Performance Data Table
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2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2006 |
2007 |
The employees of Rössing Uranium |
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|
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|
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Number of employees |
793 |
820 |
833 |
860 |
939 |
1,108 |
1,089 |
Payments benefiting employees (N$’000) |
136,761 |
115,910 |
173,672 |
204,800 |
245,593 |
176,244 |
309,908 |
No. of cases of personal annual radiation |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
No. of lost time injuries |
6 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
Lost time injury incident rate (LTIIR) |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.08 |
0.89 |
0.35 |
0 |
0 |
New cases of pneumoconiosis |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
New cases of dermatitis |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
New cases of hearing loss |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
New cases of chronic bronchitis |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Rössing Uranium – The business |
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Ore processed (‘000 tonnes) |
8,769 |
8,347 |
10,972 |
12,027 |
12,008 |
11,900 |
12,756 |
Waste rock removed (‘000 tonnes) |
13,015 |
10,434 |
8,139 |
7,483 |
16,835 |
10,279 |
18,206 |
Ratio of ore processed to waste rock removed |
0.67 |
0.8 |
1.35 |
1.61 |
0.71 |
1.16 |
0.7 |
U3O8 produced (tonnes) |
2,751 |
2,374 |
3,582 |
3,711 |
3,617 |
3,582 |
4,049 |
Source dust levels at Fine Crushing Plant (mg/m3) |
0.80 |
0.38 |
1.03 |
1.12 |
1.49 |
0.70 |
1.00 |
Capital aquisitions (N$’000) |
54,357 |
35,264 |
10,346 |
25,874 |
272,667 |
312,709 |
699,385 |
Profit after tax (N$ million) |
254 |
-140 |
-75 |
34 |
304 |
130 |
1,169 |
Rössing Uranium in the Erongo Region |
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Payments to regional suppliers 1 (N$’000) |
54,422 |
77,640 |
100,000 |
278,000 |
489,900 |
No target |
No target |
Fresh water consumption (‘000 m3) |
2,175 |
2,486 |
3,003 |
3,170 |
3,315 |
3,055 |
3,120 |
Fresh water per tonne of ore processed (m3/t) |
0.25 |
0.30 |
0.27 |
0.27 |
0.28 |
0.23 |
0.26 |
Ratio of fresh water to total water |
0.25 |
0.35 |
0.33 |
0.37 |
0.35 |
0.32 |
0.33 |
Seepage 2 water collected (‘000 m3) |
2,001 |
1,963 |
2,381 |
2,018 |
2,736 |
2,719 |
2,935 |
Energy use on site (Gj x 1,000) |
999 |
915 |
1,096 |
1,152 |
1,366 |
No target |
No target |
Energy use per tonne of ore processed (MJ/t) |
114 |
109 |
100 |
95.8 |
113.7 |
91 |
108 |
CO2 emission (kt CO2 equivalent) |
139.9 |
127.5 |
155.7 |
161 |
181.2 |
No target |
No target |
CO2 emission per unit of production (t/t U) |
50.9 |
53.7 |
43.4 |
43.4 |
50.1 |
42 |
47.6 |
Rössing Uranium in Namibia |
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Companies tax paid (N$ million) |
241.5 |
3.5 |
-20.6 |
0 |
158.0 |
45.6 |
667.8 |
Payments to Namibian suppliers except in |
97,892 |
261,417 |
310,000 |
329,700 |
458,900 |
No target |
No target |
Value of charitable gifts (N$’000) |
107 |
61 |
9 |
104 |
171 |
No target |
No target |
Value of community investments (N$’000) |
322 |
5,442 |
4,131 |
4,717 |
8,600 |
No target |
No target |
Value of commercial initiatives (N$’000) |
0 |
196 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
No target |
No target |
Donation to Rössing Foundation (N$’000) |
9,066 |
0 |
0 |
1,827 |
15,103 |
3,906 |
59,515 |
Rössing’s product and customers |
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Uranium spot market price (US$/lb) |
9.88 |
11.56 |
20.43 |
36.25 |
72 |
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1 Regional refers to the Erongo Region and includes payments to suppliers and service providers from Arandis, Swakopmund and Walvis Bay.
2 “Seepage” is contaminated water flowing out of the tailings facility.
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