Each year, awards acknowledge our contribution to responsible and sustainable practices within our industry. It’s a world-class approach – and the OceanaGold Way.

Our most recent industry awards are detailed below.

CORPORATE

• 2018 Mines and Money Award for Social License to Operate

DIDIPIO, PHILIPPINES

• Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), Philippines Branch – top performer (2021)
• Platinum award for Best Environmental Excellence, 2019 Global CSR Summit and Awards
• Platinum award for Empowerment of Women, 2019 Global CSR Summit and Awards
• Gold award for Excellence in Provision of Literacy and Education, 2019 Global CSR Summit and Awards
• Silver award for Best Workplace Practices, 2019 Global CSR Summit and Awards
• 2019 Top Pollution Control Officer for Oliver Donato and Success Story award (Finalist), Pollution Control Association of the Philippines Inc.
• Best Workplace Practices (Gold), 2018 Global CSR Summit and Awards
• Special Recognition Award for five Consecutive Years of CSR Excellence, 2018 Global CSR Summit and Awards
• 2018 Outstanding Pollution Control Officer, Pollution Control Association of the Philippines, Inc.
• 2018 Mother Nature Award (implementation of environment programs), Pollution Control Association of the Philippines, Inc.
• 2018 Excellence in Ecology and Economy Award, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• 2018 Safest Mineral Processing Award (Concentrator Category), Philippine Mine Safety and Environment Association
• 2017 – 9th Global CSR Summit and Awards in Langkawi, Malaysia
• Gold Award for Best Workplace Practices
• Silver Award for Environmental Excellence
• Bronze Award for Best in Community Program for the Didipio Community Development Corporation (Dicorp)
• 2017 – 64th Annual National Mine Safety and Environmental Conference, Philippines
• Safest Mining Operation Award
• Safest Surface Mining Operation Award
• Safest Mineral Processing Award (Concentrator category)
• Platinum Achievement Award for the Presidential Mineral Industry Environmental Award (Surface Mining Operation category)
• First Runner-up Best Mining Forest (Metallic Mining Operation category)
• 2017 – 43rd Philippine Business Conference and Expo, Special Citation for Ecology and Economy Award
• 2016 – 63rd Annual National Mine Safety and Environmental Conference, Philippines
• The Presidential Mineral Industry Environmental Award
• Safest Mines Operation – Metallic Mine category
• Safest Mineral Processing Concentrator
• Safest Surface Mines Operations
• 2016 Kabalikat Award for good practices and contribution to the promotion and development of technical and vocational workers
• 2016 – 8th Annual Global CSR Summit and Awards, Gold Award for Best Workplace Practices

HAILE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

• 2019 International Industry of the Year award from the Lancaster County Department of Economic Development and Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce
• 2018 Palmetto Award of Merit, International Association of Business Communicators South Carolina
• 2018 Historic Camden Business Partner of the Year
• 2018 Excellence in Safety Award, South Carolina Chamber of Commerce
• 2017 Excellence in Safety Award, South Carolina Chamber of Commerce

WAIHI, NEW ZEALAND

• 2023 New Zealand Women in Extractives MITO – Te Pūkenga Emerging Star Award to Stephanie Hayton for her environmental work around passive water treatment for mine closure and biodiversity.
• 2021 AUSIMM Award for Best Paper, for “The Implementation of photogrammetry and automated data analysis functions at the Waihi Underground Mine”
• 2019 New Zealand Minerals Sector Community Initiative award for a community engagement and education program
• 2018 Innovation Award, New Zealand Minerals Forum

MACRAES OPERATION, NEW ZEALAND

• 2020 New Zealand Minerals Sector Heath and Safety Award for the Healthy Employees Make Safer Employees Program
• 2019 New Zealand Minerals Sector Environmental Management award actions towards preventing metalliferous drainage effects
• 2019 Future of Mining award for Environmental Excellence