Environmental policy

Environmental policy

Our environmental commitments comprise of the following:

  • adherence to and conformity with South African, Tanzanian and Botswanan environmental laws, regulations and requirements;
  • commitment to following international standards of best practice;
  • rigorous environmental management of our operations and related activities (within our area of control and influence);
  • promotion of environmental awareness among our employees and the community;
  • operational control of any process, facility or activity that can or will have an adverse affect on the environment;
  • continual improvement of our Environmental Management Systems; and
  • validation of our commitment towards the environment through long-term sustainable practices.

In order to ensure that we meet these commitments, we undertake to concentrate on:

  • minimising, and where possible, eliminating the visual, noise and vibration impacts of our mining operations;
  • rehabilitation of mining residue deposits in order to minimise the negative environmental impacts and to ensure sustainable end-use;
  • constant measurement and monitoring of key characteristics in order to prevent potential and mitigate actual pollution to air, land and water;
  • ensuring that environmental risk and emergency procedures and plans are developed and kept up to date, as well as made widely available for training and procedural purposes;
  • optimise consumption of renewable and non-renewable resources such as water and electricity to guarantee the sustainability of our operations;
  • recycle and lawfully dispose of unpreventable solid waste in an environmentally friendly manner;
  • reduce environmental impacts from mining on soil integrity, biodiversity and sensitive environmental elements;
  • management of all chemicals, substances, materials and containers through responsible purchasing, handling, storage, disposal and clean up of spillages;
  • informing, training and making our employees and contractors aware of the importance of sustainable environmental management, in addition to their roles and responsibilities within the relevant Environmental Management System; and
  • approach stakeholders openly and transparently on our environmental matters and performance.