Mitigation Hierarchy Study Case Los Bronces District Mine Chile. Alejandro Tamayo / Environmental Specialist IAIA 2017 November Content
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Mitigation Hierarchy Study Case Los Bronces District Mine Chile. Alejandro Tamayo / Environmental Specialist IAIA 2017 November Content ● Biodiversity in AngloAmerican ● Los Bronces Copper Business Unit (Chile) ● Mitigation Hierarchy – Los Bronces District Mine Study Case 2 Where is it and what does it produce? London Beijing New Delhi Singapore Offices Lima Johannesburg Operations and Projects Belo Horizonte Brisbane Coal Santiago Nickel Platinum Diamonds (De Beers) Iron Ore and Manganese 3 Copper Biodiversity Strategy Strategy to ensure Anglo American can deliver positive biodiversity outcomes Net Positive Impact Mitigation No Net Loss of Significant Biodiversity (avoid, minimize) Additional Conservation Outcomes / Action Biodiversity Standard Rehabilitated Environment Policy and Biodiversity Strategy Application of Mitigation Hierarchy Offset Full Compliance to Regulatory Requirements 4 Los Bronces Copper Business Unit ● Located 65 kilometers from Santiago (Capital of Chile, population 6 million people) and 3.500 meters above sea level Los Bronces is one of biggest copper mines in the world ● Los Bronces is an open pit mine and main facilities are: ● Mine, plant and services area ● Slurry and water pipeline ● Tailings dam ● Los Bronces 2016 production was 307.200 copper tons ● One of the most important environmental permit was in 2007 ● Los Bronces is located within biodiversity Hot Spot Central Chile near 2 protected areas: Los Nogales and Yerba Loca (both are Nature Sanctuaries, according environmental regulations) 5 Anglo American – Los Bronces Copper Business Unit Main Facilities Location 6 Los Nogales and Yerba Loca Nature Sanctuary Los Bronces Influence Area 7 Mitigation Hierarchy in Anglo American Copper Business Unit Schema ● Biodiversity Partners: coverage area and hierarchy levels working together with copper business unit Chile Increasing area of coverage , Level Biodiversity business partners , , , Global Fauna & Flora International or International Biodiversity Cooper business partners Fauna & Flora International National National conservation bodies Provincial government Regional Subsidiary Bodies Or Provincial companies Conservation NGO’s Local government Business Local Unit Local NGO’s Local communities Increasing level of focus and detail 8 …”Making Mining in Central Chile a Challenge”… Hennie Faul, Copper CEO ● Los Bronces copper reserves ● Environmental impacts and land uses ● Many interests on territory ● Climate changes effects El Pulso (24/08/17) ● Sensible environmental assets El Mercurio (29/09/17) 9 Los Bronces Mitigation Hierarchy: Optimize Positive Impacts and Opportunities 10 Los Nogales Nature Sanctuary ● Los Nogales Sanctuary Statement dated on 1973. Defined Area : 11000 hectares, Anglo American is the owner of the 45% of it. ● The main objectives of Sanctuary are protect and motivate flora and fauna researches inside it. ● Statement highlight biodiversity and ecology value of mountains area in Chilean central zone. 11 Los Nogales Nature Sanctuary Sustainability Land Use Plan ● Objectives ● Management of conservation objects in relation to their sensibilities to human use ● Land use according to traditional culture and interesting of conservation objects ● Ensure good conditions of conservation objects (restauration) ● Collaboration on main activities with owners. ● Biodiversity Conservation Context (WCS Methodology): ● Private and public conservation strategy (working with partners) ● Key biodiversity elements ● Identification of biodiversity conservation objects ● Owners. Sanctuary has 3 privates owners ● A Parcel (1). Compañía Agrícola Los Nogales 4100 hectares ● B Parcel (2). Anglo American 4950 hectares ● C Parcel(3). Hacienda Los Nogales Society 1950 hectares 12 Los Nogales Sustainability Plan Schedule 1st Stage 2nd Stage 3rd Stage 4th Stage • Los Nogales Nature • Conservation objects • Definition best uses to • Action plans definition Sanctuary information analysis land according (restauration and analyses conservation objects sustainability land use • Collaboration work: and natural resources meetings, field data • Mapping zones for collection, others. sustainability management • Finished • Ongoing • Ongoing • 2017 December 13 Los Nogales Nature Sanctuary - Geographic Context DEM Slope Aspect Hydrography Isotherm Land Use Infrastructure Landsat RGB Landsat NDVI 14 Focus and Priority Conservation Objects Ecosystem integrity maintenance Consumption and recreation activities LO BARNECHEA MOUNTAIN AREA Los Andes iconic specie Water System Touristic attraction Ecologic role sensible flora and fauna site Hydrologic regulation Stockbreeding Use Wetlands Los Andes Mountain Vegetation Natural hazards detention Flora and fauna habitat Low resilience Condor Frangel Scrub Representative distribution Ecologic role (resource) 15 Hydrologic System Analyses Eco systemic Indirect Threat Direct Threat Human Comfort Service Lack of mitigation and Precipitation Clean water adaptation measures regimen change by access climate change WaterStorage and provision Preserve Cultural tradition WATER Insufficient control by SYSTEM authorities Unique Habitats Resource Extraction without Insufficient monitoring permits Feel good planning measures sensation Water Recreation Contamination 16 Los Andes Mountains Vegetation Analyses Eco systemic Indirect Threat Direct Threat Human Comfort Service Reduction of mitigation Precipitation and adaptability measures Flow regulation regimen change by Natural hazards and snow climate change protection preservation Overuse by Cleaning water stockbreeding process Protected Slope Lack of stockbreeding activities management and adaptability to current mountain situation LOS ANDES VEGETATION Cleaning air process Particular material retention Indirect supplies Carbon footprint Overlay regulatory Industrial building control instruments and authorities interests 17 Conservation Objects: Mapping and Zonification Productive and Water System Condor Habitat Wetlands System Vegetation System Services Area Conservation Priority Objects Overlay 0 Low 1 Low Conservation objects overlay and conservation priority 2 Medium definition according 3 Medium sensitive of each one 4 High 5 High Equal Areas 18 Our Proposal on Land Use Land Use Area (Hectares) % Low Priority 2.233 20,3 Conservation Medium Priority 7.698 69,9 Conservation High Priority 401 3,7 Conservation Industry and 668 6,1 Services Area TOTAL 11.000 100,0 19 Ongoing and Next Steps Los Nogales Sustainability Land Use Plan ● Zonification Process: ● Discussion and validation process with owners ● Detailed analysis on High Conservation Zone ● Action Plan: ● Stakeholders: Ongoing education and knowledge process ● Restauration pilot Project on high or medium priority zone (species from Explorador Quilapilun Park / Garden Center) ● Process Results Communication: ● Authorities ● Neighbors communities ● Stakeholders and others Another Mitigation Hierarchy Activities ● Ongoing collaboration process with Lo Barnechea Local Authority in Sustainability Land Use Plan for Yerba Loca Nature Sanctuary ● Ongoing collaboration on diffusion education biodiversity program 20 “Parque Explorador Quilapilún” Biodiversity Inside Copper Business Unit ● Anglo American Explorador Quilapilún Park, is the first botanic garden within the Santiago Region to grow and preserve native flora and vegetation species ● Its area is 4,5 hectares, the Park included more than 30.000 natives trees and plants of Chilean Central. This means to be the first researcher and diffusion center of central Chilean native flora and vegetation ● There is a garden center where native plants species will be produced for future conservation activities Cactochilensis en Cactochilensis en Santuario Los Nogales Parque Quilapilún 21 Final Words 22 THANK YOU 23.