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## Community Relations 

Resolute firmly endorses a pro-active approach to positive participation in the communities in close proximity to its mining operations. Whenever possible, Resolute sources its supplies and services locally in order to boost the local economy and employs many locally based personnel, actively engaging in technology transfer through training in new techniques and specialist skills. Resolute hopes that these activities will combine to make the Company welcome wherever it chooses to operate. 

## Golden Pride Mine – Tanzania 

Since it commenced operations in 1998, Resolute, in conjunction with its contractors, has been extending assistance to its local community in the key areas of education, health and community education. In excess of US$1 million has been expended on community related projects to date. Extensive manpower support has also been contributed to organisational activities ensuring these projects are 

appropriately targeted and managed in a cost effective manner. Each year the Company continues to support the past programs to assist the communities to grow and gain independence as well as initiating new areas of assistance. 

Key projects undertaken this year include: 

• Over the past three years the project has been active in using Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) techniques to assist villages surrounding the mine to determine their own development needs and to find solutions for them. In this way the community learns the skills necessary to continue to improve their quality of life and opportunities for growth without direct material support from the operation. In 2003- 2004 the PRA program was extended from 9 to 20 villages and has been an outstanding success resulting in a higher degree of involvement and participation in community development 

• Phase 2 of the Water Supply upgrade to the local town of Nzega was completed raising the initial treatment 

plant capacity from 500,000 to 2,000,000 litres per day. The plant provides potable water to World Health Organisation (WHO) standards. In addition to this design work, tenders for the final stage of the upgrade were commenced to install a pump station and pipe line from Kilimi Dam to Uchama Dam to supplement water storage capacity 

• In the formal education sector the Company continued its support of local education through the rehabilitation of existing school buildings and construction of new facilities, including teacher accommodation 

• Community Health programs have included both assistance in providing additional facilities such as a 9 bed maternity ward at Lusu Clinic as well as support for government education programs in the areas of HIV Awareness and Family Planning 

• In 2003 the school choirs of Isanga, Bujulu and Lusu villages joined together to form the Company sponsored Golden Pride School Choir. 

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