Case Studies
Our case studies demonstrate how Our Sustainability Framework (PDF 1.8KB) and our Sustainable Development Policy (PDF 28KB) direct our approach to community health, environmental protection, the health and safety of our workforce and our commitment to good governance and socio-economic development.
We have recently added some new case studies for the 2009 reporting period and we will continue to provide new case studies throughout the year.
Classifying shale to prevent spontaneous combustion and explosions
With the potential for spontaneous combustion, pyritic shale, found at Mount Whaleback provides safety and environmental challenges. Some practical control techniques have been developed to assist in these risks.
Developing a biological monitoring program to monitor the impact of acid mist
The Health team at Cerro Colorado in Chile have taken up the challenge of developing a biological monitoring program to measure and evaluate the occupational health risk of workers exposed to acid mist.
Detecting water leaks to help prevent furnace failure
Water leaking into a furnace can result in catastrophic furnace failure. The TEMCO project team have developed a highly sensitive and immediate method of detecting the presence of additional water within an arc furnace.
Designing a practical and ergonomically friendly meals area for underground miners
A team at the Gregory Crinum mine, in Queensland have designed a portable and ergonomically friendly underground meals area that enables miners to relax and recover during work breaks.
Emissions reductions and safety improvements result from a new start-up procedure at our Mozal aluminium smelter
The supplier of the smelting technology used at Mozal, provided a defined startup procedure that emits per fluorocarbons with an extremely high carbon dioxide equivalent. Mozal have developed a new system that is safer, with fewer emissions.
