Towards Sustainable Mining | 2009

progress report towards sustainable mining | 2009

towards sustainable mining Table of Contents

2 President’s Message 3 Letter from the Chair of the TSM Governance Team

Section 1.0 4 What is towards sustainable Mining and how does it work? 4 Guiding Principles 4 Performance Elements and Indicators 6 TSM Verification System 6 Community of Interest Advisory Panel

Section 2.0 7 A Report on TSM 2008 Results 7 TSM Performance Results 8 Crisis Management Planning 9 External Outreach 10 Tailings Management 11 Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Management 12 External Verification and Post-verification Review 12 New Performance Elements 13 TSM Awards for 2008 Performance 13 The COI Advisory Panel

Section 3.0 14 Statement from the Community of Interest Advisory Panel

Section 4.0 16 Managing Releases and Materials

Section 5.0 18 Partnerships Key to Environmental and Social Performance 18 Mine Environment Neutral Drainage (MEND) Program 18 The GARD Guide 18 Metals in the Human Environment Strategic Network (MITHE-SN) 19 The Mining Association of Canada’s Relations with Aboriginal Peoples

Section 6.0 21 Responsible Mine Management 21 Orphaned/Abandoned Mines in Canada 21 Metal Mining Effluent Regulations and Environmental Effects Monitoring 22 MAC’s Energy and GHG Emissions Management Guidance Document

Section 7.0 24 Highlights of Company Actions 24 ArcelorMittal Mines Canada 26 Barrick Gold Corporation 28 BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc. 30 Diavik Diamond Mines Inc. 32 HudBay Minerals Inc. 34 IAMGOLD Corporation 36 Inmet Mining Corporation 38 Iron Ore Company of Canada 40 North American Palladium Ltd. 42 Shell Canada Energy 44 Suncor Energy Inc. 46 Syncrude Canada Ltd. 48 Teck Resources Limited 50 Vale Inco 52 Xstrata Copper Canada 1 54 Xstrata Nickel 56 Xstrata Zinc Canada

CD-ROM Additional information is provided in Acrobat PDF format at the back of this report. 2 Towards Sustainable Mining ProGRess Report | 2009 and implementationof TSM. advice ofourCOI Advisory Panel concerningthedesign describes how we have benefitedfrom theinvaluable progress andperformanceinthepastyear. It also This report takesadetailedlookatourmembers’ the COI Advisory Panel. verified, andthree companiespresented these results to 2007. In 2008eightcompanieshadtheirresults externally The verification systemfor TSM wasfullyimplementedin management planning. gas emissionsmanagement,externaloutreach andcrisis place: tailingsmanagement,energy useandgreenhouse will addtothefourperformanceelementsalready in reporting approved onthenewly frameworks.Doing so MAC’s planfor2009istodevelop mechanismsfor this area. than originallyanticipated,we are makingprogress in conservation managementhasproven more challenging the development ofthedraftprotocol forthebiodiversity November, alongwiththemineclosure framework. While sent totheMAC Board ofDirectors forfinalapproval in (COI) Advisory Panel inSeptember 2008.It wasthen framework wastabledwiththeCommunityofInterest After ayear ofconsultation,the TSM Aboriginal relations This wasayear ofprogress fornew TSM frameworks. leader incorporatesocialresponsibility inCanada. will therefore continuetobetter TSM sothatitremains a Message President’s MAC’s work on TSM. We for ourmembersand continuous improvement responsibility. Our goalis area ofcorporatesocial performance inthe improving our based ontheconceptof Mining initiative is MAC’s Towards members’ Sustainable President Gordon R.Peeling any to us.Iurge you tocontactusdirectly ifyou have informative. As always,your commentsare important I hopeyou findthis year’s report interesting and stay strong intothefuture. perspective toMAC andto TSM, onethatwillhelpus nationalparknew establishment.Julie bringsafresh Whitehorse ner oftheminingindustry, working withusduringthe Pierre’s role. Nature Canadahasbeenastrong part- formerly President ofNature Canada,whotakesover of BC.Iamalsopleasedtowelcome Ms. Julie Gelfand, rolenew asPresident andCEOoftheMining was developed andimplemented. We wishhimwell inhis Development. It wasunderPierre’s leadershipthat TSM Gratton, ourformer Vice President ofSustainable I wouldberemiss innotpubliclythankingMr. Pierre the industry’s environmental and healthimpacts. both ofwhichhelpusbetterunderstandhow toaddress industry’s keyresearch initiatives, MITHE-SNandMEND, (www.mining.ca). Also provided are updatesonthe at thebackofthisreport andonMAC’s website Detailed release dataare provided intheCD-ROM information onourefforts toreduce greenhouse gases. industry’s releases totheenvironment, including As always,you willfindthorough reporting ofthe questions.

and CEO Mining Initiative andonissuesrelated to Association new new TSM work areas forthefuture, includinghealthand Board heldastrategysession atwhichtheyidentified members ofthe TSM Governance Team andtheMAC Informed inpartby theFive Winds/Strandberg study, (www.mining.ca). A copyofthestudyisavailable onMAC’s website study concludedthat TSM: in promoting sustainability. The Five Winds/Strandberg Resources Canadaontherole ofindustryassociations Natural for prepared report 2007 a from emerged that benchmarks of set a on based was study The development performance. to demonstratetheircommitmentimproved sustainable effective andcredible, andthatitenablesMAC members sustainable development. This studyreaffirms that TSM is has positionedCanada’s miningindustryasaleaderin June 2008,MAC’s Towards Sustainable Mining initiative TSM GovernanceTeam A Letter from theChairof ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ enablesthesuccessfulengagementofstakeholders isaddressing emerging issues,suchasbiodiversity iscredible, comprehensive andrelevant verificationthird-party leads bestpractice through implementationof enjoys highcommitmentfrom theMAC Board ofDirectors screen ofmembercompanies has helpedputsustainabledevelopment ontheradar shared learningamongpeermembers provides fornetworkingand excellent opportunities Consulting released in Five Winds andStrandberg According toastudyby responsibility. and corporatesocial sustainable development sector inthearea of the wayforresource TSM continuestolead

Senior Vice President Doug Horswill development andcorporatesocialresponsibility. have helpedusput TSM attheforefront ofsustainable Advisory Panel, andtheMAC staff andconsultantswho initiative leaders,membersoftheCommunityInterest all to go must thanks well, As Gelfand. Julie welcome to and initiative, TSM the and MAC to contribution outstanding his for Gratton Pierre thank to Finally,wish I biodiversity conservation inthesummerof2009. protocolmember companieswillfield-testthenew for will befield-testedandfinalized in2009. As well, MAC which emissions, GHG and use energy on document Committee, initiative leadersdeveloped adraftguidance conservation. In cooperationwithMAC’s Energy for mineclosure, Aboriginal relations and work frameworksandperformanceindicators onnew Over thepastyear TSM initiative leaderscontinuedto it maybetimeforwidercommunicationof TSM results. several years ofperformanceindicatordata,MAC believes to avoid anysuspicionof“green-washing.” Now, after “walk thetalk” before communicatingtheirresults soas industry’s reputation. It wascriticalthatMAC members improving companyperformanceinorder toimprove the strategy session. TSM wasbuiltaround aphilosophyof TSM communicationswasanotherissueaddressed atthe TSM wasidentifiedasapotentialprogram gap. safety andwater. As well, theinternationalapplicationof

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3 4 SECTION 1.0 Towards Sustainable Mining ProGRess Report | 2009 and thenatural environment. toprotect ouremployees,efforts communities,customers and integrity. Andtheymustunderscore ourongoing communities ofinterest, includinghonesty, transparency spectrum ofvalues thatwe share withouremployees and 2 1 communities ofinterest. mance thatisalignedwiththeevolving prioritiesofour approach tosocial,economicandenvironmental perfor Accordingly, ouractionsmustdemonstrate aresponsible commitment tosustainabledevelopment. which we operate mustbeearnedthrough ademonstrated to contributetoandthrive intheeconomies portunities and recycling oftheseproducts. We believe thatourop- ploration, discovery, development, production, distribution and energy products. To achieve this,we engageintheex- is toresponsibly meetsociety’s needsforminerals, metals As membersoftheMiningAssociationCanada,ourrole The principlesbeginwiththefollowing statement: economic development, amongothers. with Aboriginal peoples,businessethicsandcommunity tion, continuousimprovement, humanrights,relations safety, environmental protection, biodiversity conserva- in areas suchascommunityengagement,healthand principles thatrepresent MAC’s overall policystatements Towards Sustainable Mining isbasedonasetofguiding Guiding Principles license tooperate,theyhadimprove theirperformance. by industry leaders that in order to maintain their social tailings damfailures inthelate1990sandrecognition areas. The initiative was born out of a series of high-profile to improve the performance of the industry in several key Canada’s corporate social responsibility initiative. Its goal is Towards Sustainable Mining istheMining Association of ItWork?and How Does Sustainable Mining What Is Towards Section 1.0: MAC draws on the 1987 Brundtland Commission definition of sustainable development: “Development that meets the needs of the present without compromisingtheabilityoffuture generationstomeettheirownneeds.” mining communitymembers,suppliers,customers, environmentalorganizations,governments,thefinancial communityandshareholders. agement of decisions about MAC operations that may affect them. They include employees, contractors, Aboriginal or indigenous peoples, MAC usestheterm“communitiesofinterest” toincludeallindividualsandgroupswhohave,orbelieve theyhave,aninterestintheman- 2 Ouractionsmustreflect abroad 1 - through theguidingprinciples. aspects ofminingactivity, theyare linkedtooneanother Although theperformanceelementsdealwithseparate concrete performanceelementsandindicatorsfor TSM. The guidingprinciplesare instrumentalfordeveloping www.mining.ca andenclosedCD-ROM). (For theentire setofguidingprinciples,pleasesee Governance Team TSM andthe finallyPanel, the MAC Board Advisory of Directors.Interest of Community drafted, theindicatorsandcriteriaare examinedby the performance criteriaare developed foreach.Once system-based indicatorsisagreed upon,andspecific Once theframeworkisinplace,aseriesofmanagement- performance indicators. the for parameters the sets that statement policy a The firststageistodevelop aframework,whichisalso of the performance elements is a multi-stage process. The development of TSM performance indicators for each management planning. crisis and outreach external management, emissions gas greenhouse and use energy management, tailings elements: performance four for systems management of developed tomeasure thequalityandcomprehensiveness Currently, TSM performanceindicatorshave been current performanceisandhow itcanbeimproved. mance indicators help to show Canadians what the industry’s the Towards Sustainable Mining Progress Report. Perfor indicators, whichcompaniesreport againsteachyear in performance elementsandmanagementsystem-based The TSM guidingprinciplesare backedby specific Performance ElementsandIndicators

- 5. tailingsmanagementreview 4. Annual 3. managementsystem 2. Tailings Tailings managementpolicyandcommitment 1. indicators fortailingsmanagementare asfollows: component of the performance element. For example, the Each indicator is designed to focus on a different management It isMAC’s goaltohelpallmembersultimatelyachieve a degrees of activity shown in the table “Performance Rating.” performance rating scale. In general, the levels represent the The criteria for each indicator are defined using a five-level 3. 2. 1. 5. manual and surveillance (OMS) Operation, maintenance management review Annual tailings tailings management and responsibility for Assigned accountability system Tailings management policy andcommitment Tailings management management T Existing Performance Element ailings 4. Level Performance Rating Operation, tailings management Assigned accountabilityandresponsibility for Systems/processes are developed andimplemented. developed. Procedures existbutare notfullyconsistentordocumented;systems/processes plannedandbeing into policiesandmanagementsystems. No systemsinplace;activitiestendtobereactive; procedures mayexistbuttheyare notintegrated Criteria Excellence andleadership. Integration intomanagementdecisionsandbusinessfunctions.

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performance basedontheseindicators. Every year MAC membersself-assesstheir TSM enclosed CD-ROM. section oftheMAC website (www.mining.ca) and the protocols are available on the Towards Sustainable performance element in support of the TSM initiative. The indicators and set out MAC’s general expectations for each a framework for evaluating performance against the in four protocol documents. These documents provide The indicators for each performance element are described goal thatisstillawork inprogress. minimum ofLevel 3inallindicators. This isalong-term Reporting mechanism COI response and dialogue Effective COIengagement (COI) identification Community ofinterest External Outreach

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Mining 5 Work? It Does How and Mining Sustainable Towards Is What 6 SECTION 1.0 Towards Sustainable Mining ProGRess Report | 2009 posted onMAC’s website (www.mining.ca). Finally, the requirements established by MAC. The CEOlettersare tion wasconductedinaccordance withtheverification with aletterofassuranceconfirming thatthe verifica- authorized officerofthemembercompany provides MAC a verification statementand report. As well, theCEOor with localcommunitiesofinterest. The VSP personnel and,whenappropriate, sitevisitsorinterviews reviewing relevant company documentation,interviewing sess acompany’s TSM performance. The process includes vider, or VSP) usesstandard verification methodstoas- The externalverifier (known asa verification service pro- members undergo theprocess eachyear. rotating basis,thegoalbeingtohave one-third of externally verified. External verification takesplaceona Every three years, eachMAC memberhasits TSM results The TSM verification systemconsistsofthree components: nies’ TSM performance. purpose: itbuildsconfidenceinthe validity ofcompa- important an serves system verification TSM The mance. implement externalverification ofmembers’ perfor to world the in association mining first the is MAC TSM Verification System ■ ■ ■

companies’ annual post-verification review oftwoorthree member confirming theverified results letter ofassurance from aCEOorauthorized officer external verifier verification ofcompanyself-assessmentsby an performanceby theCOI AdvisoryPanel then issues - and implementationof TSM. independent mechanismforanalyzing thedevelopment from different backgrounds, thepanel functionsasan external stakeholders.By bringingtogetherindividuals panel enablesopendialogueandengagementwith and academiccommunities Aboriginal groups, the experience. As adirect linkwithcivilsociety, thefinancial and serves asanexternalsource ofknowledge and The COI Advisory Panel monitors TSM’s progress in-person post-verification meeting. review COI mandate isasfollows: support andadviceontheimplementationof TSM. Its The COI Advisory Panel meetstwiceayear toprovide Board andotherminingindustryrepresentatives. the financialcommunity, alongwithmembersoftheMAC the industry is active, environmental and social NGOs, and Aboriginal andlabourorganizations, communitieswhere approximately 20 individualsandrepresentatives from was The CommunityofInterest (COI) Advisory Panel Panel Community ofInterest Advisory ■ ■ ■ tohelpachieve the goalsof Advisory Panel chosestwotothree companiesforan established by MAC in 2004. It brings together communities ofinterest to fosterdialoguebetween theindustryandits improve theindustry’s performance to helpMAC membersandcommunitiesofinterest TSM defined undereachindicator. on page5).More performance ratingsystem(described ment isassessedusingafive-level greenhouse gasemissionsmanage- management, andenergy useand tors forexternaloutreach, tailings each ofthe TSM performanceindica- Facility-level performanceagainst their performance. ments andpubliclyreport andverify years tocomplywith TSM require- indicators. New membershave three to report onthe TSM performance ing facilitiesinCanadaare required All membercompanieswithoperat- Understanding theResults facility-level TSM are notrequired topubliclyreport self-assessments forthefirsttime. First-time Resources Limited(itscoaloperations)—conducted TSM Two membercompanies—CamecoCorporationand Teck performance results for2008. In all,17MAC membercompaniesreported TSM TSM Performance Results TSM 2008Results on A Report Section 2.0: performance results. specific criteriaare * indicatesexternallyverified results * co Xstrata Zinc Canada Xstrata Nickel Xstrata CopperCanada Vale Inco Teck Resources Limited Syncrude CanadaLtd. Suncor Energy Inc. Shell CanadaEnergy North American Palladium Ltd. Iron Ore Company of Canada Inmet Mining Corporation* IAMGOLD Corporation* HudBay Minerals Inc. Diavik Diamond Mines Inc. BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc.* Barrick Gold Corporation ArcelorMittal Mines Canada p reporters e r mp fo anie rm ance r ance s r e p o e Level 3 performance in all indicators. The graphs that that graphs The indicators. all in performance 3 Level It isMAC’s goaltohelpallmembersultimatelyachieve all requirements) foreachoftheindicators. answering “yes/no” (metallrequirements/did notmeet report atboththecorporateandfacilitylevel, In thecaseofcrisismanagementplanning, r s ting t ting u l t s 2008 sm section ofthisreport. Actions Company of Highlights the in provided are results facility-level Detailed below thegraph. performance elementisindicated of for eachindicator. The number “no” and “yes” answered that and companies of number the show planning management crisis for graphs The management. and energy useandGHG outreach, tailingsmanagement, external for indicator each for Levels achieved have that of number the show follow verified assessments for each each for assessments verified performance performance companies emissions

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facilities facilities 7 Results 2008 TSM on Report A 8 SECTION 2.0 Towards Sustainable Mining ProGRess Report | 2009 facilities achieved thislevel ofperformance. results, whenapproximately 60 ( crisis managementplansare testedthrough training Over three-quarters offacilitiesalsoreported thattheir are facilities reported thattheircrisismanagementplans This year over three-quarters ofcompaniesand to theindicator. must meetallcriteriaforeachindicatortoanswer “yes” For crisismanagementplanning,headofficesandfacilities Crisis ManagementPlanning facilit cris management pl Indicator 3). This isastrong improvement over lastyear’s

3. 2. Review 1. C T Number of on performance. more detailedinformation companies’ own reports for well astoconsultmember accompanying CD-ROM, as this report andonthe gas datapublishedin use andgreenhouse the environmental, energy are encouragedtoreview complete picture. Readers means dotheygeneratea performance, butby no window ontheindustry’s provide thepublicwitha The TSM indicators SM in SM developed (Indicator1)andreviewed (Indicator2).

INDICATORS CRIS MANAGEMENT PL facilities preparedness 20 30 40 T 10 0 risis management raining Number ofverified facility-level assessments:16 y-level preparedness management d icato Crisis reporting rs Review anning assessment ANNING will beconductedannually. Crisis managementtraining,includingtheuse ofappropriate crisissimulationexercises, industry. risks associatedwiththecompany’s operationsandreflects best practicewithinthe remains responsive tothe needs ofthecompanyanditsoperations,properly reflects Member companieswillreview andupdatetheircrisismanagementplantoensure it with theMAC GuidelinesforCorporateCrisisManagementPlanning,March 2007. Member companiesmusthave inplaceacrisismanagementplan,whichisconsistent REQUIREMENT percent ofcompaniesand Training s No Yes management planning. *This sitesubmittedasingleassessmentforcrisis Shell CanadaEnergy andSyncrude CanadaLtd.* Diavik Diamond Mines Inc., Inmet Mining Corporation, the corporateandfacilitylevel: Barrick Gold Corporation, Five companiesanswered “yes” forallindicatorsatboth annually, istheweakest area ofperformance. that “table-top” crisissimulationexercises beconducted Corporate-level crisismanagementtraining,whichrequires Number of corporate-level cris management pl companies 10 15 0 5 Number ofverified corporate-level assessments:3 preparedness management Crisis reporting Review anning assessment Training

s No Yes external four indicators. further 20 companiesachieved Level 3orbetterforall (Port Colborne,Ontario; VINL LabradorOperations). A Canada Ltd., Teck Resources Limited(Trail) and Vale Inco Energy ( American Palladium Ltd.(LacdesIles), Shell Canada Mines Inc., Inmet Mining Corporation(Ok Tedi), North Level 4orbetterforallfourindicators:Diavik Diamond this performanceelement.Eight companiesachieved A numberoffacilitiesreported excellent results under and toeffectively respond tothem. receive andunderstandconcernsorcomplaintsfrom COI confirms thatthefacilitieshave processes inplaceto on Indicator3:COIresponsemechanism. This score More than70percent offacilitiesscored Level 3or of interest atthelocalandsitelevel. documented systeminplaceforidentifyingcommunities or better. This meansthatmore facilitieshave aformal with over 70percent offacilitiesnow scoringLevel 3 Indicator 1: Communityofinterest(COI)identification, over 2007. The greatest improvement hascomewith This strong performancerepresents asteady 3 orbetterforeachoftheexternaloutreach indicators. Between 60and70percent offacilitiesare now atLevel Outreach External

4. Reporting 3. COI response 2. E 1. Community of I Number of facilities INDICATORS EXTERNAL OUTREACH 20 25 (COI) identification mechanism dialogue engagement and 10 15 0 5 ffective COI ffective Number ofverified facility-level assessments:16 Muskeg River), Suncor Energy Inc., Syncrude Community of interest (COI) identification outreach assessment nterest and dialogue Effective COI engagement and transparent. To confirmthat reporting oncommunityengagement anddialogueactivitiesisopen ensure thattheyare understoodandeffectively responded to. To confirmthatthere are processes to receive complaintsandconcernsfrom COIto concern tothem. performance, andtoactively engagethemindialogueandparticipationonissues of totransparentlyunderstand theirviewpoint, informthemofcompanyactivitiesand To confirmthatprocesses have beenestablishedtocommunicatewithCOI activities ofacompanyand/oroperation. affected by theiroperationsorwhohave agenuineinterest intheperformanceand To confirmthatefforts have beenmadetoidentifyCOI affected orperceived tobe PURPOSE s COI response mechanism improvement better Reporting Level Level Level Level Level

5 4 3 2 1 9 Results 2008 TSM on Report A 10 SECTION 2.0 Towards Sustainable Mining ProGRess Report | 2009 T risk rests withthehighestmanagementlevels. mining facility’s mostsignificantenvironmental andsafety a typically is what for accountability that demonstrates This officer. executive an to management tailings for Over 60 percent of facilities have assigned accountability accountability andresponsibility fortailingsmanagement. The strongest performanceisonIndicator3:Assigned manual hasalsoimproved slightly. meet theLevel 3criteria.Performance onIndicator5:OMS tailings managementpolicyandcommitmentrequired to decrease dueinparttoclarificationoftheelementsa ment hasrebounded slightlyafterdippingin2007,a on Indicator1: Tailings managementpolicyandcommit- has remained relatively constantsince2007.Performance Broadly speaking,performanceontailingsmanagement Tailings Management ailings management

5. OMSmanual 4. 3. 2. 1. Number of facilities INDICATORS TAILINGS MANAGEMENT policy andcommitment T management review Annual tailings tailings management responsibility for accountability and Assigned system T 20 25 10 15 ailings management ailings management 0 5 Number ofverified facility-level assessments:15 management commitment policy and Tailings Assessment management Tailings andWater Management Facilities. conformance withDevelopinganOperation,Maintenance andSurveillanceManualfor To confirmthatthefacilityhasdeveloped andimplementeda tailingsOMSmanualin needs oftheorganization. the tailingsmanagementstructure andsystemsare effective andcontinuetomeetthe to theaccountableexecutive officertoensure that the corporationissatisfiedthat To confirmthere isanannualcorporate oftailingsmanagementthatis review reported ultimate accountabilityforthemanagementoftailingsanditsoutcomes. other tailings-related functions to operations and/or corporate personnel, while retainingexecutive officerwilldelegate responsibility fortailingsmanagement,budgetaryissuesand corporation and its COIs that tailings are managed responsibly. It is expectedensure that that the an appropriate management structure is in place to provide assurancecompanies to the have an executive officer (CEO or COO) who has overall accountability to practices have on the environment and our reputation. This indicator confirms that of tailings facilitiestoourbusinessandtheadverse impactsimproper tailingsmanagement Executive accountability for tailings management is necessary to signal the importance are managedeffectively. assignment ofresponsibilities, andassuranceprocesses toensure thattailingsfacilities of goalsandobjectives, consultationwithCOI,implementingactivitiestoachieve goals, Facilities toprovide aformalsystematicstructure fortheassessmentofrisks,setting the tailingsmanagementframeworkinMAC’s AGuidetotheManagementofTailings To confirmthatcompanieshave atailingsmanagementsysteminconformancewith intention, commitmentsandprinciplesinrelation totailings management. To confirmthatcompanieshave establishedapolicyandcommitmentthatexpresses PURPOSE Tailings system s tailings management accountability and responsibility for Assigned

Annual tailings management Syncrude CanadaLtd. Inmet Mining Corporation (for five closed facilities) and Inc., HudBay Minerals Inc., IAMGOLD Corporation (Rosebel), the tailings management indicators: Diavik Diamond Mines Five companiesachieved Level 3orbetteracross allof release anupdatedversion ofthisguidein2009. Guide totheManagementofTailings Facilities. MAC will in placethatmeetthestringentrequirements ofMAC’s A facilities have tailings policies and management systems agement system. Efforts need to be made to ensure that since thepolicyprovides direction andispartoftheman- to effectively implement a tailings management system, must have a tailings management policy in place in order between Indicator1and 2, whereby a facility ment. The decrease in performance may reflect the link This indicatoristhemostcomplexundertailingsmanage- has decreased, with fewer facilities reporting at Performance on Indicator 2: Tailings management system review OMS manual Level Level Level Level Level 2 1 5 4 3 Levels

3–5. ener has beendistributedtoallmembersandisavailable on Document in2008. A field-test version ofthisdocument its EnergyandGHGEmissionsManagementGuidance performance inthisimportantarea, MAC developed To helpmembercompaniesimprove managementand Indicator 2:Energyusereportingsystems. the facilitieshave now achieved Level 3orbetterfor performance targetsbeingtheexception). Over halfof the sixindicators(Indicator6:GHGemissionsintensity Level 3orbetterhasimproved since2007forfive of aggregate basis,thenumberoffacilitiesachieving management remains theweakest overall area onan While performanceonenergy useandGHGemissions Emissions Management Energy UseandGreenhouse Gas (GHG)

6. GHG emissions 5. GHG emissions 4. GHG emissions 3. E 2. E 1. E Number of facilities INDICATORS ENER management systems targets intensity performance systems reporting management systems targets performance systems 20 25 30 10 15 nergy use nergy gy use and greenhousega(GHG)missionanagement assessment nergy intensity nergy nergy use reporting usereporting nergy 0 5 Number ofverified facility-level assessments:15 GY management Energy use USE systems AND GHGEMISSIONSANAGEMENT Energy use reporting reporting systems established ateachfacility. To confirmthatgreenhouse gasemissionsintensityperformancetargets have been place forinternaluseandpublicreporting. To confirmthatgreenhouse gasemissionstrackingand reporting systemsare in To confirmthatsystems are inplacetomanagegreenhouse gasemissions. each facility. To confirmthatenergy intensityperformance targets have beenestablishedat use andforpublicreporting. To confirmthatenergy usetracking and reporting systemsare inplaceforinternal To confirmthatsystemsare inplacetomanageenergy use. PURPOSE performance targets Energy intensity GHG emissions management Nickel (Raglan mine). Canada Ltd., Diavik DiamondMinesInc.,HudBayMinerals Inc.,Syncrude management or Six this performanceelementinthefuture. that thesetoolswillhelpmembercompaniestoimprove in consistent useandapplicationofthedocument.MAC hopes to hosttraining workshopsforitsmemberstoencourage MAC’s website (www.mining.ca). Inearly2009MAC began systems

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5 4 3 2 1 11 Results 2008 TSM on Report A 12 SECTION 2.0 Towards Sustainable Mining ProGRess Report | 2009 will be is Aboriginal relations frameworkinNovember 2008. Work The MAC Board ofDirectors approved thenew elements beingdeveloped by MAC anditsmembers. Strong progress performance wasmadein2008onnew New Performance Elements website ( on thepost-verification isavailablereview onMAC’s order tofocustheirdialoguewiththepanel. A fullreport the companiesprepared comprehensive responses in panel provided thecompanieswithquestions,towhich was allottedtwohoursforthereview. Beforehand, the Xstrata Nickel andXstrataZinc Canada.Eachcompany review oftheir2007results: Barrick Gold Corporation, the panelchosethree companiesforapost-verification an importantpartofthe TSM verification system. In 2008 selected companies’ verified TSM performance results is The COI Advisory Panel’s post-verification of review IAMGOLD CorporationandInmet Mining Corporation. results externallyverified: BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc., verified every three years. Three reporters had their 2008 company must have its TSM performance results As part of the TSM verification system, each MAC Post-verification Review External Verification and currently underwaytoexplore how theframework implemented. www.mining.ca).

externally member velop November 2008.In2009MAC willassesstheneedtode- The MAC Board alsoapproved amineclosure framework in in2011. reported protocol isexpectedtobeginin2010,withresults publicly refine theprotocol. Self-assessmentagainstthe further bers in2009,followed by alessons-learnedworkshopto June 2007. sity implementationofMAC’sin 2008–09tosupport biodiver A draft biodiversity conservation protocol wasdeveloped are available onMAC’s website (www.mining.ca). conservation framework andthemineclosure framework The Aboriginalrelations framework, thebiodiversity on infuture on theseissuesisintheearlystagesandwillbereported framework andsetofprotocols forsafetyandhealth. the Governance of Team alsodecidedtolookat theinternational how toincorporate waterissuesinto session atwhichitdeterminedthatMAC shouldexplore In June2008the TSM andwhatitmeansforMAC anditsmembers.Finally,

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Canada’s miningindustry. ontheprogressviews of TSM andthechallengesfacing a separatestatementinthisreport, thepanelpresents its minutes are postedonMAC’s website (www.mining.ca ). In The COI Advisory Panel’s termsofreference, agendasand industry oritsreputation. interest andhave, orcouldhave, animpactonthemining and implementationbutthatconcerntheir substantive issuesthatare notdirectly partof TSM design The COI Advisory Panel hasevolved over timetodiscuss page 15. had joined. A fulllistofpanelmembersisprovided on panel membershadsteppeddown andfivemembers new come tothetableover time. As ofMarch 2009,four membership whileallowing ideasandinterests new to two years, willprovide continuityandstabilityinthe members changeattherateoftwotothree every completed inMarch 2009. The renewal, whichsees A renewal process fortheCOI Advisory Panel was post-verification ofreview TSM performance results. mentioned above, thepanelalsoconducteditssecond elements for Aboriginal relations andmineclosure. As verification performance systemandthedesignofnew a rangeofissues,includingimplementationthe TSM between meetings. The paneldiscussedandadvisedon September 8–9,withconference callsonspecificissues In 2008theCOI Advisory Panel metonMarch 5andon Panel The COI Advisory management indicators. received awards onlyiftheyanswered “yes” toallcrisis not meetall requirements). Head officesorfacilities by facilities bothassesstheirperformanceagainst For crisismanagementplanning,headofficesand energy useandgreenhouse gasemissions element (externaloutreach, tailingsmanagement,and Level 3orbetterforallindicatorsinaperformance To receive a TSM award, aneligiblefacilitymustachieve this been externallyverified forafacilitytobeeligible 2008 (seetable).Afacility’s 2008 TSM results musthave their facilitiesforhighlevels of TSM performancein MAC honoured anumberofmembercompaniesand TSM Awards for2008Performance answering “yes/no” (metallrequirements/did recognition. management). communities of criteria PL MANAGEMENT CRIS ENER MANAGEMENT TAILINGS OUTREACH EXTERNAL MANAGEMENT GHG EMISSIONS T ANNING SM 2008 GY USE AND Aw ard Winners

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EKATI Diamond Mine Winston Lake(closed) Sturgeon Lake(closed) Samatosum (closed) Norbec (closed) CopperRangeCompany(closed) Rosebel Gold Mines N.V. Winston Lake(closed) Troilus Mine Sturgeon Lake(closed) Samatosum (closed) Pyhäsalmi Mine Ok Tedi Mining Ltd. Norbec (closed) CopperRangeCompany(closed) Rosebel Gold Mines N.V. Mupane EKATI Diamond Mine Winston Lake(closed) Troilus Mine Sturgeon Lake(closed) Samatosum (closed) Pyhäsalmi Mine Ok Tedi Mining Ltd. Norbec (closed) CopperRangeCompany(closed) Cobre LasCruces Çayeli Mine Corporate Rosebel Gold Mines N.V. Mupane 13 Results 2008 TSM on Report A 14 section 3.0 Towards Sustainable Mining ProGRess Report | 2009 the TSM performance results toabroader audience. facing theindustry. We alsolookforward tohelpingbring and in-depthdialogueaboutkeysustainability issues own communitiesofinterest, by havingmore substantive value andrelevance totheminingindustry, andtoour As panelmembers,we lookforward toincreasing our connect withthemembercompaniesthatimplement TSM. tions enhanceourdebatesandgive ustheopportunityto on thepanel. Their opennessandsubstantive contribu- and Developers Association ofCanada(PDAC) whoserve Board membersandtherepresentative oftheProspectors greatly appreciate theactive participationoftheMAC As theexternalmembersofCOI Advisory Panel, we all ofthem. and Alan Marina Biasutti-Brown, Stephen Kibsey, David Mackenzie We welcome fivememberstoourpanel: new Dan Benoit, and collaboration. for helping to foster a true desire for mutual understanding their energy, expertiseandspirittothepanel’s work, and Darren Taylor (AssemblyofFirst Nations)—for contributing Club ofCanada),David Scott(CIBC World Markets) and Nation), Elizabeth May (formerExecutive Director, Sierra thank our retiring members—Jim Boucher (Fort McKay First with themfresh perspectives andexpertise. We wish to ticipants andwelcoming severalmemberswhobring new saying farewell tosomeofourexperiencedfoundingpar In thepastyear we went through ourfirstpanel renewal, the future. a stakeintheCanadianminingindustrytodayandinto as representatives ofcommunitiesinterest thathave Our membersparticipateeitherasindividualexpertsor since 2004. companies member its and Canada of Association Mining the to body advisory external an as worked has Panel Advisory (COI) Interest of Community The Contribution ofPanel Members Advisory Panel Community ofInterest Statement from the Section 3.0: Y oung. We lookforward tothecontributionsof

- MAC’s Council todevelop similarMOUsfortheInuitandMétis. work withtheInuit and mance results. reviews ofselectedminingcompanies’ The panelcontinuestoconductannualpost-verification performance improvements. work withMAC toensure that emissionsmanagement,andwillcontinueto and GHG about thelevel ofperformanceinthearea ofenergy use management. memorandum On Aboriginalrelations, we commendtheimportant financial aspectsofsustainabledevelopment. areas bringtogethermanyoftheenvironmental, socialand safety andhealth,biodiversity andmineclosure. second setof We welcome theprogress MAC hasmadeintakingona Key IssuesAhead also provide learningexperiencesforthecompanies. of assessingtheeffectiveness ofthe emissions crisis managementplanning,energy useandGHG TSM focusesonperformanceimprovement infourareas: TSM Performance by developing asafetyandhealthframework aswell as addressing thiscornerstone ofresponsible industrypractice As forsafetyandhealth,thepanel is pleasedtosee Aboriginal communities. measures toassesshow well MAC membersengagewith that buildonlessonslearned;andthrough performance through thesharingandapplicationofbestpractices ties’ through abetterunderstandingofAboriginalcommuni- toimplementthis framework closely withMAC initsefforts Nations, MétisandInuitpeoplesofCanada. what we considertobeastrong commitmenttotheFirst

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We OF Y Métis National Council of Canada The Mining Association Teck Resources Limited De Beers CanadaInc. Inmet Mining Corporation Syncrude CanadaLtd. Development Corporation Timmins Economic United Steelworkers of America Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami du Québec Caisse dedépôtetplacement Development Bathurst Sustainable Development Society Kimberley Community University ofBritish Columbia Canadian Auto Workers Mining Council, Lands andNatural Resources Nunatsiavut Department of Canadian Boreal Initiative Cree Regional Authority Corporation Stornoway Diamond P ANEL MEBERS look table. Panel, jointlywiththeMAC memberswho sitatthePanel a Developing Responsibility andtheCanadianExtractive Industryin process, the outcomes ofthe similarly forward-looking exercise for theCOI Advisory at We have workedtogether our contribution Countries. National Roundtables onCorporate Social Government ofCanada’s multi-stakeholder androle aswe move forward. We encourage MAC, asitworks frame ofmindtoundertake group ofadvisors,inthe has putus,asanexternal itself. to theminingindustry of interest—and, ofcourse, international communities benefits toCanadianand and thatitprovides real it remains forward-looking energize tore- results ofthiseffort We lookforward tothe the membersofMAC. to provide businessvalue to for theminingindustryand ety’s changingexpectations continues torespond tosoci- to ensure thattheinitiative the future of met inJune2008tolookat Team. called the subset oftheMAC Board has beenablyguidedby a We have seenthat Looking Forward stakeholders in2006. the industryandother consensus achieved by of international through its

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to 15 Panel Advisory Interest of Community the from Statement 16 section 4.0 Towards Sustainable Mining ProGRess Report | 2009 fect humanhealthandtheenvironment—and todevelop af- operations past from releases how determine to both risk assessments—multi-stakeholderprocesses designed MAC memberscontinuetobeinvolved incommunity the releases ofthesesubstances. levels, thetrend isstilltowards reduction meaningful in year, influenced by factorssuchaschangingproduction substances. While release levels mayvary from year to and waterin2007againstthebaseyear foreightkey The following graphsshow members’ releases toair sophisticated monitoringtechniques. more and controls better technologies, new of use the through performance environmental their improve their operationsrelease totheairandwater, andto MAC memberscontinuetoreduce thesubstancesthat and Materials Managing Releases Section 4.0:

separate bulletin(seeCD-ROM orwww.mining.ca). environmental effects monitoringisalsoprovided ina Information ontheMetalMiningEffluentRegulationsand Report” intheenclosedCD-ROM. are provided intheseparate“Greenhouse Gas Progress Members’ energy useandgreenhouse gasemissionsdata substances are provided intheenclosedCD-ROM. More detailedtablesonmembers’ releases ofthese adverse effects onhumans(seearticlepage18). between metalsintheenvironment andthepotentialfor connection the examines which (MITHE-SN), Network sponsor oftheMetals intheHuman Environment Strategic mitigation strategies. At thesametime,MAC isamajor

Tonnes/year Tonnes/year 1000 in theenclosedCD-ROM. 2006 and2007.More detailedSO2release datacan befound SO2 over thelast10years, anda4percent decrease between members are reporting a22percent decrease intherelease of to-year basis,through betterprocess controls. This year MAC Reductions inSO2typicallycomeaboutgradually, onayear- cardiovascular diseases. and increased difficultyforpeoplewith respiratory and High SO2levels alsocontributetobreathing problems dioxide (SO2).Sulphur dioxide isaprecursor ofacidrain. MAC membersare committedtoreducing releases ofsulphur Sulp Cutting Zinc Nickel Mercury Lead Hydrogen Sulphide Copper Cadmium Arsenic A Reductions 500 250 750 to 2007 chieved 20 30 10 0 0 (combined total) Releases toairandwater mer (combined total) Releases toairandwater copp Base Base 1993 1993 cur er y hur Dioxide Releas 85% 82% 95% 87% 60% 61% 80% 73% 2007* 2007*

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2007* 2007* 2007* 17 Materials and Releases Managing 18 section 5.0 Towards Sustainable Mining ProGRess Report | 2009 ACMER (Australian Centre for Minerals Extension Extension Minerals for Centre (Australian ACMER Prevention); theUS Acid Drainage Technology Initiative; research thatincludes INAP (International Network for Acid MEND belongstoaglobalalliance foracidicdrainage website (http://mend.nrcan.gc.ca). Itand newsletters. alsotransfersinformationthrough its activities suchasworkshops, conferences, presentations research projects, MENDconductstechnologytransfer territorial governments; andby civilsociety. Along with the Canadianminingindustry;by federal,provincial and progress inaddressing theresearch prioritiesidentified by great made has MEND years, several past the Over industry, government andNGOs. directed by amulti-stakeholdersteeringcommitteefrom and metalleachingthrough afocusedresearch program Canada istheonlycountrytoaddress acidicdrainage abroad. and Canada within both respected, highly is at CANMET, part of Natural Resources Canada. The program The MENDprogram isadministered by asmallsecretariat acidic drainage. continues tobearannualcostsassociatedwithtreating ing hundreds ofmillionsdollars. The miningindustry government andthepublic,withpotentialliabilityreach - serious environmental issuefacingtheminingindustry, and technology. Still, acidicdrainage remains themost prevention, andtoincreasing thetransferofinformation its and drainage acidic understanding to enormously Since the MEND program began in 1989, it has contributed Neutral Drainage (MEND)Program Mine Environment are keytomaintainingoursociallicenceoperate. non-governmental organizations and Aboriginal peoples with partnerships community Our challenge. ongoing and onacidicdrainagepossiblesolutionstothis health, human to relationship their including ment, (MITHE-SN andMEND)focusonmetalsintheenviron- partnerships scientific Our performance. industry’s the improve to do we work the support that partnerships important several has Canada of Association Mining The Performance Environmental andSocial KeyPartnerships to Section 5.0:

$5.4 million. MITHE-SN awarded Canada) of Council Research ing In January 2005NSERC (Natural SciencesandEngineer 1999–2004). Network, Research Environment the in (Metals MITE-RN predecessor, its of research the on building is MITHE-SN academia, and government industry, from partners diverse its With Network (MITHE-SN) Metals intheHumanEnvironment Strategic (see CD-ROMor A moredetailedbulletinisavailableonthistopic Sweden inJune 2009. in Drainage) Rock Acid on Conference (International ICARD 8th the at presented officially was document the and 2008, December in reviewed was draft revised after whichthechaptersunderwent extensive review. A The draft version of the guide was completed in June 2008, public. the and NGOs regulators, industry, mining the for reference of-the-art result willbeapractical“how to” summaryandstate- The drainage. mine saline and drainage mine neutral of thesecontaminantscanresult inacidrock drainage, production the how address will and oxidation, mineral sulphide by produced contaminants the managing for practices good current consolidate will known, to acidrock drainage. The GARDGuide,asitwillbe guide global a producing towards progress tremendous made INAP and alliance global the 2007–08, During Guide The GARD MEND program. the of importance the underscore further alliance global the by created synergies The funds. of veraging sharing ofinformation,poolingresources andle- major miningmultinationals,allows forbetterglobal the by supported alliance, This Commission. Research Water African South the and Europe); in Remediation Drainage Acid for (Partnership PADRE Research); and www.mining.ca).

planning secretariat coordinated aworkshopand the MITHE-SN On March 5and6,2008,attherequest ofHealthCanada, number ofinformation-sharingevents. andfeatured a The pastyear wasabusyoneforMITHE-SN A Program atMcMasterUniversity. at Copper Development Association,theFaculty ofScience co-sponsored theworkshopwith modelling. MITHE-SN Laurier University, coordinated aworkshoponbioticligand (aquatic ecosystemstheme)andfacultymemberat In mid-May2008,Dr. JimMcGeer, memberofMITHE-SN data integration. Toxicology Australia, projects are driven by thesamethree objectives: research the theme, each Under consumers. highest the to forms life lowest the from webs, food along effects ingested particles. These themesrepresent acascadeof and foods and plants, and soils ecosystems, aquatic themes: three covers program research MITHE-SN’s shop the networksponsored theSETAC Quality Understanding Hydrology Eurometaux (Belgium);theCentre (UK); for The hostorganizations were theCentre forEcologyand fourstudentinternships in2008. The networksupported ity ofmetalsinsoils. forward formeasuringthe bioavailability andbioaccessibil - round-robin exercises with14research labstocreate apath and facultymemberattheUniversity ofGuelph,have led ScienceDirector and Professor Beverley Hale,MITHE-SN Group andfacultymemberattheRoyal MilitaryCollege, of theBioAccessibilityResearch Canada(BARC) bioaccessibility andbioavailability. Dr. Ken Reimer, co-chair Contaminated SitesDivision,organized aworkshopon Royal Military College ofCanadaandHealthCanada’s incollaboration withthe In September2008MITHE-SN,

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K Partnerships 19 Performance Social and Environmental to ey 20 section 5.0 Towards Sustainable Mining ProGRess Report | 2009 K from the representatives included organizations and communities of Consultants Terriplanby facilitated was meeting January The culture andwayoflife. their sustain help to way a as development business and economic see they that said and halfway” industry “meet to willingness their voiced leaders Aboriginal part, their For development. community future to fundamental is development and exploration that and communities northern in life of quality and economy the improving to substantially contributed has mining that recognized was jointactivitiesin2008: led toanumberofnew the AFN and MAC between relationship burgeoning The employment andbusinessopportunities. its engagementwithFirst Nations economies,creating nizations andwillseetheminingindustrystrengthen individual companiesandcommunitiesofbothorga - between partnerships built has dialogue resulting The 2007. November in Intent of Letter a signed MAC 2009. This historicinitiative beganwhenthe AFN and March Monday, on Centre Convention Metro-Toronto Inter- AFN the at place took MOU the of signing The ship. partner memorandum ofunderstandingonanew a of development the towards together work to First of Assembly the and MAC by commitment Also significant over 2008–2009wasthe later in2009. for scheduled meeting, forum next the at consideration for focus of areas possible identify to and forum the for reference of terms develop to March in met group working small a meeting January the to follow-up As Association ofCanada(PDAC). Developers and Prospectors the and Ltd., CMI Ledcor Inc., Gold Seabridge Corporation, Zinc Canadian Inc., Canada Beers De Inc., Mines Diamond Diavik Tinto Rio Inc., Diamonds Billiton BHP Mines, of Chamber NWT-Nunavut the included participation and support industry MAC’s involvement, to addition In Nunavut. the and Corporation Development Corporation,Deton ChoDevelopment Denendeh government, Cho Tli the of Corporation e’, Deh Cho First Nation, Behcho Behcho Nation, First Cho Deh e’, ■ ■ opment onBillC-30,thespecificclaims legislation. Devel - Committee onAboriginalAffairsand Northern MAC appeared before theHouseofCommonsStanding peoples. on thedraft inaworkshopGullBay, tookpart The AFN Ontario, Nation Trade andEconomic Summit (INTES)atthe Y ellowknives Dene, the Akaitcho Dene ofLutsel Y ellowknife. Participating Aboriginal Aboriginal Participating ellowknife. TSM framework onminingandAboriginal K itikmeot Inuit Corporation from from Corporation Inuit itikmeot K o o Development Development continued Nations Nations

9 participation in the mining industry. mining the in participation outlined MiHR strategiesforenhancing Aboriginal highlighted leadingminingindustrypracticesand also It the AFN. with association’swork the to referred TSM, through Nations First with relationships strengthen to MAC’s efforts on focused which presentation, The Agreements. Development Resources Human Aboriginal at ameetingofsome170First Nations holdersof MAC and MiHR were also invited to make a presentation ■ ■ ■ ■ Nations publications. Day ofAction,withadsinTheHillTimesandFirst theAFN’sCanada) joinedforces tosupport National PDAC (Prospectors andDevelopers Associationof MAC, theForest Products AssociationofCanadaand Ontario. northern Gordon Peeling toured theDeBeers andMAC’sPhil Fontaine, NationalChiefoftheAFN, assembly. ofapanelattheAFN’sMAC waspart annualgeneral communities. to develop ahumanresources guideforAboriginal (MiningIndustryHumanResources Council) MiHR onanadvisorycommitteeof participated The AFN Victor minein

workshops over theyears, andNovember 2008 sawone announcements and newsletters. NOAMI has hosted several including NOAMI reports, workshop proceedings, pamphlets, mines.org) wasredesigned andupdated withinformation a hugemailinglist. The NOAMI website (www.abandoned- NOAMI in 2008, with the secretariat distributing Technologyinformation transfer was thenumber-one priorityfor to be available soontotheNOAMI advisorycommittee. strated todifferent audiences. The draftversion should by various jurisdictions,butthesystemhasbeendemon- tory’s officiallaunchhasbeendelayed toallow fortesting categorization andpriorityrankingofsites. The inven- to-use mapinterface.It willalsoincludeasystemfor inventories ineachprovince andterritory, withaneasy- inventory willserve asaweb-based portaltoexisting of active, closedandorphaned/abandonedmines. The NOAMI hasalsobeenworking onanationalinventory policy andlegislationfororphanedabandonedmines. approaches for jurisdictions contemplating changes to their legislative and policy of toolkit a on begun now has Contaminated, andOperatingMinesinCanada. Work Funding MeasuresinRelationtoOrphaned/Abandoned, Policy FrameworkRespectingCollaboration,Liability,and release oftheReportonLegislative,Regulatory,and ent, coordinated andefficient. Thiswork ledtothe2007 and abandonedminesare consistent,certain,transpar Canada toensure thattheapproaches takentoorphaned It hasspentconsiderabletimereviewing legislationacross NOAMI hasmadesomeimportantadvancements in2008. Orphaned/Abandoned MinesinCanada house gasemissions. to helpmembersreduce theirenergy useandgreen- working is MAC Finally, systems. aquatic in monitoring effluents andhassupported to worked also has MAC National Orphaned/Abandoned Mines Initiative (NOAMI). the through mines abandoned and orphaned of legacy has worked foryears toaddress theminingindustry’s MAC management. mine of aspects all in improvement continuous to committed are members its and MAC Management Mine Responsible Section 6.0: reduce reduce environmental effects mining operations operations mining

- and Environmental EffectsMonitoring Metal MiningEffluent Regulations (see CD-ROMorwww.mining.ca). A moredetailedbulletinisavailableonthistopic orphaned andabandonedmines. and opportunitiesfortheprevention andremediation of for NOAMI, identifyinggapsaswell asfuture challenges past accomplishmentsanddiscussedthepathforward held astrategicplanningsession. There theylookedat In early2009membersoftheNOAMI advisorycommittee and partnerships,decisionmaking Aboriginal issues. ronmental concerns,legalandcorporatematters,funding capacity inareas suchascommunityengagement,envi- mines. Using a modular toolkit, the project aims to increase to buildcommunities’ capacitytounderstandabandoned NOAMI hasalsolaunchedacommunity-basedpilotproject time forthe2009Mines Ministers’ Conference. ing asix-year NOAMI performancereport (2002–2008)in and territorialjurisdictions. The strategyincludesproduc- work andtheinitiatives undertakenby federal,provincial strategy toheightenawareness oflegacyissues,NOAMI’s communications a on begun has work recently, More risk assessment process at orphaned and abandoned mines. in Vancouver thatexplored different perspectives onthe or theusabilityoffisheries resources. determine whethermineeffluent affects fish,fishhabitat also require environmental effects monitoring (EEM)to 15 mg/L,andthepHrangeat6.0to9.5. The regulations concentration oftotalsuspendedsolidshasbeensetat to fish(rainbow trout). Themaximum monthlymean prohibit thedischarge ofeffluentthatisacutelylethal arsenic, copper, lead,zinc,nickelandradium-226, regulations imposeeffluentdischarge limitsforcyanide, 2002 andapplytoabout100metalminesinCanada. The gated underthefederalFisheriesAct,cameintoforce in The MetalMiningEffluentRegulations(MMER),promul-

21 Management Mine Responsible 22 section 6.0 Towards Sustainable Mining ProGRess Report | 2009 sometimes thebestpractice,butthat eachcasemustbe judicious depositoftailingsinnatural bodiesofwateris For manyyears MAC hastakenthepositionthat the to Schedule2asa TIA. amendment hasbeenproposed toaddupperRuby Creek project (Adanac Molybdenum) inBritish Columbia. An stakeholder consultationfortheRuby Creek molybdenum Also inearly2009,Environment Canadahostedamulti- following: published intheCanadaGazettePart Ithatwoulddothe In addition,inFebruary 2009proposed amendmentswere Nunavut, andtheCarol mineandScullyinLabrador. foundland, theDoris North andMeadowbank projects in 2. They are associatedwiththeDuck Pond mineinNew- Between 2002and2009,six TIAs were addedtoSchedule no netlossoffishhabitatasa result. compensation planisalsorequired toensure thatthere is and Governor inCouncilapproval. An approved habitat ing aregulatory amendment,apubliccommentperiod the regulations. The process isastringentone,requir byimpoundment area addingittoSchedule2 of (TIA) ing waterbody, undercertaincircumstances, asatailings The MMERprovide aprocess fordesignatingafish-bear ■ ■ Long Harbour, Newfoundland the Voisey’s Bay nickelprocessing plant(Vale Inco) in add toSchedule2theproposed Sandy Pond TIA for the scopeofregulations include hydrometallurgical processing facilitieswithin - -

(see CD-ROMorwww.mining.ca ). A moredetailedbulletinisavailableonthistopic made by thereview team. Environment Canadatoaddress therecommendations with working is MAC Canada’s website. Environment on posted are assessment national the of results The viewed theoverall program, making42recommendations. effectiveness, andamulti-stakeholdercommitteehasre- has conductedanationalassessmentoftheprogram’s completed inJune 2006.Since thenEnvironment Canada monitoring. The firstphaseofbiologicalmonitoringwas biological on based assessment complex more a and annual reporting requirement forstudiesonwaterquality, Turning toEEM,thisprogram isdividedintotwoparts:an environmental standards. practical andtransparent, whilemaintainingthehighest interest topromote aregulatory process thatisclear, wastes. MAC continuestowork withitscommunitiesof it appliestomanagingpotentialacid-generatingmine Canada have agreed withthisapproach, particularlywhen option. Environment CanadaandFisheries andOceans a safe,environmentally soundandpermanentdisposal sated for, subaqueoustailingsdisposalinlakescanbe factors. If properly evaluated, implementedandcompen- considered individually, takingintoaccountsite-specific companies withenergy andgreenhouse gasemissions In 2008MAC finalizedguidancedocumenttohelp anew Management GuidanceDocument MAC’s Energy andGHGEmissions

ing scheme,completewithtargets, someday operatewithinaCanada-U.S.GHGemissionstrad- 80 percent by 2050.It seemslikelythatcompanieswill cap andtradeprogram toreduce GHGemissionsby Obama’s energy planisto implement aneconomy-wide towards attachingapricetocarbon.One componentof President Barack Obama alsosuggestsomemomentum towards theconceptofpricingcarbon. future regulation, there are somesignsofmovement government level there remain questionsconcerning As forclimatechangeregulation, whileatthefederal est costsforminingcompanies,rankshighonthelist. to cutcosts.Energy consumption,oneofthethree great- companies to“battendown thehatches” andfindways global economicuncertaintyofthispastyear have caused again inthefuture. The mineralpriceturbulenceand on energy andthepotentialforenergy pricestoclimb nies ofthelarge amountofmoneytheyregularly spend moving from $140abarrel to$40,hasreminded compa- fluctuation inenergy prices over thepast year, withoil moment intheevolution ofCanadianmining. The huge The guidancedocumentwasfinalized ataninteresting energy more efficientlyandimprove theirGHGemissions. agement adviceandotherinformationtohelpthemuse success stories,guidelines,checklists, TSM support,man- will becomeaconvenient reference forcompaniesseeking an earlierguidefrom 2000.MAC document hopesthenew Management GuidanceDocumentupdatesandbroadens management. EnergyandGHGEmissionsThe new regulations andcosts. Statements by U.S.

charge fromtheMACwebsite(www.mining.ca). The guidancedocumentcanbedownloadedfreeof websites andregional GHGprograms. information onincentive programs, energy management footprint andGHGemissionsinventory, andincludes and verification. It alsocovers theconceptofacarbon setting, planning,meteringandmeasuring,reporting and therelated needformanagementsystems,target The documentdiscussesthe TSM energy/GHG protocol addition tothetoolbox ofCanadianminingcompanies. Emissions ManagementGuidanceDocumentisatimely For theseandotherreasons, MAC’s EnergyandGHG 23 Management Mine Responsible 24 section 7.0 Towards Sustainable Mining Progress Report | 2009 action planover years. thenextfew facilities atPort-Cartier willleadtothedevelopment ofan revegetation oflandssurrounding thecompany’s tailings In thearea oftailings,studiesconductedin2008onthe while atthesametimereducing production costs. future regulatory requirements for reducing GHG emissions company isalsoworking toensure thatitsfacilitiesmeet further.The efficiency plant’s energy the improve to ing than itsBrazilian competitors,butthecompanyisstriv- production of tonne per energy less percent 30 about uses already Port-Cartier in plant pellet ArcelorMittal’s the ultimategoalbeingtoeliminateallsuchincidents. the numberofhealthandsafetyincidentsatitsfacilities, as thecompanyaimsforafurther20percent reduction in target setforthisarea. Improvement willcontinuein2009 improvement percent 30 the exceeding performance, in improvement percent 40 a to led company’sefforts as itsleadingpriorityforsustainabledevelopment. The In 2008 ArcelorMittal identifiedworker healthandsafety management systemwascertifiedISO14001in2004. for thefirsttimein2008. As well, itsentire environmental submitted itsself-assessedresults forexternalverification company the end, To this TSM. through improvement ongoing to committed is Canada Mines ArcelorMittal As amemberoftheMining Association ofCanada, and thecompany’s headquarters. includes apelletplant,private harbour, railroad shops to thecompany’s industrialcomplexinPort-Cartier, which Fermont, Quebec, are linkedby a420-kilometre railway Its mining and concentrating facilities in Mont-Wright, near the company owns and operates major facilities in Quebec. Active mostlyintheminingandprimaryprocessing sector, generating nearly 40 percent of total Canadian production. of iron ore products totheinternationalsteelmarket, ArcelorMittal Mines CanadaisaleadingCanadiansupplier ArcelorMittal inesCanada Company Actions Highlights of Section 7.0: Canada websiteat(www.arcelormittal.com/minescanada). For moreinformation,pleasevisittheArcelorMittalMines must pursueitsefforts toimprove through TSM. situation, ArcelorMittal Mines Canada still firmly believes it Despite great concernsarisingfrom thecurrent economic management principlesinspired by ISO14001. with thisprocess, thecompanyisapplyingsystem-based and itsrelationships withcommunitiesofinterest. To help ArcelorMittal is now formalizing its engagement framework years, 50 over for community the in involved Heavily

ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 ArcelorMittal MinesCanada External OutreachAssessment ArcelorMittal MinesCanada Energy UseandGHGEmissionsManagementAssessment ArcelorMittal MinesCanada Tailings ManagementAssessment Corporate ArcelorMittal MinesCanada Crisis ManagementPlanningAssessment Port-Cartier Mont-Wright Energy intensityperformancetargets Energy usereportingsystems Energy usemanagementsystems for tailingsmanagement Assigned accountability andresponsibility Tailings managementsystem Tailings managementpolicyand commitment Effective COIengagementanddialogue Community ofinterest(COI)identification Mont-Wright Mont-WrightP Mont-WrightP Crisis managementpreparedness R GHG emissionsintensityperformancetargets GHG emissionsreportingsystems GHG emissionsmanagementsystems Reporting COI responsemechanism No No No O Annual tailingsmanagementrevie w MS manual ort-Cartier ort-Cartier Port-Cartier eview

Yes Yes Yes Training

Yes Yes Yes 25 Actions Company of Highlights 26 section 7.0 Towards Sustainable Mining Progress Report | 2009 (www.barrick.com). For moreinformation,pleasevisitBarrick’swebsiteat its energy efficiency andperformancetargets. daunting, Hemlo nevertheless hopes to continue improving of themineandrock itself. Though thechallengeis subject tochangebecauseofthegeometryandnature in rock hardness, means that energy intensity targets are and depths. This situation, coupled with unexpected changes increased energy is needed to access the greater distances been difficult to establish energy intensity targets because operations and the overall depth has increased. It has a wide distance has developed between the underground ated for nearly a quarter of a century, during which time energy use/GHGmanagement. The Hemlo minehasoper The most difficult performance area for Hemlo has been at Level 2. indicators thatdidnotreach thisthreshold were ranked the 78indicatorsrankedatleastLevel 3. The four facility achieved a95percent successrate,with74of goal ofaminimumranking3foreachindicator. The shows thatHemlo wassuccessfulinmeetingitsoverall A comprehensive review ofthefinal verification results year of TSM. when verified by thethird-party evaluator duringthethird to achieve aminimumofLevel 3foreach TSM indicator the initialtwoyears ofself-evaluation. Second, itaimed First, thefacilitywantedtocontinuouslyimprove during Hemlo’s overall goalforthe TSM program wastwofold. and energy use/GHGmanagement. agement, externaloutreach, crisismanagementplanning, program inallfour TSM performanceareas: tailingsman- The verification wasathorough ofthefacility’sreview of itsprogress towards implementingthe TSM program. Ontario) underwent independentthird-party verification In early2008Barrick’s Hemlo operation(Marathon, Barrick GoldCorporation -

ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 Barrick GoldCorporation External OutreachAssessment Barrick GoldCorporation Energy UseandGHGEmissionsManagementAssessment Barrick GoldCorporation Tailings ManagementAssessment Hemlo Operations Corporate Barrick GoldCorporation Crisis ManagementPlanningAssessment Energy intensityperformancetargets Energy usereportingsystems Energy usemanagementsystems for tailingsmanagement Assigned accountabilityandresponsibility Tailings managementsystem Tailings managementpolicyand commitment Effective COIengagementanddialogue Community ofinterest(COI)identification Crisis managementpreparedness R Hemlo Operations Hemlo Operations Hemlo Operations GHG emissionsintensityperformancetargets GHG emissionsreportingsystems GHG emissionsmanagementsystems Reporting COI responsemechanism Yes Yes O Annual tailingsmanagementrevie w MS manual eview

Yes Yes Training

Yes Yes 27 Actions Company of Highlights 28 28 section 7.0 Towards Sustainable Mining Progress Report | 2009 E management andintensive monitoringofthemine’s impact. adaptive innovative through environment, the to and inclusion oftheiropinionsandconcernsinthemineplan; and communication through communities, host its to practices; work risk-based consistent, through people, The EKATI mineisworking towards zero harm:toitsown an area ofcontinuouspermafrost. performance areas. activities inthepastyear undereachofthefour TSM The following isasummaryofthecompany’s results and tional Organization for Standardization (ISO)audits. Safety, Environment andCommunity(HSEC)Interna- perspective thanwouldbethecaseunderotherHealth, because processes are reviewed from adifferent Canada. The extralevel ofself-regulation addsvalue these processes intoaforumforwiderreporting across practices atEKATI, andthe TSM initiative drawsmanyof monitoring andauditingofallsustainabledevelopment external and internal extensive is There operations. that drive continuedimprovement across thecompany’s BHP Billiton uses TSM reporting aspartofasuitetools economic benefitstosociety. and whenitprovides lastingsocial,environmental and communities host its by valued is it when harm, zero kilometres northof Stewart Blusson (10percent each).Locatedabout300 (80 percent) andfoundinggeologistsCharlesFipke and Diamonds Inc., isajointventure between BHP Billiton The EKATI diamondmine,operatedby BHP Billiton B K ■ ATI will consider itself successful when it achieves achieves it when successful itself consider will ATI HP and planning. review, updatingandtestingofthedocumentation improvements inthisarea, includingsignificant current year ofassessmentandverification showed C Results from the the from risis managementplanning:Results BillitonDiamondsInc. Y ellowknife, themineoperatesin

Diamonds Inc.websiteat(www.bhpbilliton.com). For moreinformation,pleasevisittheBHPBilliton extending thelifeofEKATI minebeyond 2020. its investment by examiningothernorthernprojects and EKATI diamondmine. The companyintendstobroaden opment ithasachieved during10years ofoperatingthe community involvement andsustainablebusinessdevel- BHP Billiton isproud oftheenvironmental protection, ■ ■ ■ verified highly, indicating that good management management good that indicating highly, verified and scored again was area management: This A gapanalysiswillbecarriedouttoidentifywhy. area over years thepastfew have changedvery little. plicable waterlicence. The company’s scores inthis series of management reports provided under the ap- kimberlite containmentfacilitiesiscovered through a T and dialoguewithallstakeholders. which hasimproved therecording ofengagement confirmed thecompany’s goodwork inthisarea, E and reporting systemsare inplace. E ailings management:Management oftheprocessed xternal outreach: The 2008verification process nergy use and greenhouse gas emissions emissions gas greenhouse and use nergy

ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 BHP BillitonDiamondsInc. External OutreachAssessment BHP BillitonDiamondsInc. Energy UseandGHGEmissionsManagementAssessment BHP BillitonDiamondsInc. Tailings ManagementAssessment Corporate BHP BillitonDiamondsInc. Crisis ManagementPlanningAssessment EKATI DiamondMine Energy intensityperformancetargets Energy usereportingsystems Energy usemanagementsystems for tailingsmanagement Assigned accountabilityandresponsibility Tailings managementsystem Tailings managementpolicyand commitment Effective COIengagementanddialogue Community ofinterest(COI)identification Crisis managementpreparedness R EKATI DiamondMine EKATI DiamondMine EKATI DiamondMine GHG emissionsintensityperformancetargets GHG emissionsreportingsystems GHG emissionsmanagementsystems Reporting COI responsemechanism No No O Annual tailingsmanagementrevie w MS manual eview No No Training Yes Yes

29 Highlights of Company Actions Company of Highlights 30 section 7.0 Towards Sustainable Mining Progress Report | 2009 of The Diavik diamond mine, located 300 kilometres northeast Diavik DiamondMinesInc. moves underground, energy itisfacingnew demands. To tively constantGHGemissions.But now, asthecompany From 2003 to2008Diavik was anopen-pitminewithrela- generators, which are the primary source of GHG emissions. diesel-fired by completely supplied is Diavik at Energy the balanceandqualityofminewater. PK the PK would beviabletorecover diamondiferous materialfrom (PK waste ore inaprocessed kimberlitecontainmentfacility Diavik recovers diamondsfrom kimberliteanddisposesof tions encourageopencommunicationamongtheparties. Regular meetingsoftheboard atvarious communityloca- signatory, theNunavut government isalsorepresented. and Northwest Territories governments. Although nota signed agreements with,andofficialsfrom theCanadian tives from thefive Aboriginal groups thecompanyhas Advisory Board, whichbringstogetherDiavik, representa- the program’s successesistheEnvironmental Monitoring Diavik hasauniqueexternaloutreach program. One of the twolocations. the minein2008hasimproved communicationbetween Installation ofamicrowave linkbetween a keylogisticalchallengeforimmediatedisasterresponse. weeks when there is access via the winter ice road. This is 10 about for except only, air by is mine the to Access are conductedatbothlocations. office in supported by ateamfrom themineandcorporate Diavik hasadisastermanagementandrecovery plan, programs thatsupportthe TSM initiative. Once againthisyear, Diavik ispleasedtoreport onits splitting facilitywhere diamondsare cleanedandsorted. Diavik isheadquartered in development. under is that mine underground one and C withoutimpedingthevitalrole itplaysinmaintaining Y C, ortailingspond).In 2008Diavik determinedthatit ellowknife, consistsoftwooperationalopenpits C. The challengeindoingsowillbetodredge the Y ellowknife. Disaster managementsimulations Y ellowknife, asistheproduct- Y ellowknife and website at(www.diavik.ca). and itsenvironmentalcommitments,visitthecompany’s For moreinformationabouttheDiavikdiamondmine date is$3billion,73percent ofthecompany’s total. to Aboriginal businesses.Cumulative localspendingto nesses. Of thesenorthernexpenditures, 50percent went operating expenditures in2008went tonorthernbusi- Some 70percent ofthecompany’s combined capital and Diavik hasalsocontributedgreatly tothelocaleconomy. graduates from theprogram toforty-two. Leadership Development Program, raisingthenumberof northern staff hadcompletedDiavik’s unique Aboriginal trained todateseventeen. At year endfourteen journeyperson designationin2008,bringingthetotal carry from eighttoeighteen.Four northernersachieved and Diavik anditscontractorsemployed nineteennorthern hired in 2008.Of these,540(or67percent) were priority- Diavik’s operationsemployed anaverage of808people greenhouse gaseslow through reduction initiatives. ficiency ofitsequipment. Diavik iscommittedtokeeping mining andore-processing methodsandmaximize theef- minimize GHGreleases, Diavik willneedtooptimize its Aboriginal apprentices, exceeding commitmentsto Aboriginal andnon-Aboriginal northernworkers.

ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 Diavik DiamondMinesInc. External OutreachAssessment Diavik DiamondMinesInc. Energy UseandGHGEmissionsManagementAssessment Diavik DiamondMinesInc. Tailings ManagementAssessment Diavik DiamondMine Corporate Diavik DiamondMinesInc. Crisis ManagementPlanningAssessment Energy intensityperformancetargets Energy usereportingsystems Energy usemanagementsystems for tailingsmanagement Assigned accountabilityandresponsibility Tailings managementsystem Tailings managementpolicyand commitment Effective COIengagementanddialogue Community ofinterest(COI)identification Crisis managementpreparedness R Diavik DiamondMine Diavik DiamondMine Diavik DiamondMine GHG emissionsintensityperformancetargets GHG emissionsreportingsystems GHG emissionsmanagementsystems Reporting COI responsemechanism Yes Yes O Annual tailingsmanagementrevie w MS manual eview

Yes Yes Training

Yes Yes 31 Actions Company of Highlights 32 section 7.0 Towards Sustainable Mining Progress Report | 2009 Inc. websiteat(www.hudbayminerals.com ). For moreinformation,pleasevisittheHudBayMinerals and greenhouse gasemissionsindicatorfor2009. is contemplatinginternalauditsspecifictotheenergy use 3 fortheremaining twoperformanceareas. The company responsibilities theybrought, HudBay maintainedaLevel Despite several organizational changesandtheshiftin the tailingsfacility. address changestothesystembecauseofexpansion the operation,maintenanceandsurveillance manualto Level 4. The amendmentsincludedacompleterewrite of tailings managementindicatorincreased from Level 3to the tailingsmanagementprogram, HudBay’s score forthe Thanks toaninternalauditandresulting amendmentsto pany willscheduleatable-topcrisissimulationin2009. for thethird indicatorinthisperformancearea, thecom- staff.contact listsandtrainingfornew To obtaina“yes” most recent personnelchanges;itwillrequire updatesto to theplan. The planisunderrevision againtoreflect the system wastestedtwice,leadingtofurtherimprovements notification The changes. personnel reflect to revised was plan management crisis corporate The 2008. in HudBay made several improvements to its TSM performance integrated intoonefacilityreport. be to data TSM its for allows HBMS’soperations of as Zochem, locatedinBrampton, Ontario. The integration well as Manitoba, Lake, Snow and Flon Flin in facilities integrated operates (HBMS), Limited Co., Smelting and company. Its whollyowned subsidiary, Hudson Bay Mining HudBay Minerals isanexploration,miningandprocessing HudBay Minerals Inc.

ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 HudBay MineralsInc. External OutreachAssessment HudBay MineralsInc. Energy UseandGHGEmissionsManagementAssessment iie Yes Hudson BayMiningandSmeltingCo., Limited Corporate HudBay Minerals Inc. Crisis ManagementPlanningAssessment HudBay MineralsInc. Tailings ManagementAssessment Energy intensityperformancetargets Energy usereportingsystems Energy usemanagementsystems for tailingsmanagement Assigned accountabilityandresponsibility Tailings managementsystem Tailings managementpolicyand commitment Effective COIengagementanddialogue Community ofinterest(COI)identification Crisis managementpreparedness R Hudson BayMiningandSmeltingCo.,Limited Hudson BayMiningandSmeltingCo.,Limited Hudson BayMiningandSmelting Co.,Limited GHG emissionsintensityperformancetargets GHG emissionsreportingsystems GHG emissionsmanagementsystems Reporting COI responsemechanism Yes O Annual tailingsmanagementrevie w MS manual eview

Yes Yes Training

Yes No 33 Actions Company of Highlights 34 section 7.0 Towards Sustainable Mining Progress Report | 2009 focus onenergy savings. operational efficienciesandtointroduce projects that levels. IAMGOLD’s operationscontinue toimprove their energy useastheunderground minesmove todeeper tances, incorporationofdevelopment projects andgreater combination ofproduction increases, longerhaulage dis- increasing energy useandGHGemissionsare duetoa area overall, andisoneforfuture focus. The company’s use andGHGemissionsmanagementremained theweakest some sitesachievinghighlevels. Performance onenergy Results fortailingsmanagementremained strong, with ments under theexternal outreach performanceelement. External verification showed goodprogress andimprove- related indicators. operations gainabetterunderstandingof TSM andthe individual as especially performance, improve to needs it where determine company the helping are process TSM results. The lessonslearnedfrom theverification 2008 its of verification external underwent IAMGOLD ways thatalignwiththeinitiative. TSM, itsoperationscontinuedtoimprove performancein wide. In 2008,thecompany’s secondyear reporting under incorporate TSM intoitsoperationsandprojects world- Since joiningMAC in2007,IAMGOLDhasworked to environmental orcommunityimpacts. company’s operationsandprojects reported nosignificant The reduced. substantially also was attention medical The numberoflost-timeaccidentsandinjuriesrequiring and a24percent reduction intotalaccidentfrequency. results ofthisvisionare exemplary: zero fatalitiesin2008 performance inhealth,safetyandsustainability. The early challenging employees toachieve thehighestlevel of harm, zero of vision its introduced IAMGOLD 2008 In on three continents. countries sixteen in present is IAMGOLD operations, and projects explorations, its all Counting Africa. in ventures joint four and Africa, and America South in one Canada, in operations gold two and niobium IAMGOLD isaleadingmid-tiergoldproducer, withone IAM GOLD Corporation

and Sustainability Report, visit(www.iamgold.com). progress, includingthecompany’s2008Health, Safety For moreonIAMGOLD’ssustainabilityprogramsand enhance itscurrent plansandpreparedness. management planning,where thecompanywillaimto improvement. These efforts willincludethearea ofcrisis continuous company’s the of part as level higher a In 2009IAMGOLDwillwork toraisespecificindicators

ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 IAMGOLD Corporation External OutreachAssessment IAMGOLD Corporation Energy UseandGHGEmissionsManagementAssessment Doyon Mine Mouska Mine Corporate IAMGOLD Corporation Crisis ManagementPlanningAssessment Mupane Niobec Mine Rosebel GoldMinesN.V. IAMGOLD Corporation Tailings ManagementAssessment Energy intensityperformancetargets Energy usereportingsystems Energy usemanagementsystems for tailings management Assigned accountability andresponsibility Tailings management system Tailings management policyandcommitment Effective COIengagementanddialogue Community ofinterest(COI)identification Doyon Mine Doyon Mine Doyon Mine Crisis managementpreparedness R Mouska Mine Mouska Mine Mupane Mupane Mupane GHG emissionsintensityperformancetargets GHG emissionsreportingsystems GHG emissionsmanagementsystems Reporting COI responsemechanism Yes Yes Yes No No No Niobec Mine O Annual tailingsmanagement review MS manual Niobec Mine Niobec Mine eview

Yes Yes Yes No No No Rosebel Gold Mines N.V. Rosebel Gold Rosebel Gold Mines N.V. Mines N.V. Training

Yes Yes No No No No 35 Actions Company of Highlights 36 section 7.0 Towards Sustainable Mining Progress Report | 2009 mine closure and TSM scores were higher. As aresult, communityfeedbackwasintegratedintothe bours, meetingwiththemin2008aboutclosure planning. working relationships withCree andcommunityneigh- its on build to continued Troilus development. project of phase final the during relations community better on focus its of because scores response and engagement Las Cruces (Spain) improved itscommunityidentification, Outreach (CommunityDialogue) External in decreased scores. documentation fortailingsmanagement. This gapresulted system detailed further for need the identified review, During 2008 Çayeli, whose management systems are under better useofmanualsamongthecompany’s operators. make and (Turkey) Çayeli for one develop (Quebec), Troilus for manual OMS the revise help to properties Inmet isusingitsexperiencewithPyhäsalmi andclosed Level 3. Although this process took longer than anticipated, in 2008andraiseditsscore ontherelevant indicatorto Pyhäsalmi (Finland) implementeditstailingsOMSmanual Tailings Management and willcontinuetoshare successesandchallenges. performance, drive to tool management risk a as TSM using about sites operating its among communication years.little inthepastfew The companyhasincreased improvement, Inmet’s performancescores have changed verified by aMAC-certified external verifier. Despitesome results were determinedthrough self-assessment,then all four TSM performanceelements. The company’s 2008 Inmet madeprogress thisyear inmanagingrisksunder demonstrated wherever thecompanyoperates. ing andmaintainingasoundreputation, onethatcanbe areas. Inmet’s responsible growth dependsonestablish- risk priority in performance operational its improve to Inmet uses TSM as one tool in its risk management toolbox Inmet MiningCorporation

Corporation websiteat(www.inmetmining.com ). For moreinformation,pleasevisittheInmetMining management’s personalobjectives. in energy andGHGintensityhasbeenincorporatedinto The company’s five-year target ofa10percent reduction Inmet stillparticipatesintheCarbonDisclosure Project. at thesite,scoringLevel 3onthatindicator. its energy use,achieved itstarget for energy intensity 2008 Pyhäsalmi, whichregularly measures andimproves In plans. conservation energy developed all properties closed the and Çayeli Pyhäsalmi, 2008. in improve to Inmet’s energy andgreenhouse gasperformancebegan Energy UseandGreenhouse EmissionsManagement Gas community affairs standards. as itimplementsthecompany’s safety, environmental and office. Inmet planstoimprove trainingandtestingfurther scores atPyhäsalmi, LasCruces andthecompany’s head and crisisplanreviews during2008. This ledtoimproved All ofInmet’s sitescompletedcrisissimulationexercises Crisis ManagementPlanning strategies. will useSEAT tohelpestablishcommunitydevelopment of itsoperationsandclosedproperties. The company Socio-Economic Assessment Toolbox, orSEAT, atmost American’s Anglo using began Inmet 2008 During

ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 Inmet MiningCorporation External OutreachAssessment Inmet MiningCorporation Energy UseandGHGEmissionsManagementAssessment Corporate Inmet MiningCorporation Crisis ManagementPlanningAssessment Çayeli Mine Cobre LasCruces Copper Range Company(closed) Norbec (closed) Ok Pyhäsalmi Mine Samatosum (closed) Sturgeon Lake(closed) Troilus Winston Lake(closed) Inmet MiningCorporation Tailings ManagementAssessment Ç ayeli Mine Ç Ç Energy intensityperformancetargets Energy usereportingsystems Energy usemanagementsystems Tedi MiningLtd. for tailingsmanagement Assigned accountability andresponsibility Tailings management system Tailings managementpolicyand commitment Effective COIengagementanddialogue Community ofinterest(COI)identification ayeli MineC ayeli MineC Company (closed) Company (closed) Cobre Las Cruces opper Range opper Range C opper Range Crisis managementpreparedness R Company (closed) (closed) (closed) Norbec Norbec (closed) Norbec Mining Ltd. Mining Ltd. Ok Tedi Ok Tedi Mining Ltd. Ok Tedi Pyhäsalmi Pyhäsalmi Mine Mine Pyhäsalmi GHG emissionsintensityperformancetargets GHG emissionsreportingsystems GHG emissionsmanagementsystems Reporting COI responsemechanism Mine Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Samatosum Samatosum (closed) (closed) O Annual tailingsmanagementrevie w Samatosum MS manual (closed) Sturgeon Lake Sturgeon Lake (closed) (closed) Sturgeon (closed) eview Lake Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Troilus Troilus Troilus Winston Lake Winston Lake (closed) Winston (closed) (closed) Training Lake

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 37 Actions Company of Highlights 38 section 7.0 Towards Sustainable Mining Progress Report | 2009 safety andhealthcriticalrisk assessments. important threats andrisks inrelation to IOC’s disastermanagement and recovery plancovers Disaster andEmergency Management improve thismechanismisbeingdetermined. place forcommunitycomplaintsandresponse, aplanto or viatheCAP process. Although IOChasaprocess in and ongoingdialoguewithkeystakeholders,directly were thedevelopment ofasocialbaselineassessment activities related toitsplannedexpansion. Among them In 2008IOCundertookseveral communityengagement and meetingexpectations. these meetingstocollaborateonaddressing keyissues groups associatedwiththeCAP meetregularly between IOC’s both LabradorCityandSept-Îles facilitiestodiscuss community stakeholders,meetsthree timesayear in The Community Advisory Panel (CAP),madeupofkey on stakeholders. the impactsofitsoperationsoncommunityand communities ofinterest, thecompanyhasmappedout communities where itoperates. With thehelpofkey IOC iscommittedtoengagingstakeholdersinthe Community Consultation initiatives like Towards Sustainable Mining. engagement, federal and provincial regulations and industry driven by Rio Tinto standards andpolicies,stakeholder IOC Waystrategic plan,“The Forward.” Performance isalso sustainable development principlesintheIOC2009–2013 operations. The company’s performance is guided by the IOC iscommittedtoimproving thesustainabilityofits 418-kilometre railcorridorthatconnectsthetwosites. its deep-waterportfacilityinSept-Îles, Quebec; andthe facility inLabradorCity, Newfoundland andLabrador; over 1,900peopleinitsmine,millingandpelletizing concentrate intheworld. The companycurrently employs and oneoftheleadingproducers ofiron ore pelletsand IOC isthelargest producer ofiron ore pelletsinCanada Iron Ore Company ofanada operations andissuesofcommonconcern. Working environmental of Canadawebsiteat(www.ironore.ca). For moreinformation,pleasevisit theIronOreCompany or exceeded. intensity performancetargets forbothfacilitieswere met focus onreduction initiatives. The 2008GHGemissions reductions andhasrecently hired anenergy managerto and steamplants.IOCdelegates and reduce greenhouse gasesinkeyareas likethepellet Strategies are underwayto improve energy corporate auditprogram. internally verified through parent companyRio Tinto’s IOC that issubjecttoexternalverification. In addition, has implementedanenergy usemanagementsystem performance targets forLabradorCityandSept-Îles, and is ahighpriorityforIOC. The companyhassetenergy Management ofenergy useandgreenhouse gas Energy Management UseandGHG environmental monitoringprograms. tailings terrestrial habitatandthecreation oflong-term lake anddownstream waterquality, enhancementtothe project. The project hasresulted inrapidimprovement of of anindustry-leadingflocculationand revegetation $120 to In 2008theculminationofIOC’s From Tailings with MAC standards. needed. A planisinplacetobringIOCintoconformance annual reviews inplace;however, improvements are Both facilitieshave atailingsmanagementpolicyand Tailings Management is beingdeveloped in2009. plans inplace,aplanforthecorporateoffice Montreal community stakeholders. Although bothfacilitieshave and itsrevisions withotherkeyemergency response and IOC Biodiversity initiative sawthecompanyinvest maintains anenergy usereporting systemthatis revises theplanregularly andcoordinates theplan million inresearch, consultationand responsibility forGHG implementation efficiency emissions

ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 Iron OreCompanyofCanada External OutreachAssessment Iron OreCompanyofCanada Energy UseandGHGEmissionsManagementAssessment Labrador City Corporate Iron Ore CompanyofCanada Crisis ManagementPlanningAssessment Sept-Îles Iron OreCompanyofCanada Tailings ManagementAssessment Energy intensityperformancetargets Energy usereportingsystems Energy usemanagementsystems for tailingsmanagement Assigned accountabilityandresponsibility Tailings managementsystem Tailings managementpolicyand commitment Effective COIengagementanddialogue Community ofinterest(COI)identification Labrador City Labrador City Labrador City Crisis managementpreparedness R GHG emissionsintensityperformancetargets GHG emissionsreportingsystems GHG emissionsmanagementsystems Reporting COI responsemechanism Yes Yes No O Annual tailingsmanagementrevie w MS manual Sept-Îles Sept-Îles Sept-Îles eview Yes Yes No Training Yes Yes No

39 Highlights of Company Actions Company of Highlights 40 section 7.0 Towards Sustainable Mining Progress Report | 2009 Palladium Ltd.websiteat(www.napalladium.com ). For moreinformation,pleasevisittheNorthAmerican systems andprocedures totackletheseshortcomings. as well asenergy use and GHGemissions,establishing will continuetofocusonimproving tailingsmanagement neighbouring communitieshascontinued. The company Palladium’s commitmentto TSM, theenvironment and Through themine’s shutdown andinto2009,North American consumption andgreenhouse gasemissions. energy mine’s the limit would that improvements investigate to created was team management energy manual wascompletedandisunderreview. Finally, an 2009. A draftoperating,maintenanceandsurveillance supervisors andatable-topexercise plannedforFebruary spills response procedure, whichincludedtrainingofall management facility. It alsofinalized a comprehensive the shutdown, tailings thecompanycompleteditsnew move aheadwithimprovements begunin2007.Prior to Nonetheless, North American Palladium continuedto on low metalpricesandtheloomingeconomicdownturn. maintenance program. This decisionwasbasedentirely and care a under 21 October on down shut was tion, in 2008. The LacdesÎlesmine,thecompany’s onlyopera- It was a year of ups and downs for North American Palladium the worldtoday. in operations mining palladium largest the among is Ontario, northern in Bay Thunder of northwest tres Lac desÎlesopen-pitandunderground mine,85kilome- producer ofplatinumgroup metals. The company’s primary only Canada’s is Palladium American North American P North alladium Ltd.

ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 North AmericanPalladiumLtd. Energy UseandGHGEmissionsManagementAssessment North AmericanPalladiumLtd. External OutreachAssessment North AmericanPalladiumLtd. Tailings ManagementAssessment Lac desÎlesMine Corporate AmericanPalladium Ltd. North Crisis ManagementPlanningAssessment Energy intensityperformancetargets Energy usereportingsystems Energy usemanagementsystems for tailingsmanagement Assigned accountabilityandresponsibility Tailings managementsystem Tailings managementpolicyand commitment Effective COIengagementanddialogue Community ofinterest(COI)identification Crisis managementpreparedness R Lac desÎlesMine Lac desÎlesMine Lac desÎlesMine GHG emissionsintensityperformancetargets GHG emissionsreportingsystems GHG emissionsmanagementsystems Reporting COI responsemechanism Yes No O Annual tailingsmanagementrevie w MS manual eview Yes No Training

Yes No 41 Actions Company of Highlights 42 section 7.0 Towards Sustainable Mining Progress Report | 2009 Aquatics Monitoring Wood Buffalo the Cumulative Environmental management strategy. The companyisanactive memberof groups is another important part of Shell’s environmental Ongoing and meaningful involvement with multi- pursuit ofsustainablemining. technologyareapplying new allpartofthecompany’s the cumulative effects ofoilsandsdevelopment and Continuing toreduce fresh wateruse,helpingtomanage its Proven managementsystemsenableShell tomeet company to have achieved this prestigious standard ISO14001:2004. Shell remains the only oil sands 2005 theminewascertifiedundernew, more rigorous mining operation to achieve ISO 14001:1996 management. In 2004 Shell became the first oil sands Shell takes a best practices approach to environmental Environmental Sustainability stakeholders. close contactwiththecommunityandengagement in both Fort McKay and downtown Fort McMurray allow for business with Aboriginal suppliers. The company’s offices companies inthemunicipality, andover $80millionon Buffalo. Shell spendsabout$400millionayear with Albian Sands live intheRegional Municipality of Wood More than60percent ofthosehired towork atShell Economic Sustainability able andresponsible development ofCanada’s oilsands. Shell’s focusremains onsafety, people,andthesustain- on January 1,2009. Sands LP (20 Chevron CanadaLimited(20percent) andMarathon Oil Oil Sands Project: Shell CanadaLimited(60percent), the operationsonbehalfofowners ofthe Athabasca north ofFort McMurray, Alberta. Shell CanadaEnergy runs is an oilsandsminingoperationlocated75kilometres Shell Albian Sands (formerly Albian Sands Energy Inc.) Shell CanadaEnergy environmental goalseven asthecompanygrows. Environmental Association andtheRegional percent). Shell tookover theoperations Program. Management Association, the accreditation. certification. In stakeholder (www.shell.ca/oilsands). For moreinformation,pleasevisit theShellwebsiteat verificationformalized third-party inthefuture. environmental management system,willbesubjecttomore ment programs, which are embeddedinthecompany’s company tomeetregulatory requirements. Energy manage - capabilitiesandbetterequipthe to increase datareporting improve. In2008Shellputinplacemore automatic systems continueto Greenhouse gasmanagementandreporting document reviews. have afullyintegrated manual,withformalthird-party OMS tailings managementguidelines.In2009thefacilityshould components thataddress specificitemswithinthe company updateditssustainabledevelopment policywith Tailings management initiatives continuedin2008. munities, givingpresentations thatallowed foropendialogue. communities with continues toworkextensively onengagementanddialogue that management andexternaloutreach, thankstoprograms In 2008Shellmaintaineditshighstandards inbothcrisis Annual TSM Facility Review develops future leadersintheregion. Buffalo, acommunity-focusedprogram thatidentifiesand Shell isalsoaprincipalsupporterofLeadership Wood College onseveral educationalandcommunityinitiatives. McMurray thecompanyhasteamedupwithK with rapidgrowth initsregion. For example,inFort Shell helpsmanageanyinfrastructure impacts Social Sustainability environmental leaders. Vista award, whichrecognizes themineasoneof Alberta’s In 2008Shell Albian Sands washonoured withtheEnviro- environmental Training programs, from e-web learningtotraditional environment communities ofitsenvironmental performanceinitsannual

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ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 Shell CanadaEnergy External OutreachAssessment Shell CanadaEnergy Energy UseandGHGEmissionsManagementAssessment Corporate Shell CanadaEnergy Crisis ManagementPlanningAssessment Shell AlbianSands Shell CanadaEnergy Tailings ManagementAssessment Energy intensityperformancetargets Energy usereportingsystems Energy usemanagementsystems for tailingsmanagement Assigned accountabilityandresponsibility Tailings managementsystem Tailings managementpolicyand commitment Effective COIengagementanddialogue Community ofinterest(COI)identification Crisis managementpreparedness R Shell AlbianSands Shell AlbianSands Shell AlbianSands GHG emissionsintensityperformancetargets GHG emissionsreportingsystems GHG emissionsmanagementsystems Reporting COI responsemechanism Yes Yes O Annual tailingsmanagementrevie w MS manual eview Yes Yes Training

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43 Highlights of Company Actions Company of Highlights 44 section 7.0 Towards Sustainable Mining Progress Report | 2009 against MAC’s tailingsguidelines.Suncor isreviewing how However, theseareas are notcurrently reviewed directly poundment inaccordance withworldwidebestpractices. as well astheperformanceoftailingsand tailings im- long-standing expertpanelthatreviews tailingsplanning management indicators.For example,thecompanyhasa met manyoftheLevel 3or4criteriaformosttailings As withtheenergy andGHGmanagementelement,Suncor regulationsnew andguidelines,are now inplace. reason whyhigherlevels ofregulatory oversight, through years.public scrutinyinthepastfew That ispartofthe Oil sandstailingspondshave comeunderincreased Tailings Management its process forsettingpublictargets. reduced someindicatorscores. The companyisreviewing indicators, thelackofapubliclyreported energy target fulfilled manyofthecriteriaforLevel 4or5inmost tion makesefficientenergy usecritical. Although Suncor The nature ofanoilsandsminingandupgradingopera- Energy EmissionsManagement UseandGHG items have beenscheduledfor2009. ing thefullcriteriafortrainingindicator. The missing scheduling conflictsprevented thecompanyfrom meet- and review indicatorsin2008.Personnel changesand the criteriaforbothcrisismanagementpreparedness ing operations.For thisperformanceelement,Suncor met scope andsize oftheFort McMurray miningandupgrad- Crisis managementplanningisvitaltoanoperationofthe Crisis ManagementPlanning TSM results. The following isanoverview ofthecompany’s 2008 Suncor remains aleaderinoilsandsdevelopment. reserves tosustainproduction forthenext50years, of approximately 300,000barrels perdayandenough ready feedstockanddieselfuel. With production capacity McMurray, innorthern Alberta, andupgradesittorefinery- Suncor Energy recovers bitumenfrom oilsandsnear Fort Suncor Energy Inc. website at(www.suncor.com). For moreinformation,pleasevisittheSuncorEnergyInc. and governments. organizations customers, shareholders, members, affected by itsbusiness,includingemployees, community Suncor asitdevelops long-termrelationships withthose transparency andrespect forallviews. The policyguides collaboration, to commitment company’s the outlines that policy relations stakeholder a maintains Suncor residents inthecommunitieswhere itoperates. of consent and trust the earning on depends success tant sayinhow thecompanydoesbusiness,andSuncor’s action withthem.Communitiesofinterest have animpor regularly reviews itscommunitiesofinterest anditsinter of maintainingasociallicencetooperate. The company For Suncor, externaloutreach hasalwaysbeenakeypart Outreach External the tailingsmanagementcriteria. MAC’s guidelinesandrecent regulatory changesimpact

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ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 Suncor EnergyInc. External OutreachAssessment Suncor EnergyInc. Energy UseandGHGEmissionsManagementAssessment Oil SandsFacility Suncor Energy Inc. Crisis ManagementPlanningAssessment Suncor EnergyInc. Tailings ManagementAssessment Energy intensityperformancetargets Energy usereportingsystems Energy usemanagementsystems for tailingsmanagement Assigned accountabilityandresponsibility Tailings managementsystem Tailings managementpolicyand commitment Effective COIengagementanddialogue Community ofinterest(COI)identification Crisis managementpreparedness R Oil SandsFacility Oil SandsFacility Oil SandsFacility GHG emissionsintensityperformancetargets GHG emissionsreportingsystems GHG emissionsmanagementsystems Reporting COI responsemechanism Yes O Annual tailingsmanagementrevie w MS manual eview

Yes Training

No 45 Actions Company of Highlights 46 section 7.0 Towards Sustainable Mining Progress Report | 2009

Here are some highlights: Syncrude’s performanceremained consistentfor 2008. all categories. ever TSM award formeetingperformancestandards in for the2007reporting year, Syncrude received thefirst- relations hasgrown stronger becauseof TSM. In fact, and safetyperformanceexcellence incommunity Syncrude’s commitmenttosuperiorenvironment, health barrels ofcrudeoilperday. 2006, whichincreased production capacityto350,000 Alberta. The companycompletedamajorexpansionin as utilityplants,atitstwositesnorthofFort McMurray, sands mining,extractionandupgradingfacilities,aswell ments. Syncrude operatestechnologicallyadvanced oil producing 15percent ofthenation’s crudeoilrequire- Syncrude isaleaderinCanada’s oilsandsindustry, S ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ yncrude CanadaLtd.

to Syncrude works extensively withregional stakeholders for AboriginalBusiness. Aboriginal Relations award from theCanadianCouncil time, Syncrude earnedtheGoldLevel Progressive consecutiveexternal outreach. In2008,forthefourth Syncrude hasconsistentlyachieved Syncrude regulations. Alberta audited internallyandexternally, incompliancewith two years. energy performancetoLevel 3orhigherover thepast Syncrude’s Energy Conservation involving thesefacilities. has emergency plansforresponding toanyincidents all on-sitedams,holdsexternaltechnicalreviews and performance toLevel 3.Syncrude regularly monitors tailings facilities,raising manualswereOMS completedforallofSyncrude’s in oil sandsdevelopment. and improves overall performance. GHG

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ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 Syncrude CanadaLtd. Energy UseandGHGEmissionsManagementAssessment Syncrude CanadaLtd. External OutreachAssessment Syncrude CanadaLtd. Tailings ManagementAssessment Syncrude CanadaLtd. Syncrude CanadaLtd. Crisis ManagementPlanningAssessment Energy intensityperformancetargets Energy usereportingsystems Energy usemanagementsystems for tailingsmanagement Assigned accountabilityandresponsibility Tailings managementsystem Tailings managementpolicyand commitment Effective COIengagementanddialogue Community ofinterest(COI)identification Crisis managementpreparedness R Syncrude CanadaLtd. Syncrude CanadaLtd. Syncrude CanadaLtd. GHG emissionsintensityperformancetargets GHG emissionsreportingsystems GHG emissionsmanagementsystems Reporting COI responsemechanism Yes O Annual tailingsmanagementrevie w MS manual eview

Yes Training

Yes 47 Actions Company of Highlights 48 section 7.0 Towards Sustainable Mining Progress Report | 2009 year, thoughitwasthefirst year reporting as partof Teck. Elkview (BC)reported self-assessments foritssecond Creek (Alberta). and CoalMountain, Fording River, Greenhills andLine (BC); River Cardinal (Newfoundland); Pond Duck year: this time first the for program self-assessment TSM the in participated operations Canadian Teck’s of nine Six performance improvement inthe TSM areas. Canadian sites. Teck usestheinitiative todrive continued assessment, reporting andverification programs atits is committedtoimplementingthe TSM performance and initiative Mining Sustainable Towards MAC’s of Teck subscribestothe objectives andguidingprinciples companies worldwide. track theperformanceofleadingsustainability-driven (DJSI) North America. The DJSIisthefirstglobalindexto Index Sustainability Jones Dow the to named being by performance sustainability its for recognized was Teck 2008 In workers. and communities its for environment the protect to precautions all taking and workplaces healthy and safe establishing to committed is Teck approach tobusinessandresponsible mining. company’s the drive that values core the to central is definition This performance. stewardship product and sustainability; and engagement community wellness; and safety, health employee environment; of terms in collectively, performance sustainability Teckdefines second-largest producer ofzincconcentrate. largest exporterofseabornemetallurgical coalandthe Teck isanimportantproducer ofcopper, thesecond- metallurgical coal,zinc,goldandenergy. Worldwide, is managedalongcommoditylines,focusingoncopper, spans thefullrangeofminingactivities. The company da, theUnited States andSouth America, Teck’s expertise its interests inminingandprocessing operationsinCana- to responsible miningandmineraldevelopment. Through Teck Resources is a diversified resource company committed T eck R esources Limited

Limited websiteat(www.teck.com). For moreinformation,pleasevisittheTeck Resources the six TSM indicators for energy use and GHG examining site-specific programs to improve company isrefining itsenergy andcarbonstrategywhile energy efficiency and carbon management. As well, the Teck continues to develop its community of practice on company-wide workshop toshare bestpractices. established anenergy andcarbontaskforce andhelda carbon issuesintodecision-makingmodels.In 2008 Teck of thecompany’s operatingfootprintandincorporating strategic carbonmanagement,refining itsunderstanding Starting in2007, Teck begantoincrease itsfocuson area isenergy useandGHGemissionsmanagement. With theexception of Trail, Teck’s weakest performance performance across thecompany’s sites. external outreach. These continuetobestrong areas of for theirachievements incrisismanagementplanningand TSM foranumberofyears andhave received TSM awards Trail andHighland Valley (bothinBC)have participatedin performance in emissions.

ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 Teck ResourcesLimited External OutreachAssessment Teck ResourcesLimited Energy UseandGHGEmissionsManagementAssessment Teck ResourcesLimited Tailings ManagementAssessment Highland Vancouver Corporate Teck Resources Limited Crisis ManagementPlanningAssessment Trail Smelter Energy intensityperformancetargets Energy usereportingsystems Energy usemanagementsystems for tailingsmanagement Assigned accountabilityandresponsibility Tailings managementsystem Tailings managementpolicyand commitment Effective COIengagementanddialogue Community ofinterest(COI)identification Valley Copper Highland ValleyCopper Highland ValleyCopper Crisis managementpreparedness R Highland ValleyCopper GHG emissionsintensityperformancetargets GHG emissionsreportingsystems GHG emissionsmanagementsystems Reporting COI responsemechanism Yes Yes No O Annual tailingsmanagementrevie w MS manual Trail Smelter Trail Smelter eview

Yes Yes Yes Training Yes Yes Yes

49 Highlights of Company Actions Company of Highlights 50 section 7.0 Towards Sustainable Mining Progress Report | 2009 Inco andSagamok Anishnawbek. sustainable impactandbenefits agreement between Vale experiences were akeyfactorinthe development ofa to beingacquired by aglobalminingcompany, shared First Nations peopleinCanadafrom thosewholived it, and uniquechallenges.From learningthehistory of understanding andappreciation oftheother’s strengths territory. In fouryears, bothpartieshave gainedan a sociallicencetooperatewithinFirst Nations traditional Nation. Today Vale Inco acknowledges theadvantages of together Vale Inco andtheSagamok Anishnawbek First In 2005the Totten mineproject inSudbury brought Advancing AboriginalEngagementinSudbury operation’s workforce in2008. the of percent 54 about up making people Aboriginal with results, positive had have companies and people for Aboriginal opportunities business and employment preferential provide to Commitments compliance. and supply thesitewithadviceonenvironmental protection groups in the mining industry. The Labrador Inuit and Innu for theinvolvement andrapidadvancement of Aboriginal The Voisey’s Bay mineandmillsitehasbecomeamodel Successful AboriginalEngagementat Voisey’s Bay demonstrate soundtailingsmanagement. to required documentation the in improvements and corporateenergythe appointmentofanew leader in thearea ofenergy managementsystems,thanksto year thecompanyanticipateseven betterperformance Inco isproud ofits2008 TSM score improvements. Next being anethicallyandsociallyresponsible company. Vale operating withrespect forthenaturalenvironment and Vale Inco iscommittedtopursuingsustainablegrowth by and hadnetsaleslastyear ofU.S.$5.97billion. Vale Inco hasapproximately 12,000employees worldwide second-largest miningcompanyby market capitalization. wholly owned subsidiaryof Vale S.A.(Vale), theworld’s and precious metals.Based in Toronto, thecompanyisa Vale Inco isaleadingproducer ofnickel,copper, cobalt Vale Inco

at (www.inco.com). For moreinformation,pleasevisittheVale Incowebsite how toleadtheiroperationsthrough acrisis. Vale Inco managementreceived specialized trainingin mation sharingregardless ofgeographiclocation.In 2008 across theglobalnickelbusiness,allowing instantinfor web-based informationmanagementtoolwasintroduced program foron-sceneresponders. However, in2008a Vale Inco hasalwayshadastrong emergency response Best-in-Class CrisisManagementCapability overall tailingsmanagement. of Inco’spart Vale is project year. This first the during maturity full reaching canola and corn with excellent, been have date to Results years. three over monitored be will which tailings, Cliff Copper the on tests field half-hectare two established has company toxicity. The on tailingsporewater quality, effluenttreatability and laboratory studytoexaminetheeffects oforganic covers canola andswitchgrass. Vale Inco hasdoneacost-shared can supportthegrowth ofenergy crops suchascorn, residuals (papermillbiosolids,compost,etc.)sothatit initiative aimstorehabilitate minedlandusingorganic includes significantparticipationfrom Vale Inco. The tium initiative calledGreen Mines-Green Energy, which of Natural Resources Canadahave establishedaconsor The CANMET Mining andMineral SciencesLaboratories Growing CornonOld Tailings

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ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 Vale Inco External OutreachAssessment Vale Inco Energy UseandGHGEmissionsManagementAssessment Manitoba Operations Corporate Office Vale Inco Crisis ManagementPlanningAssessment VINL Ontario Operations –Sudbury ColborneRefinery Ontario Operations –Port Vale Inco Tailings ManagementAssessment Energy intensityperformancetargets Energy usereportingsystems Energy usemanagementsystems for tailingsmanagement Assigned accountability andresponsibility Tailings managementsystem Tailings managementpolicyand commitment Effective COIengagementanddialogue Community ofinterest(COI)identification Labrador Operations Manitoba OperationsO Manitoba OperationsO Operations Manitoba Crisis managementpreparedness R Port ColborneRefinery Port ColborneRefinery n n tario Operations– tario Operations– Ontario Operations– Sudbury GHG emissionsintensityperformancetargets GHG emissionsreportingsystems GHG emissionsmanagementsystems Reporting COI responsemechanism

Yes Yes Yes Yes No Ontario Operations Ontario Operations O Annual tailingsmanagementrevie w Sudbury Sudbury MS manual – – eview

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Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 51 Actions Company of Highlights 52 section 7.0 Towards Sustainable Mining Progress Report | 2009 infrastructure has been demolished, and an energy-efficient erties in Murdochville have been rehabilitated, most of the site inQuebec is90percent complete. All residential prop- Remediation oftheformerMurdochville smelterandmine potential energy reductions. refinery hashelpedidentify energy waste andevaluate emissions in2009.Finally, anenergy auditattheCCR been shutdown. These twoactionswillgreatly lower site from furnacelaunders,andthe Asarco shaft furnacehas baghousehasbeenbuilttocapturesite, anew gases energy useand GHGemissions. At theKiddmetallurgical progress isreflected intheKiddmine’s TSM results for overall energy consumedandcarbondioxide emitted. This fans whenworkers are above ground, thereby reducing project toturnoff more than100underground ventilation At theKiddmine,XstrataCoppermadeprogress ona has improved airqualityinthearea. $5 million,tocapture andtreat fugitive emissions. This a firstsecondaryhoodononeanodefurnace,atcostof located inaresidential neighbourhood,hascommissioned smelter, The refining. and smelting for metals extracts smelter Horne the material, this From 2008). in tonnes (125,000 phones cell and chips boards, circuit as such the recycling ofmetalliccopperscrapandelectronic waste Xstrata CopperCanadaisapioneerandworldleaderin rates of97percent and95percent respectively. Kidd metallurgical andHorne sites,withsulphurfixation and Asia. In addition,sulphuricacidisproduced atthe which are marketed primarilyinNorth America, Europe Operations produce mainlycopperandprecious metals, 16 closedminesites;andthedivisionofficein Toronto. finery inEast Montreal; thecompany’s recycling operation; the Horne smelterinRouyn-Noranda, Quebec; theCCRre- mine andmetallurgical operationsin Timmins, Ontario; Xstrata CopperCanadaemploys 2,885peopleattheKidd fining, recycling, rehabilitation and maintaining closed sites. development cycle: exploration,mining,milling,smelting,re- sustainable the of stage each at involved is Canada fourth-largest copper producer in the world. Xstrata Copper business unitheadquartered inBrisbane, Australia, the Xstrata CopperCanadaisamemberofthe Xstrata Copperanada

Canada websiteat(www.xstrata.com). For moreinformation,pleasevisittheXstrataCopper pates betterresults initsself-auditattheendof2009. close anumberofmanagementsystemloops,andantici- 2008 TSM results, whichreflect thework stillneededto with TSM requirements. The companyisaddressing its sustainable development standards, whichare consistent emphasized theefficientimplementationofXstrata’s 17 Through 2008and2009,XstrataCopperCanadahas the impactofcompany’s communitypartnershipprogram. understand community needs and concerns and to maximize in Timmins, Rouyn-Noranda andEastMontreal tobetter Xstrata Copperhasalsoconductedperception studies Gaspé, where concentratewashandledinthepast. has alsorehabilitated residential landaround theportof water treatment planthasbeenconstructed. The company

ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 Xstrata CopperCanada External OutreachAssessment Xstrata CopperCanada Energy UseandGHGEmissionsManagementAssessment Xstrata CopperCanada Tailings ManagementAssessment Corporate Xstrata CopperCanada Crisis ManagementPlanningAssessment CCR Horne Smelter Kidd Metallurgical Kidd Mining Energy intensityperformancetargets Energy usereportingsystems Energy usemanagementsystems for tailingsmanagement Assigned accountabilityandresponsibility Tailings managementsystem Tailings managementpolicyand commitment Effective COIengagementanddialogue Community ofinterest(COI)identification CCRH CCRH Horne Smelter Crisis managementpreparedness R orne Smelter orne Smelter Kidd Metallurgical GHG emissionsintensityperformancetargets GHG emissionsreportingsystems GHG emissionsmanagementsystems Kidd Metallurgical Reporting COI responsemechanism Yes Yes No No No O Annual tailingsmanagementrevie w MS manual Kidd Metallurgical eview Yes No No No No Kidd Mining Kidd Mining Training

Yes No No No No 53 Actions Company of Highlights 54 section 7.0 Towards Sustainable Mining Progress Report | 2009 management and reporting systems under development. systems andreporting mechanisms inplace,andhave GHG management indicatethatallsiteshave energy management Xstrata Nickel’s results forenergy useandGHGemissions to engagelocalcommunitymembers. Montcalm Environmental LiaisonCommittee allcontinue Committee, theFalconbridge Citizens Committeeandthe Public Advisory Study Soils Sudbury the Meanwhile, communities ofinterest. the frameworkand,ultimately, overall engagementwith framework, withperformanceindicatorstosupportboth Nickel willputinplaceacorporatesocialinvolvement of communitiesinterest. By theendof2009,Xstrata identifying, engagingandresponding totheconcerns Xstrata Nickel canimprove itscollective methodology for The 2008results forexternaloutreach show areas where of XstrataNickel’s supportforthe TSM initiative. superior shareholder returns. These values formthebasis delivering while reporting, transparent and governance ronmental stewardship, socialresponsibility, corporate It alsorequires maintaining thehighestregard forenvi- interest. of communities with engagement meaningful requires Sustainability activities. and strategy business Nickel’s Xstrata of foundation the at lies Sustainability Canada (Ontario). in Tanzania, Araguaia inBrazil andNickel RimSouth in projects, includingK Xstrata Nickel alsohasapromising portfolioofgrowth Norway. and Australia western Republic, Dominican the in as well as Quebec, and Ontario in located are Xstrata Nickel’s mining operations and processing facilities headquartered in Toronto. is Nickel Xstrata group, mining global major a plc, bearing materials. A commoditybusinessunitofXstrata largest recyclers andprocessors ofnickelandcobalt- world’s the of one also is It nickel. refined of tonnes with annualmanagedproduction ofmore than107,000 Xstrata Nickel istheworld’s fifth-largest nickelproducer, Xstrata Nickel oniambo inNew Caledonia,Kabanga

website at(www.xstrata.com). For moreinformation,pleasevisittheXstrataNickel align withthecompany’s own sustainabilityplanning. also enabledgooddialogueonhow TSM elementscan could improve itsperformanceandprocesses. The review that occurred helpedXstrataNickel identifyareas where it party verification. The constructive discussion and feedback Advisory Panel in2008toreview theresults ofitsthird- Xstrata Nickel metwiththe TSM CommunityofInterest framework andassuranceprogram. framework canonlycomplementtheXstratasustainability tion willalsoimprove. Generating awareness ofthe TSM Nickel anticipatesthatits TSM performanceandverifica- development frameworkandassuranceprogram, Xstrata By continuingtoimprove the company’s own sustainable and community. management, incident and risk engagement, and communication conservation, biodiversity leadership, as such requirements core against performance and development standards. These standards itemize intent first assuranceauditagainstthe17Xstratasustainable In 2008allXstrataNickel operationsparticipatedinthe own sustainabilityframeworkandassuranceprogram. frameworks andverification elementswithXstrata’s Xstrata Nickel’s goalistointegratethe TSM protocols, regulatory environment. portunities, andtheimpactsofrapidlyevolving global better understanditsGHGemissionsprofile, risksandop- well, thecompanyhasbegunaclimatechangeproject to based onachievingthecompany’s energy targets. As In 2009eachsitewilladoptanenergy managementplan

ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 Xstrata Nickel External OutreachAssessment Xstrata Nickel Energy UseandGHGEmissionsManagementAssessment Montcalm Mine Raglan Mine Corporate Xstrata Nickel Crisis ManagementPlanningAssessment Sudbury Mines/Mill Sudbury Smelter Xstrata Nickel Tailings ManagementAssessment Energy intensityperformancetargets Energy usereportingsystems Energy usemanagementsystems for tailingsmanagement Assigned accountabilityandresponsibility Tailings managementsystem Tailings managementpolicyand commitment Effective COIengagementanddialogue Community ofinterest(COI)identification Montcalm Mine Montcalm Mine Raglan Mine Crisis managementpreparedness R Raglan Mine Raglan Mine Sudbury Mines/Mill Sudbury Mines/Mill Sudbury Mines/Mill GHG emissionsintensityperformancetargets GHG emissionsreportingsystems GHG emissionsmanagementsystems Reporting COI responsemechanism Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes O Annual tailingsmanagementrevie w MS manual eview Sudbury Smelter

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Sudbury Smelter Sudbury Smelter Training

Yes Yes Yes No No 55 Actions Company of Highlights 56 section 7.0 Towards Sustainable Mining Progress Report | 2009 focus isonenergy reduction. important metricatallXstrataZinc facilities,where the Greenhouse gasandenergy conservation remains an closure planning. Brunswick mine,where thecurrent priority iseffective work onthemanagementsystemisanticipatedat regular third-party auditsandinternalaudits.No further system, aswell asthesite’s OMSmanual,issubject to the riskinherent inthistypeoffacility. The management a very strong managementsysteminplacebecauseof opment framework(Standard 6). The Brunswick minehas a catastrophic hazard undertheXstratasustainable devel- concern, andatailingsdamfailure wouldbeconsidered Tailings dammanagement isavitalenvironmental on employees andthelocalcommunity. resources tominimize, asmuchpossible,theimpact creasing importance. The companyisapplyingsignificant the endofitsminelife,thisperformancearea isofin- third-party auditing. As theBrunswick mineapproaches strated optimalperformanceintheseareas, asshown by outreach performanceelement.XstrataZinc hasdemon- engagement (Standard 12)relate directly to TSM’s external engagement (Standard 4)andsocialcommunity and communication example, For indicators. TSM to directly apply standards framework Xstrata’s of Several detail, seewww.xstrata.com/sustainability.) tation oftheframeworkexternallyverified. (For more considered world-class. All facilitieshave theirimplemen- is areas, functional 17 of consists which framework, framework thatallitsfacilitiesmustimplement. The development sustainable stringent a has plc Xstrata The following facilitieshave implemented TSM: mining andmetallurgical operationsineasternCanada. operations ofXstrataplc’s zincbusinessunitandincludes Xstrata Zinc CanadamanagestheNorth American Xstrata ZincCanada ■ ■ ■ interest), Valleyfield, Quebec Noranda Income Fund, CEZrefinery (25percent Brunswick smelter, Bathurst, New Brunswick Brunswick mine,Bathurst, New Brunswick

website at(www.xstrata.com). For more information, please visit the Xstrata Zinc Canada ity recently beganandwillbereported oninthefuture. line inlate2008. The implementationof TSM atthisfacil- The Perseverance mineinMatagami, Quebec, cameon company willenhanceinthecomingyear. the that area an is This role. secondary a taken has planning communications crisis result, a As occurring. from crises prevent to is priority top the Xstrata, At

ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL ASSESSED LEVEL 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 Xstrata ZincCanada External OutreachAssessment Xstrata ZincCanada Energy UseandGHGEmissionsManagementAssessment Brunswick Mine Corporate Xstrata ZincCanada Crisis ManagementPlanningAssessment Brunswick Smelter CEZinc Xstrata ZincCanada Tailings ManagementAssessment Energy intensityperformancetargets Energy usereportingsystems Energy usemanagementsystems for tailingsmanagement Assigned accountabilityandresponsibility Tailings managementsystem Tailings managementpolicyand commitment Effective COIengagementanddialogue Community ofinterest(COI)identification Brunswick Mine Brunswick Mine Brunswick Mine Crisis managementpreparedness R Brunswick SmelterC Brunswick SmelterC GHG emissionsintensityperformancetargets GHG emissionsreportingsystems GHG emissionsmanagementsystems Reporting COI responsemechanism Yes Yes Yes Yes O Annual tailingsmanagementrevie w MS manual CEZinc eview Yes Yes Yes No EZinc EZinc Training

Yes No No No 57 Actions Company of Highlights 58 Towards Sustainable Mining ProGRess Report | 2009 Notes

Notes 59 Notes 60 Towards Sustainable Mining ProGRess Report | 2009 mining associations,andother industrygroups across Canada andinternationally. between memberfirmstosolve commonproblems. MAC works closelywithprovincial andterritorial work withgovernments onpoliciesaffecting minerals,toinformthepublicandpromote cooperation The Association’s functions are to promote the interests ofthe industrynationallyandinternationally, to semi-fabrication. and refining Membersmelting, companiesaccountforthevast majorityofCanada’s outputof mineralsandmetals. mining, exploration, mineral in engaged companies comprises The Mining Association ofCana da is the national organization of the Canadian mining industry. It industry. mining Canadian the of organization national the is towards sustainable mining

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