Hinatuan Mining passes ISO integrated mgmt system audit

Hinatuan Mining Corp. (HMC), a subsidiary of Nickel Asia Corp. (NAC) in Surigao del Norte, passed the ISO 2015 Integrated Management System (IMS) Certification Audit conducted by National Quality Assurance (NQA) last May 9 to 11.

“This ISO Certification is a validation of HMC’s strong commitment to continuously improve our performance by meeting all the requirements of all our stakeholders, most especially the communities, the employees, our customers including the local government unit leadership,” HMC resident mine manager, Engr. Francis Arañes said.

HMC reached this milestone by simplifying the mining processes and improving its sup- Proud moment for Hinatuan Mining Corp. employees. port mechanism. systems in parallel. An

Companies like HMC that integrated management system have adopted more than one (IMS) helps reduce duplication management system find that and improve efficiency, thus integrating and combining the optimizing operations. management systems provides “ISO standards ensure that greater benefit as a whole than employees of HMC will always running separate management work in a safe and healthy place while its operations mitigate the impact to the environment. For HMC, ISO 2015 IMS is a key driver in facilitating best practice and promotes sustainable development, adding value for all its stakeholders,” Arañes said.