At Las Bambas, we're committed to improving the well-being of our host communities by collectively promoting and performing different activities.

Sustainability

Environmental Management

Our operation focuses on the sustainable development of our host communities, the region where we operate, and our country, Peru. Hence, we prioritise the protection of the environment throughout our processes.
  • Water access and use

    We are aware that local water sources are intended for different uses (environmental, economic and social). Therefore, we manage water rights permits respecting the communities' right to benefit from them, and we try to mitigate any possible impact.

    With the objective of using water resources efficiently, our water management practices and standards are aligned with the environmental guidelines of our headquarters and  the ICMM. Contact water reutilization, fresh water conservation and sediment control have become strategic and responsible practices for our management of water impacts.
     

    Total withdrawal per water source (ml)
    Water Source20212022
    Borefields2.6531.729
    Entrained in ore and tailings consolidation2.6081.759
    Precipitation and runoff15.30113.717
    Rivers and creeks7.8967.270
    total28.45824.475
  • Environmental Impact Study and Amendments

    Since June 2020, we initiated the fourth EIS amendment preparation process in compliance with the industry regulations in force. 

    In December 2020, we submitted to the National Service of Environmental Certification for Sustainable Investments (SENACE) a COVID-19-adjusted proposal regarding our citizen participation mechanisms. 

    Mechanisms of the "EIS amendment pre-development process" with an intercultural approach: 

    One of the law-required main stages of this process is citizen participation. 

    During this stage, information about the third EIS amendment (new components) is provided to the communities through the following mechanisms:  

    • Citizen Participation radio announcements: 1,050 micro-programs were broadcast on Surphuy, Challhuahuacho, and Mallmanya radio stations to inform on Citizen Participation mechanisms Four programs were broadcast on Radio Surphuy to respond any inquiries from the population (44). 
    • Distribution of Digital Informative Materials: 176 authorities received information on the initiation process of the fourth EIS amendment. The Permanent Information Office (PIO) also received informative material to disseminate and promote communities to participate in the Citizen Participation Process. 
    • Guided tours to Las Bambas site: four virtual guided tours were conducted with the participation of twenty-one authorities from the Chumille, Carmen Alto, Quehuira, Ccasa, and Manuel Seoane Corrales communities. During these tours, we shared information about our production process and the fourth EIS amendment process. 
    • Permanent Information Offices (PIO): 234 inquiries, mostly related to job opportunities and the Citizen Participation Process, were registered via phone, WhatsApp, website, and our Facebook account during November and December of 2020. The objective was to inform our host communities about the initiation process of the fourth EIS amendment and the activities planned for the environmental management instrument preparation process.

     

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  • Participatory Environmental Monitoring

    The active participation of host communities is critical to improve monitoring processes. Conducting environmental monitoring is thus an opportunity to build better trust with the communities as processes become more transparent. Therefore, Las Bambas created Permanent Information Offices (PIO) for the communities to openly make inquiries and/or complaints of any kind, including environmental issues.

    By implementing these safe spaces, Las Bambas seeks to reinforce the relationship with community leaders, make its environmental management more transparent, and increase host  communities’ involvement in activities such as monitoring processes, clean-up campaigns, guided tours, among others.

    In 2022, Las Bambas contracted an external company to provide environmental training to the host communities. There were 27 training workshops overall: 9 were conducted in January, and 18, in September. These workshops had the participation of 322 community members of 14 different communities: 57% were women (183) and 43% were men (139). After COVID-19 restrictions, reception to face-to-face training on water use, solid waste management and air quality increased significantly.

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