Our Strategy & Approach

Water management considerations are integrated into mine operation and closure plans, and we engage with Communities of interest (COIs) within our catchment areas to listen to their perspectives on water, better understand potential operational impacts, and look for opportunities to enhance access to water whenever possible.

Plans, Programs, and Initiatives

• Water baseline studies are conducted prior to mining to identify catchment or district-level water availability and quality.
• Water management systems help sites manage contact and non-contact water to optimize reuse and recycling, and comply with permit requirements.
• Water balances track site-level water use, reuse, recycling, storage capacity for extreme weather events, and discharge quantities.
• Training is provided to employees and contractors involved in water management and
• incident prevention or response.

2025 Goals

• Implement projects and initiatives to reduce water withdrawn for use by 108,500 m³ representing approximately 0.8% of the 2025 base case.⁽²⁾

⁽¹⁾ The 2024 base case is our projected 2024 water use, as calculated using our life of mine plans adjusted for annual production guidance.
⁽²⁾ The 2025 base case is our projected 2025 water use, energy use, GHG emissions, and waste generation, as calculated using our life of mine plans adjusted for annual production guidance.