WATER WITHDRAWN AND RECYCLED
Water Withdrawn and Recycled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Global Water Profile – Water Withdrawn and Recycled |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%.