2007 Full Report - Kinross Gold

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KEVIN EPPERSSenior Environmental Engineer, Kettle River-Buckhorn“The Buckhorn project’sstate-of-the-art design,coupled with environmentalcontrols and mitigation,ensures that it will be fullyprotective of the environmentwhile providing needed jobsto local workers.”Page 46 Kinross 2007 corporate responsibility report
Environmental performanceKinross takes its responsibility for environmental stewardshipvery seriously and regards sound environmental managementand performance as a key priority at every operation.We seek ways to minimize our environmental footprint wherever we work and thatcommitment is enshrined in our corporate responsibility principles and our corporateEnvironmental Policy. It is also reinforced by the Board of Directors through the Charterof the Board’s Environmental, Health and Safety Committee.In recent years, in accordance with our corporate Environmental Policy, we have beenimplementing a company-wide Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Management System.This system provides the structure, guidelines and standards through which we strive forcontinuous improvement in environmental performance at all our operations worldwide.By year-end 2007, we had made significant progress in ensuring that all of our operationsare compliant with the standards of our EHS Management System. We continued tostrengthen the capabilities of our common electronic management system, a web-basedEHS portal for the company. The portal is an effective repository for standards andinformation related to training, permits, new requirements and incident histories. It playsan important role in EHS management and the sharing of best practices on environment,health and safety.2007 highlights2008 goals• Completed crisis management training at all mine sites in North America andSouth America• Earned third-party certification under the International Cyanide Management Code atRound Mountain, becoming the fourth operating gold mine in the world to be certified.Fort Knox and Paracatu completed the external third-party audit required by the CyanideCode. Fort Knox received certification in early 2008 and Paracatu is awaiting certification• Completed biennial EHS audits of regulatory conformance and management systemsat Fort Knox, Round Mountain and Kettle River• Completed close-out audits at the Haile and Kubaka mine sites to ensure compliancewith environmental regulations prior to the sale and transfer of these assets• Completed water balance reviews at Fort Knox, Kettle River-Buckhorn, Paracatu andMaricunga, and the DeLamar reclamation site. Water balance reviews are an ongoingpart of Kinross’ EHS Management System• Achieve Cyanide Code certification at Maricunga and, potentially, at La Coipa,and certification of the Kupol supply chain• Complete energy reviews at each mine site and develop recommendationsto improve energy efficiency• Continue audit program as part of the EHS Management System• Increase employee use of the EHS portal• Implement a company-wide air emissions initiativePage 47 Kinross 2007 corporate responsibility report
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