HVO 2009 Annual Environmental Management Report - Final

Coal & Allied – Hunter Valley Operations
3.22 FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS AND TARGETS
3.22.1 2009 Performance against Targets
HVO performance against the 2009 targets is presented in Table 51. This table also includes targets set for
2010.
Table 51: HVO Objectives and Target Performance 2009 and 2010
HVO Objectives and Targets 2009 Target 2009 Actual 2010 Target*
Number of significant environmental incidents (High/
Critical) 0 8 6
Land rehabilitated (hectares) 82.9 86 69.2
Land disturbed (hectares) 315.6 272.3 123.5
Ratio of Total Land Disturbed to Total Footprint 0.60 0.59 0.59
Fresh water use (Litres per tonne product) 125 123 126
Electricity use (Kilowatt hours per tonne product) 13.0 12.1 NT
Greenhouse gas emissions (kg CO2-e per tonne product) 90.3 88.9 NT
Greenhouse gas emissions excluding fugitive coal seam
methane emissions (kg CO2-e per tonne material moved) 1.47 1.5 1.55
Average annual site audit score 85% 84% 85%
Number of incidents with regulatory penalties/fines 0 0 0
Blasts at non mine-owned residential areas > 115dB(L) 0 3 3
Blasts at non mine-owned residential areas > 5mm/sec 0 0 0
% recycling or re-use of waste 85% 87% 85%
Develop a HV Regional Biodiversity Action Plan Yes Yes NT
Implement HV Regional Biodiversity Action Plan Yes Yes NT
Complete further works programmes in accordance with
Mine Closure Plan Yes Yes NT
Energy Use (GJ per tonne product) 0.294 0.292 NT
Energy Use (GJ per tonne EMM) 0.015 0.015 NT
Number of Hydrocarbon spills over 100 Litres less than
previous year