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Anglo American draft COVID-19 Vaccination Policy

07 December, 2021

Anglo American has today advised its workforce of its intention to require vaccination* against COVID-19, as a condition of entry to all Australian Anglo American sites, offices and camps, from 1 March 2022.

A final decision will be made after a further period of consultation on a draft COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. This draft Policy was developed following detailed risk assessments and workforce consultation over the past couple of months. These processes, together with expert medical advice, determined that vaccination is the best way to protect our workforce and communities from COVID-19.

CEO of Anglo American’s business in Australia, Tyler Mitchelson, said, “In developing our draft COVID-19 Vaccination Policy, we have taken into account expert health advice as well as the comparably low rates of vaccination in the areas we operate in.

“It’s very likely we will see COVID-19 cases increase throughout Queensland over coming months and we believe we have an obligation to help protect the more than 5,500 people who work for us in Queensland, as well as our local communities.

“Vaccination is the best way to help keep our people and communities safe.

“Many of our workforce live in nearby local communities, but there are also people who commute to work from Mackay, Rockhampton and other regional centres as well as South East Queensland. We recognise that once COVID-19 cases do start to occur more frequently in Queensland, the risk of transmission due to people movements will be higher.

“We understand there are certain cases where people cannot get vaccinated, and we would work with these individuals to assess their individual circumstances under an exemption process within our draft Policy.”

Anglo American is providing opportunities for employees and embedded contractors to be vaccinated during work time.

*Two doses of the vaccine would be required.

Lisa Clifford
Tel: +61 (0) 419 864 466
[email protected]

Anthony Donaghy
Tel: +61 (0) 412 450 360
[email protected]

About Anglo American

Anglo American is a leading global mining company and our products are the essential ingredients in almost every aspect of modern life. Our portfolio of world-class competitive operations, development projects and undeveloped resources, provides many of the metals and minerals that enable a cleaner, greener, more sustainable world and that meet the fast growing consumer-driven demands of developed and maturing economies. With our people at the heart of our business, we use innovative practices and the latest technologies to mine, process, move and market our products to our customers – and to discover new resources – safely and sustainably.

As a responsible producer of diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum group metals, the steelmaking ingredients of iron ore and metallurgical coal, and nickel – with crop nutrients in development and thermal coal operations planned for divestment – we are committed to being carbon neutral across our operations by 2040. We work together with our business partners and diverse stakeholders to unlock sustainable value from precious natural resources for the benefit of the communities and countries in which we operate, for society as a whole, and for our shareholders. Anglo American is re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives.

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