- AngloGold Ashanti formally adopted ISO 14001 as the
standard for the group’s environmental management
system during 2005. The group has set itself the target
of achieving certification of its operating mines by the
end of 2006. The following operations currently have ISO
14001 certification: Cerro Vanguardia in Argentina;
AngloGold Ashanti Minera??o and Serra Grande in
Brazil; Bibiani and Iduapriem in Ghana; and Geita in
Tanzania. Further details may be found under review
2005 of this report.
- All the South African operations have approved
Environmental Management Programmes (EMPs) in place.
These EMPs are required in terms of South African
environmental and mining legislation and were reviewed
during the year as part of the company’s application
for the conversion of its mining rights in terms of the
Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA).
AngloGold Ashanti was the first gold mining company to
receive all of its ‘new order’ mining rights in
South Africa.
- All operations have set aside financial resources for
the rehabilitation and eventual closure of operations.
As at the end of 2005, the estimated liability amounted
to $337.7 million (2004: $350.1 million). A detailed
breakdown by country/operation may be found under review
2005 of this report.
- Environmental incidents of actual or potential
significance are reported to the Board Committee on
Safety, Health and Sustainable Development. 24 incidents
of varying degrees of severity were reported in 2005.
Further details may be found under review
2005 of this report.
- AngloGold Ashanti is committed to complying with all
applicable legislation and regulations pertaining to the
environment. At Obuasi in Ghana, the Environmental
Protection Agency raised a number of concerns about the
failure of the operation to achieve water quality
discharge standards. An internal review of the operation
has identified a series of remedial actions to address
this situation.
- The following key performance indicators are reported for
AngloGold Ashanti in 2005.*
- Total cyanide usage was 31,939,528 kg. A table listing cyanide usage per country/operation may be found under review 2005 of this report.*
- Total water use was 78,458,736 m3. A breakdown of water usage by country/operation may be found under review 2005 of this report.*
- Total direct energy use was 29,213,073 GJ. (See review 2005 of this report for a breakdown of consumption by country/operation.)*
* Note that only information from the South African operations was assured by PwC.
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