Halmahera Resources is taking special measurements to lead management of waste to high efficiency in the operational procedures.
(1888PressRelease) November 11, 2020 - Halmahera Resources, ISIN: IDA003250200, a leading low-cost producer of nickel that generates sustainable prosperity for our employees, investors and the communities in which it operates, is pleased to announce to comply with high level standards of waste handling generated on the sites during the operational stages.
Different types of waste are being produced during the various activities on the sites including detrimental and non-detrimental waste as well as non-active waste which require proper management complying with rules and suitable standards in order to ensure the lower levels of risk to the environment and public health.
Halmahera Resources provides management plans that comprise all activities related to waste like production, preservation, transportation, processing, recycling and waste removing. The company handles waste management through identifying and defining the characteristics of both types of waste: detrimental and non-detrimental. Special containers are being placed in special zones of the sites and each of them is meant to facilitate the sorting of waste depending on established categories along with carrying the waste elimination. The sorting procedure of the waste has the purpose to encourage and determine waste processing according to required standards.
In order to minimize the waste impact, Halmahera Resources is following several objectives:
- Reducing the volume and damage level of the waste generated through the optimizing of raw materials and improving the operating procedures;
- Reutilization of certain products with low level or non-processing;
- Recycling of by-products through waste processing in order to obtain materials that can be reused;
- Collecting and sorting of waste with the aim of valorizing its component parts.
Regarding waste disposing, Halmahera Resources applies on-site management, local disposal or other waste storage facilities. The company characterizes its waste collecting, storage and handling and processing as a way to enable optimal management.
About Halmahera Resources
Halmahera Resources takes pride in being a leading low-cost producer of nickel that generates sustainable prosperity for our employees, investors and the communities in which it operates. Its primary objective is producing high-grade nickel at its Halmahera Project in Indonesia. As a byproduct of nickel mining, the company also produces cobalt, rhodium, selenium, tellurium, sulphur and other products. The Halmahera Resources’ core operations are prospecting, exploration, mining, concentration and processing of minerals along with the production, marketing and sales of non-ferrous metals. The company views firm commitment to the principles of social and environmental responsibility as a prerequisite for its sustainable and effective development.