2007 Sustainable Development Report

• TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • About Resolution Copper
  • Sustainable Development: An Explanation
  • Stakeholder Assurance Review
  • Message from the President | The Land Exchange
  • 2007 Achievements and Challenges
    • Achievements
    • Challenges
  • Resolution Project Profile
    • The Resolution Project
    • Project Status
    • How We Operate
    • Resolution Project Development Steps | Pre-feasibility Study Update
  • Business Profile
    • Sustainable Business Development
    • Project Planning
    • Employee Training
    • Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Systems
    • Support of SD Policies and Regulatory Compliance
    • Government Affairs
  • Sustainable Development Performance/Targets
    • 2007 Sustainable Development Scorecard
    • Resolution Copper: 2008 Sustainable Development Targets
  • Social Well-Being
    • Safety First
    • Saftey Programs
    • Workforce Profile
    • 2007 Workforce Demographics
    • Employee Survey
    • Community Data
    • Social Well-Being
    • Consulting with Stakeholders
    • Attitudes Toward the Mine: 2007 Copper Triangle Stakeholders Survey/Result Highlights
    • Environment Is Top Concern of Those Surveyed
    • Other Concerns and Complaints
    • Philanthropy and Community Investment
    • Community Engagement
    • Engaging with RCM Stakeholders - 2007
  • Economic Development
    • 2007 Highlights
    • Hiring Locally
    • Corporate Philanthropy
  • Environmental Stewardship
    • Care and Concern
    • Mining Approach
    • Graphic Overview of Block Caving
    • ISO 14001:2004 Certification Achieved
    • Rehabilitation Process
    • 2007 Environmental Incidents
    • Tailings Management
    • Water Management
    • MARRCO Railroad Endures
    • Environmental Impact Study
    • Environmental Partnerships/Environmental Highlights
    • Land Exchange of Critical Importance
  • Reader's Survey

Environmental Stewardship | Chapter Contents

Environmental Impact Study

Completing baseline environmental studies and integrating results into the mine plan is an important part of our prefeasibility evaluation stage. Baseline studies are helping us determine where important biological, cultural and environmental resources reside, so that we can design our mine to minimize environmental impact. Part of that process is to identify all potential environmental impacts of our mining operations, and to detail the results in an Environmental Impact Study (EIS), which will help guide our operations.

One of our 2007 goals was to prepare for additional exploration work and baseline data collection by introducing a new Plan of Operations to the US Forest Service. The Plan of Operations will allow us to drill in new areas and complete hydrological and geotechnical investigations. The draft plan was submitted, and we hope to have the environmental assessment process complete with the Forest Service by the end of 2008.

We are currently scheduled to make our mine operations plan, our Environmental Impact Study and our management plan available for public review by 2009.

Our progress on the EIS has been slowed by the status of the land exchange legislation, since we cannot gain access to all the lands that are part of the exchange.

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