Rio Tinto Closure Standards
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Closure Standard
October 2010
Confidential
This document is the copyright property of Rio Tinto and contains information which is confidential to companies within the Rio Tinto Group. © Rio Tinto 2010 Effective Date: Status: Document No: Authorised by: Prepared by: 01 October 2010 Version No: 4 STCLO_D4 Dan Larsen on behalf of Closure Steering Committee Closure Working Group
Rio Tinto plc. Registered office 5 Aldermanbury Square, London, EC2V 7HR, United Kingdom. Registered in England No. 719885.
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Contents page
Closure Standard 1. 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 2. 3. 3.1 4. 5. Planning Knowledge Base Closure Strategy Closure Management Plan Decommissioning Plan Implementation and Operation Performance Measurement Closure Cost Reporting Relevant documents Revision History 3 4 4 4 5 7 8 8 8 10 11
Rio Tinto plc. Registered office 5 Aldermanbury Square, London, EC2V 7HR, United Kingdom. Registered in England No. 719885.
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Closure Standard
Scope
This standard is applicable to all Rio Tinto managed activities. Exploration projects, Order of Magnitude, Pre-feasibility, and Feasibility studies are required to adopt and comply with as many of the clauses in the Standard as are required to ensure withdrawal from a project or study in a manner that meets the intent of the Standard. Intent: The intent of this standard is to ensure that Rio Tinto managed activities are left in a condition which minimises adverse impacts on the human and natural environment, and that a legacy remains which makes a positive contribution to sustainable development. Rio Tinto’s assessment of performance in terms of closure and post closure planning and implementation is defined within the context of the Group sustainable development policy. Accordingly, this standard seeks to influence the design, development, operation and closure of all Rio Tinto managed operations so as to ensure the optimisation of post closure outcomes in terms of social,
Closure Standard
October 2010
Confidential
This document is the copyright property of Rio Tinto and contains information which is confidential to companies within the Rio Tinto Group. © Rio Tinto 2010 Effective Date: Status: Document No: Authorised by: Prepared by: 01 October 2010 Version No: 4 STCLO_D4 Dan Larsen on behalf of Closure Steering Committee Closure Working Group
Rio Tinto plc. Registered office 5 Aldermanbury Square, London, EC2V 7HR, United Kingdom. Registered in England No. 719885.
Page 2 of 11
Contents page
Closure Standard 1. 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 2. 3. 3.1 4. 5. Planning Knowledge Base Closure Strategy Closure Management Plan Decommissioning Plan Implementation and Operation Performance Measurement Closure Cost Reporting Relevant documents Revision History 3 4 4 4 5 7 8 8 8 10 11
Rio Tinto plc. Registered office 5 Aldermanbury Square, London, EC2V 7HR, United Kingdom. Registered in England No. 719885.
Page 3 of 11
Closure Standard
Scope
This standard is applicable to all Rio Tinto managed activities. Exploration projects, Order of Magnitude, Pre-feasibility, and Feasibility studies are required to adopt and comply with as many of the clauses in the Standard as are required to ensure withdrawal from a project or study in a manner that meets the intent of the Standard. Intent: The intent of this standard is to ensure that Rio Tinto managed activities are left in a condition which minimises adverse impacts on the human and natural environment, and that a legacy remains which makes a positive contribution to sustainable development. Rio Tinto’s assessment of performance in terms of closure and post closure planning and implementation is defined within the context of the Group sustainable development policy. Accordingly, this standard seeks to influence the design, development, operation and closure of all Rio Tinto managed operations so as to ensure the optimisation of post closure outcomes in terms of social,