One of our core values is to protect the environment by minimizing the impact of our operations. We’re committed to the Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) guiding principles, which include finding ways to minimize the impact of our operations on the environment through all stages of development.

There’s no question that mining activities affect air, water, soil and ecosystems. Being a good steward of the environment means mitigating, as much as possible, our impact on the environment and taking appropriate steps to rehabilitate affected areas when our work there is done.

In 2007, organization-wide, the number of reportable spills (mainly petroleum spills from heavy equipment) decreased considerably despite an elevated number of non-reportable petroleum spills at Las Cruces. During last year, Las Cruces received its ISO 14001 environmental management systems certification for the mining phase of the operation.

For 2008, we have committed to continue improving our environmental performance with a focus on developing water and energy conservation plans at each operation.

We employ people at each operation who are trained and specialize in environmental protection.

Download the PDF of our environmental performance in 2007.