Biodiversity

Recognising the vital role of biodiversity in sustaining life and adapting to evolving environments, we are mindful of how mining affects water, land, and ecosystems, prioritising responsible stewardship to preserve our ecosystems.

We actively involve and communicate with local stakeholders to integrate their knowledge, wisdom, and concerns into our environmental stewardship, enabling accurate identification of critical habitat and species relationships. Our sustainability and environmental teams collaborate on initiatives for monitoring, studying, protecting, and supporting ecosystems throughout the mining lifecycle and post-closure, with careful land-use planning incorporating input from local communities and stakeholders.

In Kamoa Copper SA Copper’s Biodiversity Management Plan (BMP), several key actions are stipulated to develop or conserve biodiversity in the mining lease area, and all directly and indirectly affected areas. These include preservation of “dilungus”, a type of grassland that is classified as a critical habitat, and a beekeeping program, to manage offset challenges arising from unavoidable community deforestation activities, planting trees on Arbor Day, progressed the establishment of a plant nursery, and spearheaded a program to challenge students to improve biodiversity through enhanced waste management and recycling solutions.

In 2023, Kamoa Copper SA Copper partnered with a female-owned local landscaping company who is passionate about enhancing biodiversity and developing green spaces in our office and residential spaces, as well as imparting knowledge about environmental protection to local communities.