The following programs guide MRM’s efforts in environmental management:

Resource conservation

Covering environmental surveying, a permit system for authorising clearing and digging, annual waste management plans and documentation of resource use

Environmental impact management

Incorporating annual reviews of the mine’s performance against both Xstrata standards and the Northern Territory Government requirements, third party review of monitoring data and internal compliance reviews

Environmental incident management

Confirming a procedure for reporting, investigating and learning from environmental incidents

Environmental training

Ensuring all managers, employees and contractors know their responsibilities for environmental protection

Environmental communication

Promoting MRM’s policies, presentations, actions, standards and guidelines on environmental issues.

Other areas of interest

Factsheet 14 - Environmental Management

Media releases

Response to the Independent Environmental Monitor 2008 Audit Report (0.1Mb)