Programs
Our environmental and social programs are based on the ICMM's 10 Principles for Sustainable Development. With these principles in mind, we strive to engage local communities in environmental planning, take an integrated approach to land use planning, and work to continually improve our environmental performance.
By creating policies, systems, and environmental and social programs at the site level, we translate these principles into actions that our employees take on a daily basis.
Some of the most important aspects of environmental responsibility include:
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By creating policies, systems, and environmental and social programs at the site level, we translate these principles into actions that our employees take on a daily basis.
Some of the most important aspects of environmental responsibility include:
- Protecting and preserving biodiversity in our mining areas
- Responsibly managing waste from our mineral processing
- Developing and implementing programs that conserve water and more effectively manage water resources
- Closing mines in a manner that allows for reclamation of land and continued, sustainable community development
- Making our operations more energy efficient
- Managing cyanide, mercury and hazardous waste safely and responsibly
- Controlling emissions to ensure air quality standards are met
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