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Nyrstar

Nyrstar is a global multi-metals business with market leading positions in zinc and lead, and growing positions in other base and precious metals. Nyrstar has mining and smelting operations located in North America, Australia and Europe and employs over 4,000 people. This includes two mines located in Canada: Langlois in Quebec and Myra Falls in British Columbia. Nyrstar’s operating business became majority owned by Trafigura in August 2019.

At Nyrstar, sustainability is viewed as a key driver of business success, and the company is committed to working with its stakeholders to achieve continual improvement in safety, health, environment and community (SHEC) performance. Nyrstar’s Group SHEC Management Framework sets the direction for all SHEC activities and establishes a common approach to the management of SHEC risks at Nyrstar’s sites. The Framework is aligned with ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001, and most of Nyrstar’s sites are certified to these standards. The TSM performance protocols help Nyrstar’s Canadian sites address key safety, health and environmental risks and processes responding to the TSM requirements are integrated into the sites’ SHEC management systems.

The Langlois mine is located in northwest Quebec near the town of Lebel-Sur-Quévillon. Following a period of care and maintenance, the mine resumed commercial production in 2012 and has been reporting TSM results publicly since 2015.

Nyrstar Myra Falls is an underground base metal mine located on Vancouver Island, 90 kilometres southwest of Campbell River, British Columbia. The mine’s location inside Strathcona Provincial Park on Vancouver Island presents unique challenges that heighten the importance of robust environmental and community management programs. The Myra Falls operation has been on care and maintenance since 2015 but is set to restart operations in 2019. As TSM applies to operating facilities, public reporting of TSM performance will resume once the mine recommences commercial activities.

For more information, please visit: www.nyrstar.com.

*Langois’ total GHG emissions are under 25 kt CO2 and therefore are not required to report performance for Indicators 1 and 3 of the Energy Use and GHG Emissions Management Protocol.

Self-Assessed Results

2018 TSM Results

Nyrstar

Crisis Management and Communications Planning Assessment
Facility Crisis management and communications preparednessReviewTraining
Langois Mine
Nyrstar – Corporate
Results as of: Oct 01, 2019
Aboriginal and Community Outreach Assessment
Community of Interest (COI) identificationEffective COI engagement and dialogueCOI response mechanismReporting
Langois Mine

AAA

AA

A

B

C

Results as of: Oct 01, 2019
Safety and Health Assessment
Commitments and accountabilityPlanning and implementationTraining, behaviour and cultureMonitoring and reportingPerformance
Langois Mine

AAA

AA

A

B

C

Results as of: Oct 01, 2019
Tailings Management Assessment
Tailings management policy and commitmentTailings management systemAssigned accountability and responsibilityAnnual tailings management reviewOperation, maintenance and surveillance (OMS) manual
Langois Mine

AAA

AA

A

B

C

Results as of: Oct 01, 2019
Biodiversity Conservation Management Assessment
Commitment, accountability and communicationsConservation planning and implementationReporting
Langois Mine

AAA

AA

A

B

C

Results as of: Oct 01, 2019
Energy and GHG Emissions Management Assessment
Energy use and greenhouse gas emissions managementEnergy use and greenhouse gas emissions reporting systemsEnergy and greenhouse gas emissions performance targets
Langois Mine

AAA

AA

A

B

C

Results as of: Oct 01, 2019
Energy Use & Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Data
Facility Total Direct Emissions (Tonnes CO2e)Total Indirect Emissions (Tonnes CO2e)Total EmissionsTotal Energy Use (GJ)
Langois Mine7102.992123.6527226.644330487.14
Results as of: Oct 01, 2019

Letters of Assurance

Nyrstar | 2017 | TSM Letter of Assurance





Historical TSM Results

TSM Results 2018

TSM Results 2017 (Externally Verified)

TSM Results 2016

TSM Results 2015

TSM Results 2014

TSM Results 2013

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