In alignment with our Sustainable Mining Plan and our commitment to environmental stewardship, Anglo American is building a state-of-the-art waste filtration plant at our Minas-Rio operation in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
The filtration plant will help to reduce the total waste from the Minas-Rio tailings dam by up to 85%, as well as having numerous other sustainability related benefits for the operation, including a longer lifespan for the dam and more stable production at the site.
The filtration plant will use vacuum filtration technology to separate and reuse water from tailings, reducing water wastage at Minas-Rio.
