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Environment
Protecting and supporting the environment that Serabi operates in is a key consideration for all operational decisions.
- Small footprint from underground mines with no conventional tailings dams allows Serabi minimises impacts on flora, fauna and local communities.
- Zero activity in primary rain forest.
- Continuous monitoring of air and water quality.
- Maximising recycling of water and waste materials.
- Remediation of sites degraded by artisanal mining activity.
- Monitoring of biodiversity and on site nursery for cultivation of indigenous plants and trees.
- 62% of waste recycled or repurposed.
In 2023, the company has planted over 1,000 native forest species of trees and plants around its operations.
The use of hydroelectric sources for grid electricity reduces the level of carbon emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions well below industry average emissions of 0.37t CO2 equivalent per ounce of gold produced, compared with 0.41t CO2 e/oz in 2021 (Scope 1&2).
Eighty three environmental monitoring stations are established across each of the Group’s operating sites, measuring the quality of air and surface, underground and potable water, noise and vibration levels and controlling the risk of effluent leakage.
Allocation of environmental monitoring stations
- Surface water 18
- Subterrain water 13
- Potable water 15
- Effluents 8
- Air quality 6
- Noise 11
- Vibration 12
- Água de superfície 18
- Água subterrânea 13
- Água potável 15
- Efluentes 8
- Qualidade do ar 6
- Ruído 11
- Vibração 12
- Palito 33
- São Chico 23
- Coringa 27
Annual biodiversity surveys monitor both the general health of biodiversity and identify any endangered or threatened species.
Tight controls on suppression of vegetation and protection of wildlife, mean our operating sites are typically more densely forested than the surrounding area which is frequently cleared for farming.
The operating sites become havens for wildlife with a broad spectrum of mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles identified. Mammal species in particular are found to be in higher concentrations than expected.
