Glossary
1. AAplc
Anglo American plc, registered in the UK.
2. ABET:
adult basic education and training.
3. ACP
Anglo Platinum Converting Process, a pyrometallurgical process used at the Waterval Smelter complex in Rustenburg.
4. Adverse groundwater impacts on humans
evidence of adverse impacts on human health or activities as a result of discharge to groundwater.
5. ARM
African Rainbow Minerals Limited.
6. ART
antiretroviral therapy, used for the treatment of HIV/AIDS to mitigate the effects of the disease.
7. Asbestosis
a lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos particles.
8. Base metal
a common metal that is not considered precious, such as copper, tin or zinc.
9. Basel Convention
the Basel Convention on the Control of Trans-boundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal was drafted and adopted in 1989 and came into effect in 1992. The convention works to reduce the movement of hazardous wastes to ensure that wastes are disposed of as closely as possible to where they were produced, and to minimise the generation of hazardous wastes in terms of quantity and level of hazard.
10. BDO
business development officer.
11. BEE
black economic empowerment.
12. BRPM
Bafokeng-Rasimone Platinum Mine.
13. CEO
chief executive officer.
14. CO2
carbon dioxide.
15. COSATU
Confederation of South African Trade Unions.
16. Discretionary spend
spending for the long-term profitability of a company.
17. DME
Department of Minerals and Energy of the South African Government.
18. DWAF
Department of Water Affairs and Forestry of the South African Government.
19. Effluent to surface water
total volume of excess water discharged to surface water (eg rivers, dams, pans) during the reporting period.
20. EMS
environmental management system.
21. Energy from processes and fossil fuels consumed
total energy excluding electricity purchased.
22. Energy from electricity
electricity purchased from the national utility, Eskom.
23. ESOP
Anglo Platinum’s share ownership plan.
24. Fatality
death resulting from an accident.
25. FIFR
fatal-injury frequency rate; the number of fatal injuries per 200 000 hours worked.
26. Fuels
diesel, petrol and paraffin consumed for processes and utilities.
27. Fundamental human rights conventions of the ILO
international labour standards covered in the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (adopted by the International Labour Conference at its 86th session, Geneva, 1998): Convention No 29: Forced Labour, 1930 Convention No 87: Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise, 1948 Convention No 98: Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining, 1949 Convention No 100: Equal Remuneration, 1951 Convention No 105: Abolition of Forced Labour, 1957 Convention No 111: Discrimination (Employment and Occupation), 1958 Convention No 138: Minimum Age, 1973 Convention No 182: Worst Forms of Child Labour, 2000
28. GJ
gigajoules (109 joules).
29. Grease
total quantity of all types of grease used in all types of equipment during the reporting period.
30. Greenhouse gas emissions, CO2 equivalent
quantity of CO2 from electricity purchased and internally generated. Conversion factors used are as recommended by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Gases include CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6, and other CO2 equivalents.
31. Grey water
poor-quality water obtained from an external source, eg municipal sewage effluent. Does not include non-potable water, or internally recycled effluent.
32. GRI
the Global Reporting Initiative was established in 1997, with the mission of designing globally applicable guidelines for the preparation of enterprise-level, sustainable development reports.
33. Groundwater quality deterioration
monitoring results indicate deterioration of groundwater quality because of the operation’s activities.
34. Groundwater quality monitoring
monitoring programme to monitor water quality. Required sites are those identified for monitoring by legal permit requirements or by the site EMS.
35. Groundwater used
water abstracted/collected by the operation from groundwater sources, eg from boreholes and mine dewatering, which is used by the operation.
36. Hazardous waste to incineration
this may include heavy metal contaminated sludge; contaminated containers (reagent containers, oil/grease containers, anti-freeze drums); medical waste; vehicle batteries; and oil-contaminated material (gaskets, filters, soaking agents, rags). Incineration takes place in a facility designed and operated in a manner compliant with legislation or internationally accepted practice (this does not include burning of waste in a pit or open area).
37. Hazardous waste to landfill
this may include: heavy metal contaminated sludge; contaminated containers (reagent containers, oil/grease containers, anti-freeze drums); contaminated soil; and oil-contaminated material (gaskets, filters, soaking agents, rags).
38. HDSA
historically disadvantaged South African. Refers to ‘any person, category of persons or community, disadvantaged by unfair discrimination before the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993 (Act No 200 of 1993), came into operation’. The Anglo Platinum definition of HDSA includes employees who are classified as African, Asian, coloured or women, regardless of citizenship status.
39. HMO
health maintenance organisation.
40. ICMM
International Council on Mining and Metals.
41. IDPs
integrated development plans, as specified in the mining scorecard in respect of mine community and rural development, and legislated by government in terms of the Local Government Municipal Systems Act.
42. IFRS
International Financial Reporting Standard.
43. IIED
International Institute for Environment and Development.
44. ILO (International Labour Organization)
the specialised UN agency that seeks the promotion of social justice and internationally recognised human and labour rights. It was founded in 1919.
45. IMAGE
Intervention for Microfinance and Gender Equity.
46. IPA
International Platinum Association, which provides a communication forum for producers and fabricators, and facilitates market development.
47. ISO
International Organization for Standardization.
48. ISO 14001
an EMS standard published by the ISO.
49. IUCN protected area categories
the World Conservation Union (IUCN) defines a protected area as ‘an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of the natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means’. IUCN categorises protected areas by management objective and has identified six distinct categories of protected areas.
50. JM
Johnson Matthey plc, a leading fabricator of PGM products and leading researcher and developer of PGM applications and uses, based in London.