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Commitment to personal development.

The well-being of each person is a priority and must be fulfilled considering the following two main guidelines:

Integral development, liberty, integration, diversity and inclusion.

HMC is a workplace that fosters the development of each and everyone’s talents. Consequently, we value and appreciate differences, promoting respect for human dignity and eliminating any kind of discrimination. We recognize good performance and generate learning and education opportunities for all employees and workers as innate trainers. We unrestrictedly respect freedom of workers´ union association, fostering a sense of family and unconditional collaboration.

Safety and health

We work to achieve the best existing health and safety standards in the mining industry. Risk prevention is a fundamental task, consequently we foster activities to ensure a culture of permanent protection and prevention among all employees. We look after each other, fostering mutual care and awareness in every activity, maintaining a culture that promotes active and constant safety practices. We promote unrestricted compliance of risk prevention and occupational safety regulations, ensuring the proper operation of Joint Health and Safety Committees involving senior executives and all those who play a role in supervising and safety prevention.

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Austerity, good practices:

HMC is committed to upright work conduct, both inside and outside the organization. We promote a culture of austerity and simplicity in which our employees maintain honest conduct, without arrogance or grandiloquence. Fair treatment, kindness and respect are considered basic norms of labor relationships within the organization.

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Excellence. Quality initiatives:

HMC values and promotes initiative and excellence, both in individual and group performance. We promote entrepreneurship, because we understand that each effort is an essential part of a gear that enhances success and advancement in the organization, guaranteeing continuity in our long-term operations

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Innovation and new technologies:

As part of the medium-sized mining segment and of a complex industry, we are faced with sophisticated challenges. These challenges we address with ingenuity and a mindset for innovation, adapting methodologies and existing technologies, and opening our company to new possibilities offered by the market. We live in a culture of innovation; we optimize processes with energy efficiency and promote continuous knowledge to keep the company at the forefront of our sector.

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Circular mining:

Our actions and mine site operations must always be evaluated bearing in mining harmony with our surroundings, the environment and neighboring communities. We work considering the protection, care and mitigation of negative externalities by carrying out operations that are responsible for the use of natural resources.  We are mining recyclers, promoting circular mining with proper management of industrial waste to contribute to sustainable development.