Environmental Indicators

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  2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Materials     Kilotonnes    
Rock broken – managed operations (100%) 102,393 73,478~ 128,089 116,162 97,323
Ore milled – managed operations (100%) 37,530 37,604 39,126 38,433 39,863
Accumulated low-grade stockpiles 16,273 16,631 19,709 18,658 16,072
Coal 125.25 127.5 113.7 119.0 128.5
Liquid petroleum gas (LPG) 5.16 4.40 4.62 6.32 6.46
Grease 0.87 0.88 1.18 1.24 1.38
    Megalitres    
Fuels 52.31 40.01 77.36 72.82 62.14
Lubricating and hydraulic oils 14.21 12.25 17.48 15.65 7.32
Energy     Terajoules    
Energy from electricity purchased 18,556 18,550 19,196 19,642 19,906
Energy from processes and fossil fuels 5,600 5,151 6,202 6,254 6,103
Total energy consumed 24,156 23,701 25,398 25,896 26,009
Water     Megalitres    
Total new water use 33,817 40,600 34,944 36,166 33,639
Water used for primary activities 28,874 34,151 28,362 30,148 27,787
Water used for non-primary activities 4,943 6,449 6,582 6,018 5,852
Potable water from an external source 18,483 20,925 23,556 23,439 22,663
Non-potable water from an external source 935 999 1,144 1,444 333
Waste or second-class water used 10,673 11,171 4,170 2,909 4,681
Surface water used — —* 1,164 1,434 757
Groundwater used 3,636 4,970 8,792 9,707 9,857
Water recycled in processes 53,014 40,074† 25,231 23,590 18,182
Land     Hectares    
Land under Group charge for current mining activities 39,049◊ 51,330 51,334 51,334 48,846
Land utilised for current mining and related activities 14,186 14,723 15,634 14,778 12,408
Total tailings dam area 2,555 3,127 2,310 2,310 2,265
Total waste rock dump area 772 844   752 687
Other land owned          
All land owned (new parameter from 2007) 40,136 45,855 46,974 51,102 —
Emissions     Kilotonnes    
GHG emissions, CO2 equivalent 5,611 5,580 5,581 5,729 5,821
From electricity purchased 5,154 5,153 5,087 5,227 5,325
Internally generated 457 427 494 502 496
Nitrous oxides NM NM NM NM NM
Sulfur dioxide 17.65 15.34 15.51 18.54 16.38
Particulates (point sources) 0.46 0.45 0.38 0.46 0.61
Discharge     Megalitres    
Discharge to surface water 3,327 4,456 3,658 4,596 2,476
    Quality    
Surface water quality monitored at all operations? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Surface water quality deterioration off-site? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Adverse surface water impact on humans? Yes Yes Yes No No
Groundwater quality monitored at all operations? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Groundwater quality deterioration? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Adverse groundwater impact on humans? No No No No No
Waste     Kilotonnes    
Mineral waste accumulated in:          
Tailings dams (active and inactive) 869,616 839,142 730,750 686,814 675,258
Rock dumps 715,437 692,799 665,399 566,518 488,444
Slag dumps 5,054 5,162 Δ 3,940 3,542
Non-mineral waste generated:          
Hazardous to landfill 4.83 5.5 13.69 7.30 7.13
Hazardous incinerated 0.01 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.02
Non-hazardous to landfill 46.81 26.63 26.13 41.35 39.53
Non-hazardous incinerated — — 0.03 0.04 0.04
Environmental incidents and complaints     Number    
Level 1 (minor impact and/or non-compliance) 477 2,689 3,442 5,547 5,819
Level 2 (intermediate impact and/or non-compliance) — 3 1 6 2
Level 3 (major impact and/or non-compliance) — — — — —
Formal complaints 16 18 8 18 19
Sub Standard Acts and conditions• 875 — — — —
Products     Ounces    
Total refined PGMs and gold° 4,660,176 4,395,394 4,302,554 4,192,011 4,595,151
~ Large decrease due to reduced mining at Mogalakwena. Surface stockpiles were processed in 2009. Rock broken at Bokoni only included until 30 June 2009.
* Water reassigned to groundwater rainfall according to latest water model definitions.
† Increase attributed primarily to better internal measurements of the overall water balance.
Δ Parameter not reported as final figures for 2008 could not be verified.
° Excludes toll refining from Anglo Platinum marketing.
• Sub standard acts and conditions reported in 2010.
◊ Reduction is due to exclusion of BRPM and Bokoni JVs.