GEO ENERGY RESOURCES LIMITED
| Annual Report 2014
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fatalities amongst our workforce. Based on our
internal safety and health records to date, we are
pleased to report that our staff did not encounter
any severe injuries or fatalities for FY2014.
Environment and Natural Resources
Stewardship
Since the commencement of our operations,
Geo Energy has been steadfastly committed
to achieving high standards of environmental
management at the mines where we operate.
Environmental management is viewed as
another aspect of good governance which must
be addressed well in order to enhance our overall
performance.
Our Group has formulated comprehensive post-
mining reclamation and rehabilitation plans
to manage the environment in which we carry
out our mining operations. Our plans take into
consideration the geological characteristics
of our mining sites in order to better manage
the environment. It is our Group’s intent to
rehabilitate land as soon as it is no longer mined
rather than wait until the end of mine life. Our
land reclamation activities involve the deposit of
the overburden onto mined-out areas and our
rehabilitation activities involve the spreading
of topsoil over the surface of the overburden
deposited and the planting of native plants to
restore and enhance the environment.
Our environmental management strategies
and goals also include effective air and water
pollution control measures, proper handling and
disposal of hazardous and poisonous waste,
and continuous improvement of our resource
efficiency. Removal of oil and other pollutants,
testing of acidity level and treatment is carried out
before the disposal of waste water. Other types
of waste such as used oil, scrap metal and worn
tyres are brought to designated dump site(s) at
the mine site to be collected and removed by
third party contractors periodically. During the
dry season, water trucks are deployed to spray
sections of coal haulage roads (which are largely
dirt roads or earth roads) located near the homes
of the local communities in order to reduce dust
pollution. Face masks are also distributed to
local residents to help reduce exposure to dust.
