DUNDEE PRECIOUS METALS
MINING the first company to use this technology on a broad basis .” Howes added . “ It is fully-installed at Chelopech and the big miners like Rio Tinto are now testing it . We will use it wherever we can as there are so many environmental and economic benefits to it .”
Other examples include systems which treat and recycle 100 percent of the water used at Chelopech with zero discharge , and a new conveyor to transport materials form the mine to the surface , replacing the use of trucks , leading to a 40 percent reduction in diesel use in 2013 .
On the social side , building relationships with governments and local populations has been Rick Howes the most important challenge that Dundee Precious Metals has had to overcome . In 2013 the company spent $ 3.2 million on community investment and was recognised as the most
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