Mining Process and Environmental Management

1. Mining Process and Environmental Management.

1.1 Overview. Environmental protection, constitutes a prerequisite for economic growth and welfare, serving as a drive for development, because of the great effort of management, technological advancement and investment that required for such protection.

Therefore, to exploit any impact on natural resources but to minimize and eliminate these impacts an environmental function must be developed as a specific activity integrated and interrelated with others within the organization operating companies that are exploiting these resources.

1.2 Stages of operation.

1.2.1 The Annual Environmental Management Plan includes the following components

• Management of Air Quality, Soil and Water.

• Waste Management Plan

· Regulations.

• Environmental Emergencies Programs

• Development and Authorization of Projects

• Training Environment

Technical assistance

• Development of Environmental Measures Recommended by the National Environmental Authority for the implementation of the ESIA Category III.

2. Integrated Management System.

· Area Environmental Action.

· ARPA ISO 14000.

• Comprehensive Environmental management plan

• Monitoring the Environment.

• Status today.


INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.

1. The comprehensive environmental management plan involves:

· Policies and environmental commitments made by Petaquilla SA Gold

• Forestry Management

• Management of Wildlife

• Soil Management

• Control of Erosion and Sedimentation

2. The environmental management plan includes:

• Management of Air Quality, Soil and Water.

• Waste Management Plan

· Normalization

• Environmental Emergencies Program

• Development and Authorization of Projects

• Training Environment

3. The plan includes Safety Processes

3.1. Risk Management

3.1.1 Implementation of Safety Analysis Techniques

• Assessment of Operational Risk Factors

· (Risk Map)

3.1.2 Operational Application Security Techniques

· (Risk Management)

· Development and Implementation of Safe Work Procedures

· Application of Technical Regulations and Safety Organization

3.1.3 Application of the Five-Point Security

• Review entrance and road to job site

· Condition of Workplace Equipment

· Proper working process

· Security Policy

3.1.4 Inspection Plan

· General

· Specific

· Punctual

3.2. Accident Prevention

• Security Products (Equipment)

· Rules and Regulations

• Research of accidents and incidents

· Statistics and Causaty Analysis

3.3. Occupational Health and Hygiene

3.3.1 Environmental Monitoring

• Monitoring of Physical and Chemical Agents

3.3.2 Occupational Health

· Pre-employment medical Consideration

Annual and Bi-Annual Medical Examinations ·

3.3.3 Housekeeping

4. Risk Protección

4.1 Development Programme (EPP Personal Protective Equipment)

• Individual Protection

• Team Protection

4.2 Prevention Signs

· Optics, Acoustics, olfactory, and Road Safety Posters.

5. Emergency Response Plan

• Formulation and Dissemination of Prevention and Control Plan for Emergencies.

· Education and Training of Emergency Response Brigade.

6. Education and Training

· Induction for New Employees and Visitors

7. Advocacy and Outreach for the Prevention of Occupational Risks

• Formulation of Promotion Strategy.

· Delivery of goals