Use of land in or close to areas of high biodiversity value

The data below provides disclosure under the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) indicator EN11: Location and size of land owned, leased, managed in or adjacent to protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas.

(Left click on country totals for breakdown by operation)
Continental Africa
Ghana  
Iduapriem Neung North Forest Reserve is located immediately adjacent to the southern boundary of the Iduapriem operational area. The total area under management at Iduapriem is 11,000ha.
Obuasi 5.7ha are demarcated as forest reserve within the 670km2 Obuasi mine concession.
Tanzania  
Geita The operation is located within 196km2 of the Geita forest reserve.
Australasia
Australian region greenfield exploration Some of the Western Australia tenements held by Australian region greenfield exploration are located within “C” class reserves. The total area affected is 228,085ha.
Americas
Brazil  
AGA Mineração
RPPN Anglogold Cuiaba Adjacent to the Cuiaba Mine.
RPPN Mata Samuel Paula Within 5km of the Quieroz plant.
Córrego do Sítio Within 1km of the Caraça national reserve.
Serra Grande Within 5km of a declared national reserve of Cerrado ecosystem.
This indicator is not applicable to the following operations as they are not located in or adjacent to protected areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas:
  • Navachab in Namibia
  • Sadiola and Yatela in Mali
  • CC&V in the United States of America
  • Siguiri in Guinea
  • Sunrise Dam in Australia
  • Cerro Vanguardia in Argentina
  • Operations at West Wits and Vaal River in South Africa


























Operational safety
Management approach
Number of work-related fatalities
Fatal injury frequency rate
All injury frequency rate
Lost time injury frequency rate
Additional information
Occupational and community health
Management approach
Occupational lung disease
Cases of silicosis
Cases of tuberculosis
Cases of occupational lung disease
Noise-induced hearing loss
Compensable cases of noise-induced hearing loss
Malaria
Number of malaria cases
Malaria incidence
Malaria lost time injury frequency rate
HIV/AIDS
Number of employees and contractors attending VCT programmes
Number of employees on ART
Additional information
Human rights
Management approach  
Human rights and security  
Security incidents recorded  
Percentage security personnel trained in human rights
Discrimination and corruption
Whistle-blowing reports received in 2010
Actions taken in response to incidents of corruption
Additional information
Labour, employment and transformation
Management approach  
Number of employees and contractors
Employee turnover
Composition of workforce
Additional information
Communities
Management approach  
Economic value added statement
Payments to government
Community investment
Participation in public policy development
Additional information
Mine life cycle
Management approach  
Rehabilitation liabilities
Additional information
Environment and natural resource stewardship
Management approach  
Energy  
Direct energy consumption
Indirect energy consumption
Water  
Water consumption
Water discharge
Greenhouse gases  
Direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight
Land  
Amount of land owned, leased or managed for production
Use of land in or close to areas of high biodiversity value
Reportable environmental incidents
Additional information
Product responsibility
Management approach  
Health and safety impacts of products
Product and service labelling
Adherence to marketing communications laws, standards and codes
Fines relating to provision and use of products and services