Environment & sustainability

Rio Tinto has become the first mining and metals company to be awarded the Chain of Custody certification by the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative.

Osmoflo will provide a key new element in the company’s integrated water treatment and management system.

Ghana’s Environmental Protection Agency has issued environmental permits for AngloGold Ashanti’s Obuasi gold mine.

BHP will provide financial support for the Renova Foundation and Samarco Mineração S.A.

Goldcorp Inc. releases its 2017 Sustainability Report detailing the company's positive economic, environmental and social performance during the year.

The money will be given to non-profit watershed restoration groups in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

The important role of mining in the transition to sustainable societies was a key topic of discussion at Euro Mine Expo 2018.

The Stand for Water campaign is arguing that failure to implement reforms and improve regulations risks threatening the livelihoods of First Nation communities throughout the province.

The company has achieved total reductions of 281 kilotonnes of CO2e emissions since 2011.

The consulting and engineering company has prepared a feasibility study for the optimisation of mine water management in the Ukrainian mining area of Kriwoi Rog.

Peabody’s Wild Boar Mine is awarded the 2018 National Reclamation Award for its work on the Barren Fork Pit.

The Responsible Mining Foundation launches their newly-developed Responsible Mining Index 2018, which aims to encourage continuous improvement in responsible mining and highlight what still needs to be done by large-scale mining companies.

The interim chief of the Minerals Council of Australia, David Byers, has urged the National Energy Guarantee to adopt a number of new measures or risk further diminishing the country’s competitiveness in the international resources sector.

Yesterday, Anglo American launched its sustainability strategy and announced the goals that it aims to meet in order to make the mining industry more sustainable between now and 2030.

The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines intends to implement the Towards Sustainable Mining initiative, a mining sustainability standard developed by the Mining Association of Canada.