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Environment

Spills

There were 260 spills in 2005, a slight increase from 2004.

Two of these were classified as significant and, although we did not meet our target of zero significant spills, this was a 50 per cent decrease from last year. The two significant spills in 2005 were:

  • Murowa – Discharge of tailing dam effluent into the natural environment.
  • Boron - Extreme rainfall event resulted in accumulation of rainwater that was accidently released to neighbouring areas.

Our target continues to be zero significant spills.

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