Health and Safety

Because uranium is a naturally radioactive element just as it lies in the earth and as such is judged to present no risk to human health, few norms worldwide regulate radiation protection in uranium exploration and none in Argentina. Despite this, in keeping with our "best practice" approach to mining, Energía Mineral has created and adopted the most modern and complete radiological safety program governing uranium exploration in Argentina, the "Radiological Safety and Protection Guide for Uranium Exploration".

In addition to complying with all Argentinean occupational health and safety laws and norms regarding radiation protection, the company has adopted both the international risk principle of "As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA)" as well as Health Canada's "Canadian Guidelines for the Management of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM)" with respect to radiation safety in all stages of our work. All employees, contractors and service providers are required to read and adhere to the guidelines, and the Company's geophysicist regularly monitors employees, contractors, and select individuals or sites with the company's dosimeters. In the community, people living in the company's exploration areas are also included in the monitoring program.

Our "Radiological Safety and Protection Guide for Uranium Exploration" has been shared with the national nuclear regulatory authority (ARN), the national atomic energy commission (CNEA), communities and assay laboratories. The complete guide and focussed sub-guides for employees, contractors and the communities are available in Spanish on our website, all updated in April 2008.