WATER WITHDRAWN AND RECYCLED

Water Withdrawn and Recycled

Regardless of where in the world they are situated, our sites are committed to continually improving the efficiency of water use, increasing recycling, reducing our reliance on fresh water, minimizing harmful discharge to water, and mitigating potential negative impacts on the quality of local water sources. We also continue to work with communities and other industry users to manage water resources on a regional basis.  

Global Water Profile – Water Withdrawn and Recycled

  Recycled/Reused Surface Water Groundwater Mine Water
2010 Total m³ 24,681,265 7,224,930 2,506,535 2,082,679
2011 Total m³ 33,954,557 7,798,596 3,122,993 3,271,338


In 2011, IAMGOLD was able to reduce it’s consumption of surface water from 20% to 16% from the previous year. In that same time, we increased our percentage of recycled water from 67% to 71%.