As an operating underground mine, we are aware of the changing sustainability footprint a commercial mining operation brings and remain committed to minimising our environmental impacts.
We are uniquely positioned to contribute meaningfully to the global energy transition. The site continues to benefit from connection to one of Australia’s greenest grids, significantly reducing our Scope 2 emissions.
We also aim to provide a sustainable environmental future for communities surrounding our sites, even after our operations cease. There are many ways we currently do this, including:
- Harvesting native seed annually from revegetated areas on the Kanmantoo site and surrounding properties. This is used for Hillgrove revegetation and is also provided to local businesses and groups for vegetation;
- Completing 122ha of native vegetation on the mine site and on our surrounding properties; and
- Supporting programs to link our rehab vegetation to other areas within the region to create a greenbelt.
We aim to protect the environment, public health, safety and natural resources by establishing environmental excellence as a primary objective for all company operations and activities, as outlined in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). The achievement of this objective is characterised by conducting operations in an environmentally sound manner and continual improvement in our environmental performance.
