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Case studies

Construction of flood defences and water storage facilities

Climate adaptation and ‘Rain Immunisation’

A critical water-related challenge that we face at our Metallurgical Coal operations in Australia is the significant variability in rainfall.  Our operations are located in regions that at times oscillate between severe drought and flood conditions. We initiated the ‘Rain Immunisation Project’, a climate adaptation initiative that seeks to decrease the environmental risks and production time loss.

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The Corral de los Chanchos Bay, in the Chañaral district, Chile.

Mantoverde desalination plant

Securing a safe and reliable water source in one of the driest regions in the world presents some obvious challenges. At our Mantoverde copper operation in Chile’s Atacama Desert, we’re doing our best to overcome these by reducing the strain on an already stretched watershed.

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Water testing at Inyosi Coal's Zibulo Colliery.

Solutions for water security

Water is, and will continue to be, one of the key challenges facing our businesses around the world. With many of our operations – particularly in South Africa – in water-stressed catchments, we are committed to being a responsible water steward and ensuring we maximise our resources accordingly.

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The Eastern Limb water project

A leading partnership for water security

Working with key stakeholders for more than a decade, our platinum business has been at the forefront of the Eastern Limb water project, which will provide almost two million people in South Africa’s Limpopo province with a clean, safe and reliable water supply for the first time. The scarcity of this natural resource is one of the mining industry’s greatest risks and threatens the development and sustainability of our operations in this area.

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