OZ Minerals respects cultural heritage and traditional land rights through a variety of agreements and programs unique to each operation./p>

In the initial stages of any project we work with local communities, governments and other representative bodies, to identify all land owners, land users and aspects of cultural heritage that may be impacted by our activities.

Once all stakeholders have been identified, we seek to ensure appropriate approvals are in place. From this initial assessment and engagement process, programs and procedures are then put in place to manage potential negative impacts and maximise benefits.

At our Century and Prominent Hill operations Indigenous land rights are identified through the Native Title Agreement Act and both operations have agreements in place with impacted Native Title Groups.

At the Martabe project, determination of land ownership and acquisitions required to support initial mining has largely been finalised. The process involved a combination of extensive field interviews, boundary pegging, topographic survey and consultation with local regulatory and other agencies through which a specific Acquisition Committee was established. The identification of customary rights was undertaken with the assistance of local government agencies and no Indigenous peoples have been identified in the project area.

The Canadian project is located in the Nunavut Territories where the Nunavut Land Claim Act determines what land is Inuit owned and what land still remains as Crown Land. OZ Minerals must apply to the KIA for the right to access any Inuit owned land and abide by the terms and conditions set out in the granted land use license. As part of the impact assessment of the potential mine site elder's from the community were approached regarding the historical land uses in this area and the information they provided has been incorporated into the ESIA.

In the case of exploration activities in OKvau, Cambodia, OZ Minerals is seeking to clarify the situation with regard to indigenous traditional rights to both land and the gathering of forest produce in the area, and has begun making contact with local community leaders in the OKvau area. We are also liaising closely with environmental planners. Our Cambodian sites are mainly located in areas where few people live but also where the non-Khmer speaking minorities are dominant. These groups currently do not have formal land rights. In their absence, our projects can readily - but inadvertently - undermine traditional ways of life. OZ Minerals regards it as essential that once (and if) initial exploration - which does little or no damage to natural resources - transitions into extensive exploration (which has the potential for damage) then traditional land rights must be properly investigated.

To ensure all employees understand our commitment to and their role in respecting cultural heritage and traditional rights, our operations conduct a range of Cultural Awareness Training programs. At Century, Golden Grove and Prominent Hill these programs are run in conjunction with an Indigenous service provider.