We apply national and international standards in the regions we operate from exploration to construction, through operations and into post-closure. In addition to these standards, there are well-established requirements to evaluate the environmental and socio-economic impacts of the project before exploration and mining activities are approved. As a company, we comply with all applicable laws and regulations in our operational areas and allocate extensive resources for this. Each site-specific EMS has been designed to include scheduled monitoring, engineering, administrative controls, and reporting on focus areas that include water, waste and hazardous materials, biodiversity, air quality, tailings management, energy and emissions, and reclamation under the scope of the relevant laws, regulations and the international best practices.
Our mining site is of great importance for conservation of species and we aim to have a positive impact on the local biodiversity of the Develi region. Our ongoing works include collecting and planting acorns in designated areas to strengthen the oak population, as well as identifying and protecting endemic species such as the endemic plant "Astragalus Oksutdaghensis" found on the mine site. Additionally, preserving topsoil for future rehabilitation and maintaining conservation areas within the mine site are the ongoing processes.
We focus on endemic, sensitive and endangered species which are also included in our Biodiversity Offset Management Plan.
We became a signatory to the International Cyanide Management Code (ICMC) to ensure maintenance of the best practices during transportation and use of cyanide and after successfully completing the audit in 2023 we certified in 2024 by ICMI.
We also successfully met the requirements of ISO 14001: 2015 Environmental Management System, one of the most important elements of the Environmental, Social Impact and Management approach, in 2021 and received our certificate.
The climate crisis, which threatens our future and the existence of our planet, continues to increase its impact day by day. It is important for our ecosystem to protect all living creatures whose habitat is limited to a certain region.
We have adopted as a principle to protect the health and safety of our employees, contractors, communities and the environment and operate in full compliance with the national and international standards at all stages of our work, including exploration, operation, and closure.
Therefore, we are committed to:
