Water

Water is fundamental for healthy communities and ecosystems. It is also essential to our operations. Mindful of both imperatives, we strive to continuously improve our water management approach, apply best practices and reduce our impact on water resources.

Our site-specific water management plans address the unique water needs and challenges at each operation and assess water quality, quantity, availability and the needs of local communities. These plans are developed during the feasibility stage as part of a site’s environmental impact studies and are constantly reviewed and updated to ensure water risks and considerations are assessed throughout the mine lifecycle. Because our current operations are not located in water-stressed areas, these sites focus their water management approach on water discharge quality. Rosemont is located in an arid region and its design and operating plans have a correspondingly strong focus on water conservation.

In 2018, the Mining Association of Canada enhanced the TSM Water Stewardship Policy Framework by incorporating the framework into a new Water Stewardship Protocol that includes four performance indicators – water governance, operational water management, watershed-scale planning, and water reporting and performance indicators. As a member of the Association, we will implement the updated protocol over the next several years and publicly report against the protocol beginning in 2021.

In addition, since 2010, we have disclosed our water management performance in CDP’s annual Global Water Report.