KNIGHTSBRIDGE INTERNATIONALMessage of
Welcome and a Statement of
Excellence from our CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER Mr
Paul H.
"As
a personal message to all of our
clients world wide I would like to
extend a welcome and to thank them
for visiting our site and present to
them a short summary regarding
myself , the leadership,
direction and objectives of the
company and some information on my
background , career and the various
theaters and environments we operate
within. My entry in the Gold Mining and Logistics business goes back 13 years after I took a new direction following the completion of my previous career during which I was fortunate enough to gain several years of military and logistics training following 5 years of active service in liaison with specialist forces on contract to various governments mainly in the Middle East and North Africa. Following my entry into private life I began various assignments as a logistics consultant for several of the world's leading security companies securing and transporting Gold from South America, Central America, Mexico and Africa to the major refineries in USA, Europe and the Middle East. The environments I and my team served in have presented many challenges all of which we have managed in a professional manner. During this phase of my career spending over 13 years in Africa alone, working in Mali, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Togo and Ivory Coast, our team completed over two hundred successful transactions involving gold sourcing, securing, transportation, funding, insurance and delivery to refinery under assignment and consignment.
We like to say that our door to
door modular work flow business
intelligence logistics and funding
model has, evolved over these years
to eliminated many of the exigencies
and potential risks which can occur
Challenges to the integrity of a
mission can occur unexpectedly in
the often challenging
environments, tight mission
profiles , short timescales
and close order protection
protocols our team of
specialists handle on a global
basis. To make this quality service possible for our valued clients and associates we present a well trained and managed logistics and security team all drawn from Military Special Forces backgrounds with many years of experience in Africa, Central and South America, spent working closely with Force Projection platforms including government, National military forces and specialist government contract liaison agents. Our pro active team
has access to private Jets, Short
Take off Turbo Props, Heavy Lift
Helicopters and specialist aviation
resources for all environments and
mission profiles, in order to
complete our client assignment,
eliminate and deal with any
challenges or apparent obstacles ,we
always stand ready to transport
securely from "bush to bullion"
within accurate and planned time
scales and mission profile metrics
and parameters. Customer
Satisfaction, Positive Feedback,
Accountability and visibility of
mission profile Key Performance
Indicators are to my
mind vitally important
assets to any business, These are
the reasons why I have included a client
log in portal for consignment
tracking and
logistics regarding the
metrics and Progress Indicators of
individual consignments, all made
visible by application state
of the art Business Intelligence
data visualization dashboards and on
line metrics and on demand detailed
reports. Imaginative application of
Information Technology enhances our
service and enables a
client to be able to track the
progress of a transaction
iteratively supporting our "Bush to
Bullion" Global business model.
Professional business rules and
methods outlined above in my
experience generate repeat business
and positive customer satisfaction
and Customer Relations Management
Success. The extensive experience I and my colleagues have gained over this time is now available as a valuable strategic business unit team resource to our clients, partners and associates. We provide our
specialist services against a
background of Military Precision,
security and attention to detail,
bringing added value and reducing
opportunity cost and business risk
by leveraging our experience,
expertise and business knowledge
base to deliver our cutting edge
service platform. The business
model for success is firmly
established on its growth
curve and a business
expansion path securely based on
a dual capability business
strategy casting us
as an Industry wide Global Service
Provider and large scale asset
rich world class Mining company,
Experience in the field has proved
to me that the two business
subject areas are synergistic, and
that we gain against our
competitors significantly by
having the source of
product, secured through our
mining operations as in house, and
the important route to market also
under our control through our
Security, transport and Marketing
capability platform. Indeed it is
through the success of this
binary attack approach to
the inherent challenges of
the industry that we are
able to offer these combined
services as a One Stop
Solution to our clients and
associates,
buying from or selling to us on
a Global basis. Please feel free to contact us regarding mining, resource exploration in all geographic areas and conditions. We are also here for you regarding your gold sourcing, shipping , logistics, specialist on site secure assays, geological exploration and delivery to one of our Technology Partner Gold Refineries. Thank You, Paul Hansford CEO
MISSION PROFILE AND GLOBAL
STATEMENT OF SOCIAL, ECONOMIC
AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY.
From Operations Manager David Zamir. Bsc (Hons) Our Mission Profile is one of Economic and Social Empowerment for our Primary Producer partners delivered by the vehicle of our clean sheet design World Class Environmentally Responsible Gold and Diamond Mining initiative initially being operated in he West and Central African Continent. With an expansive Business Model Driven by our ideals of Social and Economic Justice we make it clear that the company will always remain an integrated part of the local economy and seek to temper Economic Development with social inclusion. We will always endeavor towards an equitable distribution of the gains which we have graciously been able to make with the cooperation of the Government and the highly respected Local Communities which we serve. To support this mission profile we have negotiated multiple JVA's and Technology Transfer Agreements with local miners and Government partners to enable us to bring their product to market in an efficient, competitive, streamlined and non-corruptible bottom up approach by synergistically working with current and new producers and streamlining their operations to bring product to global markets, the local industry greatly benefits. This approach fosters trust, legitimacy and lends an international exposure previously unheard of for the otherwise insular local small-scale enterprise and indeed the developing mining industry throughout the African Continent. corporate
OPERATIONS SUMMARY to many future sites. Our multiple profit centers support supplemental and synergistic activities. (Gold and diamonds alluvial recovery, gold trading, renewable timber, carbon credits, land acquisition and development, etc.) This allows for speed, flexibility, adaptability, and advantages of a smaller mining company with the profitability of a larger company. Furthermore, buy taking a bottom up approach, we endeavor to instill a pride of ownership in our workforce and change the perception of foreign mining companies. By virtue of our unique approach and integration of local successful operations,the company is poised to be the largest small scale gold mining operation with highest gross revenue and highest net profit of all gold mining companies in Ghana's gold mining sector. We have created an innovative and unique plan to revolutionize the small scale gold and diamond mining methods and operations currently working within the gold mining belts of Africa. The business model includes a creative and financially profitable plan for rehabilitating the land areas that are required to be returned into good order – i.e. safe for the environment and the people. The organization will engage successfully in the exploitation of known Ghana gold rich placer deposits. Our mining plan is focused on the rich and virgin areas, but mobility is structured into the mining operations, allowing for placement of equipment to optimize all aspects of gold extraction, area volume testing, security, and efficiencies unavailable to other more traditional small mining ventures. Machinery
AND LEADERSHIP AT KNIGHTSBRIDGEINTERNATIONAL.
Through the depth and breadth of its collective experience, combined with a focus and passion for KBM and its values, our management team is committed to delivering shareholder value. Corporate Governance and Responsibility at KBM , we are committed to responsible resource development. For us, this is embodied by three core principles: Safety: We believe it is possible to operate without injuries. This begins with our Courageous Safety management program and our primary vision of: “Everyone Going Home Safe and Healthy Every Day.”. Environment: We work hard to protect the environment and always strive to act with care and sensitivity towards our surroundings. Our people take this responsibility seriously and are dedicated to environmental stewardship. Community: We are committed to community engagement and investment in the places where we live and work. We aim to develop open, honest and respectful relationships and partnerships with the communities in which we explore, construct and operate. To read more about our overarching sustainability principles including policies and reports, please visit the Operations section. Demonstrating good corporate governance is an important priority for the directors and senior executives of HI. The Board of Directors has a Corporate Governance Committee, and the Company’s general counsel actively participates in the Committee’s efforts to ensure that our governance practices are up to date and meet the highest standards wherever we carry on business. Career Development and Technical Empowerment. Our managers are selected to not only be technically sound in engineering, but we look for individuals who can progress quickly through supervision and into management. A mining engineer's chief responsibility is to take the most ore out of the ground for the least cost and least adverse environmental impact. This is accomplished by mining engineers providing technical assistance in many areas, such as rock mechanics, ore reserve evaluation, mine design, equipment selection, and mine land reclamation. Key management-related concepts that the mining engineer deals with on a regular basis include health and safety, economics and finance, labor relations, project management, environmental management, and labor and environmental law. All of these concepts, and more, are included in the skill-set of our management. Academic Opportunities and Support. In cooperation with our partner universities, The Colorado School of Mines, Syracuse University in the USA and Liverpool University in the UK we offer an intern career path to our selected interns and trainees. In addition to the Mining Engineering and Management core career, interns in the program can take elective courses in engineering and construction materials, advanced rock mechanics, computer application in geoscience modeling, rock slope engineering, gold mining, engineering project management, and advanced management techniques. Our Mining Engineering Program Career Objectives, choose people for the below qualities: a) To have the analytical, technical and mine design abilities necessary to work effectively in the field of mining engineering and will be informed of recent technical advances in the field. b) To be cognizant of societal issues and their role as future professional engineers working for the general benefit of society, and will be awarded a number of technical qualifications depending on their career progression. c) To have the motivation to advance their careers and grow with the company as the business model expands across the African Continent. Our intake career jump start program offers excellent scholarship, internship and co-op opportunities, please contact us for details at careers@knightsbridgemetals.com |
