2003 - 2008 Performance Data Table
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Target for 2007 |
Target for 2008 |
|
The employees of Rössing Uranium |
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Number of employees |
820 |
833 |
860 |
939 |
1,175 |
1,089 |
1,300 |
Payments benefiting employees (N$’000) |
115,910 |
173,672 |
204,800 |
245,593 |
302,563 |
309,908 |
332,820 |
Production |
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Uranium oxide produced (tonnes) |
2,374 |
3,582 |
3,711 |
3,617 |
3,046 |
4,049 |
4,004 |
Ore processed (’000 tonnes) |
8,347 |
10,972 |
12,027 |
12,008 |
12,613 |
12,756 |
13,133 |
Waste rock removed (’000 tonnes) |
10,434 |
8,139 |
7,483 |
16,835 |
21,396 |
18,206 |
33,654 |
Ratio of ore processed to waste rock removed |
0.8 |
1.35 |
1.61 |
0.71 |
0.59 |
0.70 |
0.39 |
Health, safety and environment |
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No. of cases of personal annual radiation exposure above 20 mSv |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
New cases of pneumoconiosis |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
New cases of dermatitis |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
New cases of hearing loss |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
New cases of chronic bronchitis |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Lost time injury incident rate (LTIIR) |
0.3 |
0.08 |
0.89 |
0.35 |
0.71 |
0 |
0 |
No. of lost time injuries |
4 |
1 |
8 |
6 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
Freshwater consumption (’000 m3) |
2,486 |
3,003 |
3,170 |
3,315 |
3,000 |
3,303 |
3,509 |
Fresh water per tonne of ore processed (m3/t) |
0.30 |
0.27 |
0.27 |
0.28 |
0.26 |
0.26 |
0.26 |
Ratio of fresh water to total water |
0.35 |
0.33 |
0.37 |
0.35 |
0.32 |
0.33 |
0.32 |
Seepage water collected (’000 m3) |
1,963 |
2,381 |
2,018 |
2,736 |
3,050 |
2,935 |
3,194 |
Energy use on site (GJ x 1,000) |
915 |
1,096 |
1,152 |
1,366 |
1,534 |
No target |
No target |
Energy use per tonne of ore processed (MJ/t) |
109 |
100 |
95.8 |
113.7 |
121.6 |
108.0 |
117.0 |
CO2 emission (kt CO2 equivalent) |
127.5 |
155.7 |
161.0 |
181.2 |
197.0 |
No target |
No target |
CO2 emission per unit of production (t/t U) |
53.7 |
43.4 |
43.4 |
50.1 |
64.7 |
47.6 |
51.6 |
Source dust levels at Fine Crushing Plant (mg/m3 ) |
0.38 |
1.03 |
1.12 |
1.49 |
0.93 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
Rössing the business |
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Capital acquisitions (N$’000) |
35,264 |
10,346 |
25,874 |
272,667 |
405,339 |
959,091 |
1,105,179 |
Profit after tax (N$ million) |
-140 |
-75 |
34 |
304 |
979 |
479 |
1,333 |
Companies tax paid (N$ million) |
3.5 |
-20.6 |
0 |
158 |
502 |
184 |
625 |
Payments to Erongo Region suppliers (N$’000) |
77,640 |
100,000 |
278,000 |
489,900 |
543,150 |
No target |
No target |
Payments to Namibian suppliers except Erongo Region (N$’000) |
261,417 |
310,000 |
329,700 |
458,900 |
1,056,604 |
No target |
No target |
Value of charitable gifts/community investments/ |
5,699 |
4,145 |
4,821 |
8,771 |
5,821 |
No target |
No target |
Donation to The Rössing Foundation (N$’000) |
0 |
0 |
1,827 |
15,103 |
48,787 |
24,200 |
65,900 |
Uranium spot market price (US$/lb) |
11.56 |
20.43 |
36.25 |
72 |
136 |
No target |
No target |
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