Environmental Performance Indicators
Water use
| Performance Indicator | Units | 2010 | 2009 |
| Consumption of untreated water (technical) |
m3 |
4,751,694 |
4,082,162 |
| Water recycled |
m3 |
57,016,201 |
59,318,422 |
| Water discharged |
m3 |
2,114,598 |
3,016,900 |
Land disturbance & rehabilitation
| Performance Indicator | Units | 2010 | 2009 |
| New land disturbed |
ha |
1,928 |
1,496 |
| Total land area |
ha |
7,449 |
9,462 |
| Mining reclamation performed |
ha |
1,646 |
946 |
| Total lands reclaimed (turner over) |
ha |
3,632 |
2,224 |
Materials consumed
| Performance Indicator | Units | 2010 | 2009 |
| Total rock mass excavated |
000 m3 |
34,769 |
20,564 |
| Waste rock |
000 m3 |
28,995 |
15,812 |
| Ore processing |
000 t |
9,886 |
6,798 |
| - Through RIP plant |
000 t |
5,936 |
2,878 |
| - Through heap leach operations |
000 t |
1,028 |
814 |
| Reagent (type) |
|
|
|
| - Sodium cyanide |
t |
4,116 |
1,938 |
| - Caustic soda |
t |
1,376 |
920 |
| - Paraform |
t |
177 |
52 |
| - Quicklime |
t |
5,417 |
2,586 |
| - Sulphuric acid |
t |
1,043 |
1,026 |
| - Iron (II) sulphate |
t |
0.12 |
- |
| - Thiourea |
t |
243 |
238 |
| - ion-exchange resin AM-2B |
t |
140 |
54 |
| Lubricating materials (oils) |
l |
2,473,227 |
1,527,106 |
| Lubricating materials (grease) |
kg |
161,756 |
89,705 |
| Explosives |
t |
16,823 |
7,290 |
Energy use
| Performance Indicator | Units | 2010 | 2009 |
| Electricity |
kWh |
260,470 |
152,613 |
| Diesel fuel |
l |
59,125,387 |
50,592,768 |
| Kerosene |
l |
24,940 |
4,384 |
| Natural gas |
m3 |
0 |
0 |
| Gasoline |
l |
1,239,668 |
1,404,658 |
| Coal |
t |
15,449 |
4,430 |
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
| Performance Indicator | Units | 2010 | 2009 |
| From gasoline |
t CO2-e |
2,868 |
3,250 |
| From diesel |
t CO2-e |
153,199 |
131,090 |
| From coal |
t CO2-e |
26,738 |
7,670 |
| From kerosene |
t CO2 -e |
63 |
11 |
Discharges to Water
| Performance Indicator | Units | 2010 | 2009 |
| Cadmium |
kg |
0 |
0 |
| Mercury |
kg |
0 |
0 |
| Lead |
kg |
0 |
0 |
| Zinc |
kg |
6 |
2 |
| Copper |
kg |
1 |
0.8 |
| Arsenic |
kg |
0 |
0 |
| Cyanides |
kg |
0 |
0 |
Environmental Incidents
| Performance Indicator | Units | 2010 | 2009 |
| Category 1 - Minor |
Number |
93 |
77 |
| Category 2 - Considerable |
Number |
0 |
6 |
| Category 3 - Serious |
Number |
0 |
0 |
| Licence violations |
Number |
0 |
0 |
| Environmental fines |
Number |
2 |
6 |
|
RUB |
7,000 |
96,000 |
