ Illicit Activity Risks ▶ Logistical Risks ▶ Economical Risks ▶ Cadastral Risks ▶ Political Risks ▶ Trafficking Risks This technology provides stakeholders across the value chain with a comprehensive monitoring system and detailed insights to: ▶ make informed investment decisions ▶ ensure regulatory compliance ▶ promote responsible sourcing of minerals ▶ supply chain transparency ▶ measure the effectiveness of ESG and CSR planning ▶ mitigate any potential risks We are so excited to share the journey of development with you. Thank you to all our partners, our incredible team and to Innovate UK for their partnership as the development of this platform aligns perfectly with our aspiration of shifting the industry to a safer, cleaner, and more productive and transparent future, maximizing value for all stakeholders across society. Alix Leroy Ricus Grimbeek Kali Morgan Dean Morgan Fred Ouko Chris Koen (MBA) #mining #technology #innovation #environment #climatechange #ESG #CSR #space #satellite

Exciting news! 🚀 We've secured funding from Innovate UK to develop a cutting-edge #mining risk assessment solution powered by satellite imagery and AI. In collaboration with Makor Resources, the MX4 Foundation , and the Safe Mining Forum, we're on a mission to revolutionize the mining industry—making it more #sustainable, #responsible, and future-ready. Stay tuned for more information in the coming weeks!

EXCITING NEWS!! 🚀 We secured funding from Innovate UK, the United Kingdom’s #InnovationAgency, for our solution that uses space technology to de-risks sustainable investments. Incredibly proud of the partnership between Auyan and Makor Resources, and our partners MX4 Foundation and The Safe Mining Forum for this amazing milestone and for co-creating a platform that will transcend traditional industry boundaries. Through advanced #satelliteimagery and #AI technology, we will be evaluating and monitoring potential #risks to support #responsible investment and to promote #sustainable #development within the artisanal, small-scale and large-scale sectors. Such risks includes: ▶ Environmental Risks ▶ Social Risks ▶ Illicit Activity Risks ▶ Logistical Risks ▶ Economical Risks ▶ Cadastral Risks ▶ Political Risks ▶ Trafficking Risks This technology provides stakeholders across the value chain with a comprehensive monitoring system and detailed insights to: ▶ make informed investment decisions ▶ ensure regulatory compliance ▶ promote responsible sourcing of minerals ▶ supply chain transparency ▶ measure the effectiveness of ESG and CSR planning ▶ mitigate any potential risks We are so excited to share the journey of development with you. Thank you to all our partners, our incredible team and to Innovate UK for their partnership as the development of this platform aligns perfectly with our aspiration of shifting the industry to a safer, cleaner, and more productive and transparent future, maximizing value for all stakeholders across society. Alix Leroy Ricus Grimbeek Kali Morgan Dean Morgan Fred Ouko Chris Koen (MBA) #mining #technology #innovation #environment #climatechange #ESG #CSR #space #satellite

Someone forgot to remove us from the CC: line of an e-mail. It changed EVERYTHING. (email below)... 📩 👨💻 "Friends.... the paragraph highlighted is the matter I have always worried about in this transaction... Pardon me, but I don’t like this." 👨💻 Remember the families who were resettled that I shared about? Or... the recent post on the long-dated closure and environmental liabilities that were sold off from a tier 1 listed company to a private entity that is renowned for irresponsible and unethical practices? Well... this clumsy e-mail started there. I'll preface with this, #mining is complex, as are #communities. But the world depends highly on mining, and mining depends on communities. So, I asked some basic questions to this company to understand if (this is what was referenced as "highlighted" in the e-mail): ➡ The #pollution had been cleaned up? ➡ It was safe for people to move back to those lands that were resettled at outset of the closure? (Let's be honest... encroachment happens, people go back to their ancestral lands, and I couldn't help but notice the soils recently tilled and #illegalmining on the #tailings...) ➡ And, did they provide health assessments given the ground water was polluted by heavy metals? Well, then came THAT e-mail that we were unintentionally copied on. Followed by a request for a phone conversation. I had the call. I listened. And I asked the same questions. Their response: lots of promises to send over information (still waiting on this, BTW), blame shifting, play of ignorance around who the sale was made to, and indicating that the only real impact of the high manganese contamination in the ground #water was "bad tasting water." I expected most of those responses... BUT... "BAD TASTING WATER" !? I have enough understanding to know the #manganese, along with other #heavymetals,  can have severe effects on the brain and nervous system. Cognitive impairment. Memory loss. Peripheral neuropathy. Parkinson's-like symptoms. So again, why weren't health assessments provided? Especially to those families who were settled there for decades whilst their ground and surface #water were highly contaminated? And WHY were they only resettled at the point of sale? I share this because as an industry, we have made tremendous progress. And there are many organizations who are leading the change; inspiring others to rethink what it means to be #responsible. But then there are companies like this one. Who fail us. Who fail communities. And who fail the world. (side note: they are also one of the very few tier 1 companies who are NOT an ICMM member). HERE IS WHAT WE MUST CONFRONT AS LEADERS: ▶ When leaders do not abide by the international standards, we are left with a world that values the paper on which laws are written more than the lives of those they were written to protect. The failure to enact international standards anywhere is a failure to enact it everywhere. Period. ◀

Someone forgot to remove us from the CC: line of an e-mail. It changed EVERYTHING. (email below)... 📩 👨💻 "Friends.... the paragraph highlighted is the matter I have always worried about in this transaction... Pardon me, but I don’t like this." 👨💻 Remember the families who were resettled that I shared about? Or... the recent post on the long-dated closure and environmental liabilities that were sold off from a tier 1 listed company to a private entity that is renowned for irresponsible and unethical practices? Well... this clumsy e-mail started there. I'll preface with this, #mining is complex, as are #communities. But the world depends highly on mining, and mining depends on communities. So, I asked some basic questions to this company to understand if (this is what was referenced as "highlighted" in the e-mail): ➡ The #pollution had been cleaned up? ➡ It was safe for people to move back to those lands that were resettled at outset of the closure? (Let's be honest... encroachment happens, people go back to their ancestral lands, and I couldn't help but notice the soils recently tilled and #illegalmining on the #tailings...) ➡ And, did they provide health assessments given the ground water was polluted by heavy metals? Well, then came THAT e-mail that we were unintentionally copied on. Followed by a request for a phone conversation. I had the call. I listened. And I asked the same questions. Their response: lots of promises to send over information (still waiting on this, BTW), blame shifting, play of ignorance around who the sale was made to, and indicating that the only real impact of the high manganese contamination in the ground #water was "bad tasting water." I expected most of those responses... BUT... "BAD TASTING WATER" !? I have enough understanding to know the #manganese, along with other #heavymetals,  can have severe effects on the brain and nervous system. Cognitive impairment. Memory loss. Peripheral neuropathy. Parkinson's-like symptoms. So again, why weren't health assessments provided? Especially to those families who were settled there for decades whilst their ground and surface #water were highly contaminated? And WHY were they only resettled at the point of sale? I share this because as an industry, we have made tremendous progress. And there are many organizations who are leading the change; inspiring others to rethink what it means to be #responsible. But then there are companies like this one. Who fail us. Who fail communities. And who fail the world. (side note: they are also one of the very few tier 1 companies who are NOT an ICMM member). HERE IS WHAT WE MUST CONFRONT AS LEADERS: ▶ When leaders do not abide by the international standards, we are left with a world that values the paper on which laws are written more than the lives of those they were written to protect. The failure to enact international standards anywhere is a failure to enact it everywhere. Period. ◀

Exciting times ahead on this project M. Treasure hunting, maps, co-ordinates, digging, analyzing, when mining is in your blood and you enjoy every moment! Well done to the Team, keep up the good work. Ricus Grimbeek Robert Erasmus Brooke Bibeault Chola Siame #buildingmunkoyo #ssm# #winningteam #zambia #mining #yeswecan

➖Can you walk away from long-dated closure and environmental liabilities as a tier 1 mining company? ➖Can you sell off your responsibility? ➖And if so, under what circumstances? I can’t help but wonder how many companies are willing to disclose the details of transactions that involve selling off long-dated closure and environmental liabilities. Just wondering…what will pass the front page of The New York Times test? What do you think? 💬👇🏼 Pictured: reminisce of an abandoned open pit in a community we are doing work in, where a young boy drowned recently. Repost and share to create the conversations that are needed in our industry. #responsiblemining #sustainability #CSR #community #environment #closureliability #mining #africa

Makor Resources and Jubilee Metals Zambia Partner to Aid Farmers Amidst Drought Challenges Mining services provider Makor Resources and Jubilee Metals Zambia have joined forces to support the Zambian government’s efforts in aiding subsistence farmers affected by a recent drought, which has severely impacted agriculture and food security across the country. Ndola District Commissioner Joseph Phiri, along with Makor Resources CEO Brooke Bibeault and Jubilee Metals Zambia MD Ricus Grimbeek, distributed Compound-D and Urea fertilizer, as well as drought-resistant maize seeds, to farmers in Ndola’s Munkulungwe ward. The event, hosted by the Bwana Mkubwa resettled families, was also attended by local leaders, including…Read More Here https://lnkd.in/dgvKFNwB

Following a drought that devastated agriculture and pushed millions of Zambians into food insecurity, Makor Resources and Jubilee Metals Limited partner to support the government’s existing efforts in providing agricultural inputs to subsistence farmers. The beneficiary farmers of this collaborative effort between Makor Resources, Jubilee Metals Zambia and the local government included elders, the physically disabled and widowed women who rely on agricultural production. We will also scale this distribution program to the rural communities surround the Munkoyo Mine in Kapiri Mposhi later this month. This effort aims to promote sustainable agriculture, increase yields, and improve livelihoods, especially in the face of climate change and environmental challenges. Ricus Grimbeek Brooke Bibeault Mary . S Mubanga Kangwa Anette Kapata Chola Siame Chris Koen (MBA) https://lnkd.in/dwM96MtT #climatechange #sustainability #community #mining #responsiblemining #agriculture