Bengalla
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Bengalla is committed to sustainable development and ensuring positive environmental, social and economic outcomes for the community in which it operates.
The mine ensures that all employees and visitors comply with Coal & Allied's environmental management policies to minimise the mine’s impact on the environment and to ensure that mined land is effectively rehabilitated. Bengalla also implements a range of environmental management plans and programmes on site.
Bengalla is committed to the long term social and economic well being of the Upper Hunter. Through Coal & Allied’s community relations programme and the Coal & Allied Community Development Fund, the mine is working to help provide positive long term outcomes for the region.
2008 Sustainable development report
| 2008 | 2007 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employees | 240 males, 27 females, total 267 | 211 males, 22 females, Total 233 |
| Saleable production | 5.4 million tonnes | 5.2 million tonnes |
| Health & safety LTIFR (200,000) | 0.23 | 1.03 |
| Freshwater use (litres per tonne of product coal) | Target 99, 2008 performance 88 | 102 |
| Energy use (gigagoules per tonne of equivalent material moved) |
Bengalla’s energy use increased compared with 2007 due to additions to the mine's equipment fleet, including two trucks, a dozer and a grader to support higher levels of production. Significant construction work was also carried out on the new coal hopper. |
0.015 |
| Greenhouse gas emissions (kg -CO2 per tonne of equivalent material moved) |
Target 1.40, 2008 performance 1.96 Bengalla’s greenhouse gas emissions increased in 2008 due to its increased energy use, as outlined above. |
1.64 |
| Annual rehabilitation & disturbance (hectares) |
Target rehabilitation 11, 2008 performance 11 Target disturbance 33, 2008 performance 45 While Bengalla met its own voluntary target for land rehabilitation, it exceeded its land disturbance target. This was due to changes in mine planning throughout the year, which altered the mine’s land management plans. |
Rehabilitation, 5 Disturbance, 49 |
2008 Highlights
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A project to reuse and recycle gloves at Bengalla, to help reduce landfill and cut costs, won a competition run by Thiess as part of National Recycling Week
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The EnviroSaver programme - a community initiative aimed at reducing energy and water usage - saw around 90 employees from Bengalla have energy efficient light bulbs and shower heads fitted to their homes
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$20 million of savings were achieved through business improvement projects at Bengalla in 2008. In one project, the mine saved $400,000 by eliminating data link (communication) errors on its haul trucks
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Bengalla's emergency response team took home several awards at the 2008 New South Wales Mine Rescue Challenge, including the Esprit de Corp award for displaying the best morale and willingness to help others
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More than 1000 people from the Muswellbrook community attended an open day at Bengalla in November 2008 to celebrate 10 years in operation.