Mine life planning

All Rio Tinto managed operations and business units are required to have and maintain a certified Environmental Management System conforming to the ISO 14001 international standard, which is certified to the business by an accredited body.

ISO 14001 provides a framework for an organisation to identify and manage the environmental impact of its activities, products and services, and to improve its environmental performance continually.

Our approach

In conforming with the adopted international Environmental Management System standard, the following environmental aspects are considered:

• Emissions to air
• Greenhouse gas emissions
• Noise and vibration
• Releases to underground and surface waters
• Mineral and non-mineral waste generation and disposal
• Land use
• Use of hazardous materials
• Use of natural resources
• Changes to ecosystems, and
• Product life cycle.

Monitoring, corrective action and management review is then put in place to ensure environmental management remains at its highest.

Procedures throughout Coal & Allied have been put in place to handle non-conformances and sites regularly undergo internal and external audits to ensure they comply with their Environmental Management System, Rio Tinto Environmental Management System standard and ISO 14001.