Environmental Stewardship

Every gold processing campus we operate is fully mercury-free, replacing artisanal mercury amalgamation with closed-loop gravity concentration, froth flotation, and Carbon-in-Pulp or Carbon-in-Leach cyanide circuits operated to international environmental and safety standards. Mercury elimination is the single most consequential environmental intervention in artisanal gold formalization, addressing both occupational exposure and the long-tail watershed and ecosystem contamination that has historically defined the sector. Our processing design is calibrated to meet WGC RGMP and Minamata Convention expectations from the first commissioning pour.

Our processing campuses operate closed-loop water systems with on-site treatment that minimizes consumption and prevents discharge contamination. Tailings water is recycled through the circuit; net make-up requirements are minimized through engineering and operating practice. Where the asset's water context allows, rainfall capture and storage are integrated into the design. The approach aligns with the water stewardship expectations articulated by the ICMM, the Mining Association of Canada's Towards Sustainable Mining framework, and reference standards advanced by the World Wildlife Fund for the mining sector.

Progressive land rehabilitation is a structural feature of platform design rather than a closure-phase obligation. Topsoil preservation, contour reshaping, native species reforestation, and post-mining land use planning are integrated from the first stripping decision. Reclaimed PML areas are progressively returned to community use under FPIC-anchored land use agreements. Closure liability provisioning is captured in financial reporting in line with IFRS expectations and is reviewed at the platform level on a recurring schedule.

Alnitak Resources implements the ten Principles of the International Council on Mining and Metals, which articulate the sustainable development expectations of the responsible mining sector globally. Our platform-level operating practice is calibrated to meet ICMM Performance Expectations and to align with the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management for any tailings management facility we operate or commission. Environmental performance is captured continuously through NEXUS^™, our proprietary platform data infrastructure, and reported to capital and offtake counterparties under standard institutional protocols.