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APPENDIX A
Waste Inventory
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PC waste inventory – Non-mineral
Waste type
produced
Waste
classification
Waste management
Gap/need
Avoid
Storage/Handling
Treatment
Re-use, recover, recycle
Disposal
Acid (spillages)
Hazardous
Redundant reagents
are sent back to
manufacturers
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-
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Spilled acid is either put back into
the Acid Plant or disposed of into
the main tailings storage facility via
the plant stream.
Aerosol cans
Hazardous
-
Sent to salvage yard
-
Recycled once punctured at the
salvage yard
-
Investigate alternative
management method for
spilled acids: prevent acid
spillages or disposal to offsite H:H landfill
(Holfontein) via salvage
yard
-
Air conditioner
Hazardous
-
-
Sold at bi-annual auction by
Salvage Yard
-
-
Air filters
General
-
-
Recycled for the metal content
Alien plants
General
-
-
-
Disposed at site adjacent to on-site
general waste disposal facility
(landfill)
Anti-freeze (used)
Hazardous
-
Sent to salvage yard where gas is
checked and removed where
necessary
Air filters are to be disposed of into
turquoise air filter lugger bin and
not mixed with oil filters and sent
to salvage yard
Bush cleared material is sent to
the wooden pallet and rubber
storage area adjacent to the
landfill
Used anti-freeze is disposed of by
the workshops into the separating
systems after which the antifreeze makes its way into the plant
stream
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Disposed of into the main tailings
storage facility via the plant stream.
Investigate alternative
management method for
used anti-freeze: possible
recycling or disposal to offsite H:H landfill
(Holfontein) via salvage
yard
Asbestos
Hazardous
-
-
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Batteries
Hazardous
Motor batteries are
sent back to suppliers
-
Recycled by Phalaborwa
Recycling
Disposal to off-site H:H landfill
(Holfontein) via salvage yard
-
Continually update
asbestos inventory
Improve AAA, AA and
other battery recycling
Bearings
General
-
-
Sold to scrap dealer yard
-
Boiler / coal ash
Hazardous
(pending outcome
of new
classification
results)
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Sealed in 210 l drums stored at
salvage yard
Other batteries are separated at
source and stored in dedicated
bunded area at the salvage yard
for removal by contractor
Temporarily stored at source in
metal lugger bin which is sent to
salvage yard
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Ash is sometimes used for road
building at the mine
Disposal to boiler ash dump
Investigate reviving
bearing refurbishment
programme at PC
Classify and re-use /
recycle this material if
possible: road building,
brick-making and landfill
capping
Brake pads and
shoes
General
-
-
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Disposal to on-site general waste
disposal facility (landfill)
Investigate whether
alternative disposal
method is available
Building rubble
General
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-
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Wooden pallet and building rubble
storage area adjacent to landfill
Increase re-use, recycling
or recovery of this
material, especially bricks
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Temporarily stored at source in
rubbish lugger bin which is sent to
on-site general waste disposal
facility (landfill)
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Waste type
produced
Waste
classification
Waste management
Gap/need
Avoid
Storage/Handling
Treatment
Re-use, recover, recycle
Disposal
Temporarily stored at source in
drums / caged areas or marked
lugger bins, which are collected by
Phalaborwa Recycling
Broken glass is stored in glass
lugger bin and sent to salvage
yard for recycling
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Recycled by Phalaborwa
Recycling
-
Standardise storage /
handling throughout all
operational areas
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Broken glass is recycled to
Phalaborwa Recycling
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Reduce broken glass
volumes
Cardboard
(boxes)
General
-
Chem-lab waste
Broken glass –
general (if washed
of chemicals)
-
Sample material hazardous
-
Sample material is stored in
stones lugger bin and sent to onsite general waste disposal facility
(landfill)
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Sample material (stones) are
disposed at the on-site general
waste disposal facility (landfill)
Classify (determine hazard
rating) stone samples and
store/handle and dispose
accordingly
Used chemicals hazardous
Redundant chemicals
are sent back to
manufacturers
Used chemicals are stored in
marked and sealed 210 l drums
and sent to salvage yard
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-
Used chemicals are disposed to offsite H:H landfill (Holfontein) via
salvage yard
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Chemical start tins
Hazardous
-
Tins are stored in marked 210 l tin
drums and sent to salvage yard
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Recycled by contractor
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Clutch kits
General
-
Temporarily stored at source in
rubbish lugger bin which is sent to
on-site general waste disposal
facility (landfill)
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Recycled by contractor
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Contaminated air
filters
Control arms
Hazardous
-
-
-
-
-
Sold at auction at salvage yard
Disposed to off-site H:H landfill
(Holfontein) via salvage yard
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-
General
Stored in marked 210 l oil filter
drums and sent to salvage yard
Temporarily stored at source in
metal lugger bin which is sent to
salvage yard
Conveyor belts
General
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-
Some re-used at the mine, e.g.
lining” material, fire beaters or
sold
Stockpiled at MRSTF on main
waste rock dump – Dump 4
Find alternative to disposal
Radioactive
(hazardous)
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Rolled up and stored at core shed
and/or salvage yard to be re-used
at the mine, e.g. as “lining”
material, fire beaters or sold
Stored at the rubber storage area
or sent to MRSTF on main waste
rock dump – Dump 4
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Stockpiled at MRSTF on main
waste rock dump – Dump 4
Diffs (used)
General
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-
Sold at auction at salvage yard
-
Investigate whether
alternative disposal
method is available
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Domestic
General
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-
-
Disposed to on-site general waste
disposal facility (landfill)
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Door rubbers
General
-
-
-
Stockpiled at MRSTF on main
waste rock (Dump 4)
Investigate whether
alternative disposal
method is available
Electric and other
cable
General
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-
Copper cable is sent to the
refinery for smelting after which
it forms part of the copper
process.
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Temporarily stored at source in
metal lugger bin which is sent to
salvage yard
Temporarily stored at source in
rubbish lugger bin which is sent to
the landfill
Temporarily stored at source in
rubbish lugger bin and sent to
MRSTF on main waste rock
(Dump 4)
Temporarily stored at source in
metal lugger bin which is sent to
salvage yard
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Waste type
produced
Waste
classification
Waste management
Gap/need
Avoid
Storage/Handling
Treatment
Re-use, recover, recycle
Disposal
Electroclean tins
Hazardous
-
Tins are stored in marked 210 l tin
drums and sent to salvage yard
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Recycled by contractor
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Electronic
components
General
-
Temporarily stored at source in
rubbish lugger bin which is sent to
on-site general waste disposal
facility (landfill)
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Disposal to on-site general waste
disposal facility (landfill)
Investigate whether
alternative disposal
method is available
Engines (used)
Hazardous
-
-
Sold at auction at salvage yard
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-
E-waste
(computers,
printers, etc.)
Hazardous
-
Temporarily stored at source in
metal lugger bin which is sent to
salvage yard
Sent to salvage yard and sold on
auction or donated to schools
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Sent to salvage yard and sold on
auction or donated to schools
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Explosives waste
Hazardous
-
-
-
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Fibreglass body
panels
General
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-
Stockpiled at MRSTF on main
waste rock (Dump 4)
Fluorescent tubes
Hazardous
-
Temporarily stored at source and
sent to MRSTF on main waste
rock (Dump 4)
All fluorescent tubes are placed in
pre-approved boxes kept at the
stores, for the specific purpose of
handling, transporting and
disposal of fluorescent tubes.
These boxes are delivered to the
salvage yard when full. Curshing
will only take place for tubes which
have been accidentally broken.
Contaminated
explosives packaging
and explosives waste
is detonated at a
facility located on
Dump 4.
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Investigate ways to further
increase recycling of Ewaste (computers,
printers, etc.)
Destination of residual
waste subsequent to
detonation is unknown
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-
Sent to off-site H:H landfill
(Holfontein) via salvage yard
Food residues
General
-
-
-
Disposed to on-site general waste
disposal facility (landfill)
Find alternative to disposal
Fuel pumps
Hazardous
-
Temporarily stored at source in
rubbish lugger bin which is sent to
the landfill
Stored in metal lugger bin and
sent to salvage yard
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-
Recycled
-
Garden waste
General
-
Garden waste is sent to the
wooden pallet and rubber storage
area adjacent to the landfill
-
-
Disposed at site adjacent to on-site
general waste disposal facility
(landfill)
Investigate whether re-use
/ recycling is possible
Glass
General
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-
Recycled by Phalaborwa
Recycling
Disposed to on-site general waste
disposal facility (landfill)
Improve glass recycling
Grease
Hazardous
-
Glass is temporarily stored at
source in a glass lugger bin and
subsequently sent to the salvage
yard for recycling OR stored in
rubbish lugger bin and sent to
landfill for disposal
Stored in sealed 210 l drums and
sent to salvage yard
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Handbrake cables
General
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Temporarily stored at source in
metal lugger bin which is sent to
salvage yard
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Sold at auction at salvage yard /
recycled by Phalaborwa
Recycling
Disposal to off-site H:H landfill
(Holfontein) via salvage yard
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Investigate whether
alternative disposal
method is available
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Waste type
produced
Waste
classification
Waste management
Gap/need
Avoid
Storage/Handling
Treatment
Re-use, recover, recycle
Disposal
Health care risk
waste
Hazardous
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Health care risk waste (general
and sharps) arising from the clinic
is temporarily stored in medical
waste containers and sent to the
smelter for incineration.
Incineration at smelter
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Destination of residual ash
and classification of the
ash is unknown - negligible
HEF
Hazardous
-
-
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Removed off-site by Enviro-Serv
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Hydraulic control
valves
Hydraulic
cylinders (used)
Hydraulic hoses
Hazardous
-
Stored in waste HEF bin prior to
removal by Enviro-Serv
Stored in metal lugger bin
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-
-
Hazardous
-
Stored in metal lugger bin
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-
Removed off-site by scrap recycler
/ auctioned at salvage yard
Removed off-site by scrap recycler
/ auctioned at salvage yard
General (inert)
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Stored in rubber lugger bin
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-
Stockpiled at MRSTF on main
waste rock (Dump 4)
Hydraulic pipes
Hazardous
-
Stored in metal lugger bin
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-
Stockpiled at MRSTF on main
waste rock (Dump 4)
Hydraulic pumps
Hazardous
-
-
-
Removed off-site by scrap recycler
Lead
Hazardous
-
Hydraulic pumps are to be drained
of oil, and subsequently stored in
metal lugger bin
Recycled at supplier
Investigate whether
alternative disposal
method is available
Investigate whether
alternative disposal
method is available
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Lights (used)
General
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Scrap lead is melted
on site at a special
lead melting oven
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-
Disposed to on-site general waste
disposal facility (landfill)
Machinery and
equipment
MOP (used)
General
-
-
Sold at auction
-
Investigate whether
alternative disposal
method is available
-
Hazardous
-
Stored in 210 l marked MOP
drums and sent to salvage yard
-
Disposal to off-site H:H landfill
(Holfontein) via salvage yard
Decrease used MOP
volumes to be disposed
Nickel
contaminated filter
bags from Nickel
Plant
Oil
Hazardous
Procedure in place
Stored in 210 l sealed and marked
oil drums and sent to salvage yard
Will be sent to soil
remediation farm as
from July 2012
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-
Disposal to off-site H:H landfill
(Holfontein) via salvage yard
-
Hazardous
Procedure in place to
avoid oil spills
Stored in 210 l sealed and marked
oil drums and sent to salvage yard
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Oil contaminated
soil
Hazardous
Procedure in place to
avoid oil spills
Stored in 210 l sealed and marked
oil drums and sent to salvage yard
Will be sent to soil
remediation farm as
from July 2012
Used oil is recycled and returned
as fuel (Catbot) for the Smelter
-
Disposal to off-site H:H landfill
(Holfontein) via salvage yard
Oil filters
Hazardous
-
-
-
Disposed to off-site H:H landfill
(Holfontein) via salvage yard
Oil pumps
Hazardous
-
-
Recycled
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-
Paint / turpentine
containers
Paper
Hazardous
-
Oil filters are to be drained of oil
before disposal into turquoise oil
filter lugger bin and sent to
salvage yard.
Stored in metal lugger bin and
sent to salvage yard
Sent to salvage yard
Decrease oil contaminated
soil to be disposed Bioremediation trial
underway
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-
-
Disposal to off-site H:H landfill
(Holfontein) via salvage yard
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General
Double sided printing
Paper is separated at source,
-
Paper collected by Phalaborwa
Bins are not available in all
Reduce paper disposed at
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Used lights are temporarily stored
at source in “Glass” lugger bins for
disposal
Sent to salvage yard
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Waste type
produced
Waste
classification
Waste management
Avoid
Storage/Handling
and centralised
printing at IS&T
Building
using the WOW bin system to be
collected by Phalaborwa
Recycling
Temporarily stored at source in
rubbish lugger bin which is sent to
on-site general waste disposal
facility (landfill)
Stored in 210 l marked MOP
drums and sent to salvage yard
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Plastic
General
-
PPE (used)
Hazardous
-
Printer cartridges
Hazardous
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Prop-shafts and
centre bearings
General
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Radiators
General
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Rags (used)
Hazardous
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Rims
General
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Rubber
General
-
Radioactive
(hazardous)
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Rubber-lined
scraps
Radioactive
(hazardous)
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Scrap metal
(steel, sub-grade
steel, hi chrome,
magnetic and nonmagnetic steel,
aluminium and
zinc)
Seats
General
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General
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Sewage sludge
Hazardous
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Shocks – gas
filled
General
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Gap/need
Treatment
Re-use, recover, recycle
Disposal
Recycling
operational areas, hence some
paper is disposed at on-site general
waste disposal facility (landfill) and
reclaimed from there
Disposal to on-site general waste
disposal facility (landfill) – to be
collected by Phalaborwa Recycling
on-site landfill
-
Plastic to be collected by
Phalaborwa Recycling
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-
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Disposal to off-site H:H landfill
(Holfontein) via salvage yard
Disposal to on-site general waste
disposal facility (landfill) / sold at
auction at salvage yard
Temporarily stored at source in
metal lugger bin which is sent to
salvage yard
Temporarily stored at source in
metal lugger bin which is sent to
salvage yard
Stored in 210 l marked MOP
drums and sent to salvage yard
-
Sold at auction at salvage yard
-
Reduce PPE disposed at
H:H landfill
Investigate IS&T
arrangement to manage
printer cartridges and
supply for the case of
recycling / re-use
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Sold at auction at salvage yard
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Temporarily stored at source in
metal lugger bin which is sent to
salvage yard
Stored at source in rubber lugger
bins and sent to salvage yard to
be re-used at the mine, e.g. as
“lining” material, fire beaters, or
sold
-
Sold at auction at salvage yard
Disposal to off-site H:H landfill
(Holfontein) via salvage yard
-
Decrease used rags to be
disposed
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Some re-used at the mine, e.g.
as “lining” material , fire beaters
or sold
Stockpiled at MRSTF on main
waste rock dump – Dump 4
Increase re-use, recovery,
recycling
Stored at the rubber storage area
or sent to MRSTF on main waste
rock dump – Dump 4
Stored at the rubber storage area
or sent to MRSTF on main waste
rock dump – Dump 4
Scrap metal is to be disposed of
into blue metal lugger bin. Metal to
be free from oil and grease.
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Stockpiled at MRSTF on main
waste rock dump – Dump 4
Find alternative disposal
method
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Stockpiled at MRSTF on main
waste rock dump – Dump 4
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Recycled by contractor
Old scrap metal is stored / disposed
at on-site scrap yards or at MRSTF
on main waste rock dump (Dump 4)
Find alternative re-use /
recycling / disposal
method
Prevent lengthy
accumulation of scrap and
rusting
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Sold at auction at salvage yard
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Sold at auction at salvage yard
Disposed at main tailings storage
facility
-
Classify and investigate reuse potential – in process
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Temporarily stored at source in
metal lugger bin which is sent to
salvage yard
Stored in sludge drying beds at
sewage plants
Temporarily stored at source in
metal lugger bin which is sent to
Reduce plastic disposed at
on-site landfill
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Waste type
produced
Waste
classification
Waste management
Avoid
Gap/need
Storage/Handling
Treatment
Re-use, recover, recycle
Disposal
-
Sold at auction at salvage yard
-
-
-
Recycled by contractor
-
-
-
Sold to scrap recycler
-
-
-
Sold at auction at salvage yard
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-
Temporarily stored at source in
metal lugger bin which is sent to
salvage yard
Temporarily stored at source in
metal lugger bin which is sent to
salvage yard
Tins are stored in marked 210 l tin
drums and sent to salvage yard
Used transformer oil is stored in
sealed drums at the various
operational areas. On request of
the Area Supervisor, the Utilities
Supervisor will arrange for the
drums to be collected by an
authorised contractor.
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Sold at auction at salvage yard
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Sold at auction at salvage yard
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Recycled by contractor
-
Improve tin recycling
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Collected by contractor
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Some re-use at the mine
(parking bays, etc.)
Stockpiled at MRSTF on main
waste rock dump (Dump 4)
Increase re-use, recovery,
recycling
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Stockpiled at MRSTF on main
waste rock (Dump 4)
Reduce disposal to Dump
4
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Recycled by VanChem / Lonex
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salvage yard
Oil-filled shocks are to be drained
of oil, and subsequently Stored in
marked 210 l oil filter drums and
sent to salvage yard
Tins are stored in marked 210 l tin
drums and sent to salvage yard
Temporarily stored at source in
metal lugger bin which is sent to
salvage yard
Temporarily stored at source in
metal lugger bin which is sent to
salvage yard
Shocks – oil filled
Hazardous
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Spray-paint tins
Hazardous
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Spring blades
General
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Starters
General
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Steering boxes
General
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Steering wheels
General
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Tins
General
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Transformer oils
Hazardous
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Tyres
General
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V-belts
General
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Vanadium
pentoxide
Hazardous
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Stored at waste tyre storage area
(tyre bay) or sent to MRSTF on
main waste rock dump (Dump 4)
Temporarily stored at source in
rubbish lugger bin and sent to
MRSTF on main waste rock
(Dump 4)
Recycled by VanChem / Lonex
Vehicles
General
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Sent to salvage yard
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Sold at auction at salvage yard
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Window moulding
rubbers
General
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Stockpiled at MRSTF on main
waste rock (Dump 4)
Reduce disposal to Dump
4
Wiper blades
General
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Stockpiled at MRSTF on main
waste rock (Dump 4)
Reduce disposal to Dump
4
Wooden pallets
General
Repaired where
possible
Temporarily stored at source in
rubbish lugger bin and sent to
MRSTF on main waste rock
(Dump 4)
Temporarily stored at source in
rubbish lugger bin and sent to
MRSTF on main waste rock
(Dump 4)
Temporarily stored at source in
wood lugger bin
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Charcoal making as from
July 2012 –white picket fencing
as from September 2012
Storage adjacent to on-site general
waste disposal facility (landfill)
Find alternative disposal
method
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Waste type
produced
Waste
classification
Waste management
Gap/need
Avoid
Storage/Handling
Treatment
Re-use, recover, recycle
Disposal
Stored at boiler ash dump.
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In the past, the ash has been
used for road building on the
mine. Possible downstream
applications for the ash (road
building, landfill cover /
compaction, brick-making) will
be investigated.
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Confirm classification
Sent to main tailings storage facility
via three thickeners for disposal.
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These facilities are being remined / reprocessed.
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Slag stored at this facility is
currently being reworked /
reprocessed.
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Part of the vermiculite waste
rock dump is being used as a
source of capping material for
the main waste rock dump, the
copper tailings storage facilities
and the magnetite stockpiles.
Currently, there is still some waste
rock originating from the
Vermiculite operations as well as
the Lift 2 development as new
shafts are sunk.
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Coal ash
Hazardous
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Copper tailings
Hazardous
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Magnetite
tailings
Hazardous
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Sent to Hi-Ti magnetite dam, LowTi magnetite dam, or infill dam.
Slag
Hazardous
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Slag from the smelting process is
railed from the smelter and stored
at the slag dump via slag pots.
Waste rock
Hazardous
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Waste rock is disposed at the main
waste rock dump (Dump 4),
phosphate and vermiculite waste
rock dump and vermiculite waste
rock dump.
PC waste inventory – Wastewater
Waste type
produced
Decants /
seepage /
contaminated
runoff
Process water
Waste
classification
Hazardous
Hazardous
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Waste management
Gap/need
Avoid
Storage/Handling
Treatment
Re-use, recover, recycle
Disposal
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Decants and seepage from the
tailings facilities and waste rock
dump, and contaminated runoff
from the operational areas (plant
effluent overflows) are captured in
the return water tailings dam via
Loole Creek and plant stream. A
subsurface trench along the
eastern toe of the main copper
tailings storage facility also reports
to the return water tailings dam
(the trench does so via the east
return water dam).
PC does not treat
mine affected water.
Water within the return water
tailings dam is recycled back to
the plant (via the mill return
system), processed and reused.
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Wastewater generated as a result
of dewatering of the underground
mine and PP&V pit is stored in
PC does not treat
mine affected water.
Water within the return water
tailings dam is recycled back to
the plant and is re-used.
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Increase clean and dirty
water separation, where
practical
Prevent spillages
Improve wastewater reuse / recycling - consider
water treatment
Improve wastewater reuse / recycling - consider
water treatment
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produced
Waste
classification
Waste management
Avoid
Treated
sewage effluent
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Gap/need
Storage/Handling
Treatment
Re-use, recover, recycle
this dam. This water is then
pumped to the return water
tailings dam. The underground
mine and PPV pit water will
shortly not report to this facility,
but will be sent directly to the mill
return reservoir.
PC has optimised the recycling
of water to a large extent; an
estimated 75 % of all water
used in the process is recycled
wastewater.
Treated sewage effluent from the
3 sewage treatment plants is
routed to the return water tailings
dam via Loole Creek
Water within the return water
tailings dam is recycled back to
the plant and is re-used.
Disposal
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