Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML) has surpassed its annual sediment dredge and rehabilitation targets for 2023 at its Bige Operations, located 125km from the mine.
The Mining Company reveals this yesterday in a statement.
The Bige Operations dredged 10.3 Mm3 of river sediments and rehabilitated 40 hectares (ha) of sand stockpile, surpassing its annual sediment dredge target of 10 Million Cubic Meters (Mm3) and its rehabilitation target of 35 hectares for 2023.
This achievement of managing sediment loads in the Ok Tedi and Fly River systems, helps prevent adverse environmental and social impacts.
Manager Bige Operations, Naimen Kepan, said achieving these targets is important to OTML as it contributes to maintaining the company’s social license to operate while mitigating the impacts of riverine sediments on the environment and the associated implications on local communities.
He said this is a crucial aspect of responsible mining.
OTML’s dredging contractor is Dredeco.
Approximately 10 Mm3 (~17Mt) of sand is removed from the river each year and placed in engineered stockpiles for rehabilitation works.
