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2007 Sustainability Report

Performance Overview

Scope of Operations Included in 2007 data:
Trail Metallurgical Facilities
Red Dog Mine
Williams and David Bell mines
Pogo mine
Highland Valley Copper mine
Pend Oreille mine 		Elk Valley Coal Corporation (EVCC) - 6 mines
Lennard Shelf mine
Antamina mine (General Indicators and Health & Safety Results only)
Andacollo mine (Employees, General Indicators and Health & Safety Results only)
Duck Pond mine (Employees, General Indicators and Health & Safety Results only)
Quebrada Blanca mine (Employees, General Indicators and Health & Safety Results only)
Aspects/Indicators 2007 2006 2005
Employees 8867 7,316 7,103
General
Operations 18 14 13
Awards and Recognition 12 13 7
Corporate Audits Conducted 6 3 4
ISO Certified Operations 6 6 6
Health & Safety Results (1) (2) (3)
Fatalities 1 6 2
Total Recordable Incident Frequency (TRIF) 2.58 2.91 3.02
Lost-time injuries (LTI) 158 125 119
Lost-time incident frequency (LTIF) 0.97 0.94 0.94
Severity 59.9 203.7 119.2
Compliance
Significant EHS Incidents 2 3 2
Permit Excursions (number) (1) 85 132 100
Water sampling % compliance 99.35% 99.24%  
Air sampling % compliance 99.98%    
Reportable Spills (number) (1) 307 274 277
Enforcement Actions (number) 0 1 0
Fines US $0 US $ 7,353 $0
Energy Use & GHG Emissions (4)
Electricity (TJ) 11,252 10,749 8,999
Fuel (TJ) 17,680 9,367 7,893
Energy Intensity in Metal Product (GJ/t) 2.05 14.77 13.21
Energy Intensity in Gold Product (GJ/oz) 3.05 3.87 3.33
CO2 equivalents (kt) (Direct) 1,602 728 612
CO2 equivalents (kt) (Indirect) 208    
CO2 equivalents (kt) (Total) 1,708    
Carbon Intensity in Metal Product (t/t) (Direct) 0.11 0.50 0.44
Carbon Intensity in Metal Product (t/t) (Total) 0.12    
Carbon Intensity in Gold Product (t/oz) (Direct) 0.10 0.13 0.08
Carbon Intensity in Gold Product (t/oz) (Total) 0.30    
Waste & Recycling
Solid waste material recycled (t) (1) 49,100 35,928 27,439
Solid waste material recycled (m3) 1,507 n/a n/a
Liquid materials recycled & reused (m3) (1) 4,789 1,678 3,005
Solid waste material recycled (items) (1) 28,969 32,392 18,745
Saleable Wastes 106,297 n/a n/a
Managed Waste
Total waste rock ('000 tonnes) 459,257 24,271  
Total tailings dry ('000 tonnes) 56,982 61,288  
Total solid non-haz. materials to landfill ('000 tonnes) 17.02    
Total solid non-haz. materials incinerated ('000 tonnes) 0.28    
Water Conservation
Total groundwater withdrawal (m3/yr) 12,869,779 8,171,764  
Total surface water withdrawal (m3/yr) 111,463,729 105,915,979  
Total volume of water recycled/reused (m3/yr) 119,077,909 90,244,657  
Total percentage of water recycled/reused (%) (5) 95.77 79.10  
Reclamation (6)
New reclamation for the year (ha) 391.5 n/a n/a
Reclaimed to date (ha) (1) 10,869 10,622 10,473
Land to be reclaimed (ha) (1) 17,733 17,471 16,821
Trees planted (1) 486,853 430,858 279,210
Environmental Costs
Operating Costs $60,703,419 $42,184,686 n/a
Capital Costs $39,101,720 $23,464,050 n/a
Reclamation/remediation costs (7) $20,400,000 $30,500,000 $28,900,000
(1) Historical data (2005-2006) for EVCC has been included where available but not assured.
(2) The safety and health statistics reported in the 2007 Sustainability Report are slightly different than those reported in our 2007 Annual Report due to injury upgrading/downgrading, claim denial by medical professionals, or investigation results.
(3) Safety statistics include both employees and contractors. TRIF, LTIF and Severity rates are based upon 200,000 hours worked.
(4) Data is stated based on a proportionate basis: Hemlo 50%, EVCC 52% and Lennard Shelf 50%.
(5) The GRI formula for calculation of Total Percentage of Water Recycled (total volume used/total volume recycled) is inconsistently applied within the industry. We are working toward standardizing the methodology.
(6) “New reclamation for the year” is reclaimed amount for specified year. “Reclaimed to date” is a cumulative total of reclaimed land; “Land to be reclaimed” is disturbed land that has yet to be reclaimed.
(7) Costs for operations and dormant properties were recalculated for 2005 and 2006 as compared to the 2006 Sustainability Report, based on revised figures from the TC Finance Department.