{"id":1031,"date":"2026-03-03T18:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T16:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/25\/?p=1031"},"modified":"2026-03-25T06:25:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T04:25:50","slug":"water-stewardship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reports.anglogoldashanti.com\/25\/sr\/commitments\/environment\/water-stewardship\/","title":{"rendered":"Water stewardship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Water stewardship<\/h1>\n\n\n

Water is a vital shared resource,\nessential to both our mining\nprocesses and any communities that\nmay live where we operate.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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To ensure long-term resilience against variable\nrainfall patterns and fluctuating regional\navailability, AngloGold Ashanti employs a\nsystematic, adaptive approach to water\nstewardship. We view effective water\nmanagement not only as an environmental\nnecessity but as a critical component of\noperational stability.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Water Management Standard ensures a consistent framework is applied across the entire mining life cycle. Regardless of whether our operations are located in water-scarce or water-abundant regions, we use comprehensive water balance models to monitor usage and identify catchment-specific risks. This data-driven approach allows us to set tailored objectives for optimising withdrawal and consumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our primary operational goals are compliance and efficiency. Where feasible, we implement closed-loop systems that recycle process water, eliminating the need for environmental discharge. In regions with high rainfall where discharge is required to manage excess runoff, we apply treatment processes to ensure all water leaving our sites maintains appropriate water quality standards and aligns with regional catchment priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our commitment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We believe that water should be used in a way that is socially equitable, environmentally sustainable and economically beneficial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As responsible stewards of environmental resources, AngloGold Ashanti is committed to minimising our consumption of water and our impacts on local and regional water resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All our operations work to optimise their consumptive water use and achieve their water quality objectives. They do this with the support of a calibrated water balance model and guard against compromising the water supply of local communities and downstream ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We recognise that climate change is forecasted to alter rainfall intensity and water availability, hence a systematic and adaptive approach to water stewardship is vital to our business and the communities around us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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