C Ebu Institute of Technology University: Plant Visit
C Ebu Institute of Technology University: Plant Visit
C Ebu Institute of Technology University: Plant Visit
UNIVERSITY
N. Bacalso Avenue, Cebu City
ME502-P01
PLANT VISIT
CARMEN COPPER
CORPORATION
Submitted by:
ARPON, ADONIS C.
BSME- 5
Submitted to:
ENGR. RAY MALONJAO
Instructor
COMPANY PROFILE
COMPANY BACKGROUND
OVERVIEW
INNOVATION
We will consistently pursue excellence in our work and seek new opportunities for
growth. We will adapt to change and new ways of doing things and will strive to be a
competitive, relevant and a valuable contributor to our organization.
CONCERN FOR SAFETY, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
We are sensitive to the needs of our employees, our community and the environment. We
will ensure a safe working environment for our people, participate in programs that will promote
growth within our host communities and contribute to the conservation of our resources and the
protection of the environment.
Organizational Chart
Carmen Copper Corporation
(Owns 100% of Toledo Copper Mine)
Carmen is supported by investors with a long Philippines resource sector track record and a
robust financial position
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
With a solid track record in responsible resource extraction that spans for more than 60 years,
Atlas Mining remains committed to applying best practices in environmental management by
protecting and enhancing the environment, reducing and preventing adverse environmental
pollution, and rehabilitating mined-out areas, thus maintaining ecological balance within and
outside the environs of its mining complex.
Reforestation
To restore its forest cover and enrich the areas impacted by its operations, in 2014 alone, the
Company has planted more than 69,000 seedlings in mined-out lands, orchards and re-vegetated
slopes inside the mining complex. Since 2007, the Company’s reforestation program has already
grown 715,989 seedlings of different tree species in 519 hectares of mine-affected lands. In
support of the National Greening Program (NGP), the Company has also donated 172,900
seedlings in 2014 to the different agencies and local government units. As of 2014, the Company
has donated a total of 351,693 seedlings to the NGP that will be used in the respective forest
rehabilitation efforts of different groups from the academe, LGUs, non government organizations
and the private sector.
Biodiversity and Land Management
The Company vigorously pursued its environmental protection and enhancement activities. It
accelerated enrichment of sparsely vegetated areas and transformed once barren agricultural
lands into orchards that will become a wildlife-rich habitat. Continuous slope stabilization
resulted into new mantles of vegetation on otherwise bare slopes and pocket forests envelopes
even residential compounds.
Reforested areas within the mines complex
Occupational Health
Nestled inside the mining complex is the Carmen Copper Corporation Hospital. It is a 30-bed,
Level 1 medical facility equipped with state-of-the-art equipment which provides healthcare
services to all employees and their dependents and the community on a daily 24-hour duty. It is
also an accredited DOH-PHILCAT Certified TB DOTS Center. The Hospital’s essential service
components include emergency and admitting sections, laboratory, pharmacy, nursing services,
X-ray, pediatrics, internal medicine, Ob-gynecology, dental services, and ophthalmic services. It
has also a fully functional operating theatre that will attend to patients who needs surgical
interventions.
OBSERVATION AND RECOMMENDATION
The whole plant site in the Carmen Copper Corporation was very huge. It is really a good
idea to use vehicles as a mode of transportation. As soon as we arrived on the plant site. The
security guards at the gate were very keen to inspect our bus and the number of people inside.
This is to monitor the number of people entering their plant. During the orientation, they’ve
really took emphasis on safety, wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) all the time, and
the Do’s and Don’ts inside the plant to both workers and visitors. They’ve also provided us a
safety officer to be with us in the whole tour to monitor the participants.
During our tour, I can’t help but notice the many signage which were all about safety.
This is a good indicator that the company really prioritizes safety on their work. They’ve
installed a trafficking system which were strictly obeyed by all personnel, as huge excavating
vehicles roams inside the plant and avoid vehicular accidents. There were many checkpoints
guarded by security personnel to monitor the vehicles entering and leaving a particular
area/sector in the plant. In our case, we weren’t able to visit a particular area in the plant as they
were conducting blasting, series of explosion dynamites, on that area. They provide health clinic
to their workers inside, showing that they value the people involved in the operation.
Unfortunately, we weren’t able to observe the fire prevention system in each sector due to
limited time. In all their whole excavation process, they make sure that they follow the DENR
code, e.g. water treatment, smoke emission, etc. and that when they excavate, they follow a
particular pattern to prevent soil erosion. Overall, it was a pleasant and safe trip.