Environmental Report 1997 (BHP Billiton, 1997)
BHP's 1997 Environmental Report documents the global mining, petroleum, and resource company's environmental management policies, performance, and initiatives across operations in 70 countries. The report covers environmental compliance, resource conservation, emissions monitoring, community consultation, and major projects including the Northwest Territories Diamonds Project in Canada and ongoing environmental remediation at the Ok Tedi mine in Papua New Guinea.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- BHP (Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited), Ok Tedi Mining Limited, Papua New Guinea Government, BHP Petroleum, BHP Minerals, BHP Copper, BHP Steel, BHP Transport, BHP Service Companies, Esso Australia Ltd, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, International Council on Metals and the Environment, International Iron and Steel Institute
- Locations
- Northwest Territories, Canada, Ekati Diamond Mine, Yellowknife, Island Copper, Vancouver Island, Canada, Ok Tedi, Papua New Guinea, Star Mountains, Kalimantan, Indonesia, Liverpool Bay, Wales, United Kingdom, Point of Ayr, North Wales, Escondida, Atacama Desert, Chile, Bass Strait, Australia, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia, Whyalla, South Australia, Western Port, Victoria, Australia, Groote Eylandt, Australia, Cannington, Queensland, Australia, Gregory Mine, Queensland, Australia, Cataract River, New South Wales, Australia, Florence, Arizona, USA, North Sea, Pilbara Region, Western Australia, Superior copper mine, Arizona, USA, Hawaii, Togian Islands, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Great Australian Bight, South Australia, Zimbabwe, Peru, Chile
- Parameters
- greenhouse gas emissions, ozone depleting substances, air quality, water quality, suspended solids, copper, oil spills, cyanide, ammonia, phenols, ballast water, energy consumption, waste management, hazardous waste, land rehabilitation, biodiversity, tailings, seismic operations, marine life impact, whale protection, seabed habitats, dioxins, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, particulates and dust, fuel leaks, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, environmental compliance, recycling
- Pages
- 52
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