Our performance this year
Xstrata’s operations generated a total of 1.03 billion tonnes of waste in 2007, 8% higher than in 2006. Excavated rock and overburden accounted for 90% of waste generated.
Processing waste (including tailings, course reject, slag and sludges) accounted for 10% of total waste or 119 million tonnes in 2007, of which 7% or 7.8 million tonnes were recycled. The graph on this page shows the various processing wastes that were recycled in 2007, many of which were used to recover additional metal content.