96 2 01 9 S U S T AINABILITY REPOR T O ur P erf ormanc e M i n i m iz i n g I m p a c t s o n B i o d i v e r s i t y None o f our mine s ar e loc at ed in ar e as that ar e de signat ed as ha ving high biodiv er sit y v alue as de fned b y GRI 1 L and o wned b y our Huar on mine in P eru is adjac ent t o the Hua ylla y St one F or e s t National S anctuar y a natur al g eologic al r ock f ormation r e s embling pillar s and other s tructur e s 2 ho w e v er the mine oper ation is loc at ed mor e than 4km fr om the S anctuar y boundar y and our ne ar e s t infr as tructur e a c amp and w at er tr e atment plant is loc at ed o v er 0 7km fr om the S anctuar y be side the t o wn o f Hua ylla y B as eline s tudie s and monit oring ha v e not identifed an y signifc ant imp act s on biodiv er sit y fr om our oper ations In f act f or s ome o f our sit e s ong oing monit oring sho w s an incr e as e in biodiv er sit y as w ell as in for a and f auna population densitie s f ollo wing y e ar s o f imp act s fr om agricultur e and r anching activitie s This oc cur s wher e w e ha v e pur chas ed and s ecur ed lar g e ar e as o f land but r equir e only a small portion f or our oper ations The r emaining unus ed land is pr ot ect ed fr om gr azing and hunting activitie s that has led t o signifc ant natur al habit at r ec o v er y F or e x ample in Ar g entina w e o wn mor e than 5 7 000 hect ar e s o f land that is loc at ed out side o f our oper ations and is pr ot ect ed fr om imp act s such as sheep gr azing and hunting Flor a and f auna sur v e y s on this land o v er r ec ent y e ar s ha v e sho wn an incr e as e in abundanc e and div er sit y o f specie s in the ec o s y s t em A t our D olor e s mine w e c ontinue t o r e s t or e 40 hect ar e s o f c ommunit y land that w as pr e viously af ect ed b y c attle o v er gr azing and natur al er o sion in or der t o pr o vide habit at f or nativ e f auna R e c la m a t io n W e c onduct pr ogr e s siv e clo sur e activitie s r eclaiming dis turbed land and w as t e r ock f acilitie s onc e the y ar e no long er r equir ed b y our oper ations A t the end o f the mining lif ec y cle w e cr e at e landf orms that int egr at e b ack int o the natur al lands c ape and pr o vide qualit y habit at This r equir e s r emo ving ph y sic al infr as tructur e and r eclaiming r emaining w as t e r ock and t ailing s s t or ag e f acilitie s B y the end o f 2 01 9 the ac cumulat ed ar e a dis turbed and not y et r eclaimed b y all our oper ations w as 3 1 30 hect ar e s W e r eclaimed 12 6 hect ar e s primarily at Alamo D or ado 1 D e fned b y GRI as an ar e a not subject t o leg al pr ot ection but r ec ogniz ed f or import ant biodiv er sit y f e atur e s b y a number o f g o v ernment al and nong o v ernment al or g aniz ations 2 Huar on s oper ations ar e appr o ximat ely 300ha in siz e and loc at ed s outh w e s t o f the Hua ylla y S anctuar y which is a s t one f or e s t f ormed b y v olc anic activit y G R I 3 0 4 1 3 0 4 2 3 0 4 3 M M 1 M M 1 W e c onduct pr ogr e s siv e clo sur e activitie s r eclaiming dis turbed land and w as t e r ock f acilitie s onc e the y ar e no long er r equir ed b y our oper ations