Table
1.
Water
targets
of
ICMM
member
companies
as
per
reported
in
2022
sustainability
or
integrated
reports
(continued)
Reference
to
TargetCategory
Target
Company
Water
Target
1.
Companies
that
had
set
a
single
water
target
(
)
Water
stewardship/ catchment
targets
(
)
Newcrest
In
2022
Newcrest
mining
limited:
•
Developed
a
group
water
target
that
allows
for
site-specific
water
context.
•
Progressed
developing
a
water
maturity
framework
to
guide
a
catchment-based
approach
to
water
stewardship.
In
support
of
this
target,
Newcrest
has
developed
Water
Prioritisation
Principles
and
a
Water
Maturity
Framework
(with
key
milestones
by
2025
and
2030)
and
6%
increased
water
withdrawal
in
group.
Reduce
water discharge
Sumitomo
Reduce
emissions
of
hazardous
substances
to
the
atmosphere
and
water.
2.
Companies
that
had
set
more
than
1
water
target
Water reduction,
water
balances
Minsur
2022
Goal:
“Ensure
efficient
water
management
and
promote
measures
to
reduce,
reuse
and/or
recycle
water.”
2022
Target:
“100%
MUs
with
water
balances
adjusted
to
ICMM
requirements”
2030:
“Water
target
for
2030
to
be
defined.”
Water efficiency/ reduction
Gold
Fields
Gold
Fields:
Reduce
freshwater
withdrawal
by
41%
reduction
from
the
2018
baseline.
Recycle
or
reuse
75%
of
total
water
used
Gold
Fields
achieved
this
target
in
2022.
The
target
remains
the
same
for
2023,
and
on
track
to
meet
2030
target
of
80%
Anglo
Gold
Ashanti
Anglo
Gold
Ashanti:
“Reducing
water
withdrawals
from
external
lakes
and
dams,
with
water
harvested
from
the
site’s
pits
and
sumps
constituting
more
than
50%
of
its
new
water
withdrawals
during
the
year
2022.”
3.
Companies
that acknowledged
they
don’t
yet
have
a
target,
but
indicated
that
they
plan
to
Water
targets
will
be
set
by
2023
FreePort
McMoran
“Conduct
site-based
review
of
water
supply
sources
and
use
and
improve
water
models
to
support
target
setting
by
end
of
2023.”
Glencore
“By
2023,
all
industrial
assets
located
in
water-stressed
regions
to
finalise
the
assessment
of
their
material
water-related
risks,
setting
local
targets
and
implementing
actions
to
reduce
impacts
and
improve
performance.”
4.
Companies
that
didn’t
include
a
water
target
within
their
reports
No
explicit
water
targets
Minera
San
Cristobal
Minera
San
Cristobal:
No
actual
target,
REDUCTION
IN
WATER
CONSUMPTION
Domestic
water
consumption
did
not
vary
and
remained
at
125
l/day/person
Boliden
Boliden:
Not
clearly
mentioned
water
targets
in
the
annual
and
sustainable
report
for
2022,
instead,
they
mention
about
water
management
process.
“Water
management
shall
be
in
line
with
Boliden’s
water
management
plan.”
Hydro
Hydro:
“Hydro
uses
the
WRI
Aqueduct
water
tool
to
perform
an
annual
review
of
freshwater
withdrawal
from
water-stressed
areas,
defined
as
locations
with
high
or
extremely
high
baseline
water
stress.
Barrick
“We
continued
to
perform
well
against
some
of
our
key
indicators
in
these
areas
in
2022,
achieving
an
83%
water
recycling
and
reuse
rate…”
618 XXXI International Mineral Processing Congress 2024 Proceedings/Washington, DC/Sep 29–Oct 3