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Capstone Copper Publishes 2021 Sustainability Report
VANCOUVER, British Columbia / Jun 21, 2022 / Business Wire / Capstone Copper Corp. ("Capstone" or the "Company") (TSX: CS) is pleased to announce that it has pu
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[{"type":"text","content":"VANCOUVER, British Columbia / Jun 21, 2022 / Business Wire / Capstone Copper Corp. (\"Capstone\" or the \"Company\") (TSX: CS) is pleased to announce that it has published its 2021 Sustainability Report, \"Sustainable Thinking, Foundation for Growth\" (the \"Sustainability Report\" or the \"Report\"). The Report is Capstone's sixth sustainability report prepared following the Global Reporting Initiative (\"GRI\") Standards (Core option). It is Capstone's first report using the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Standards and the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). The Report details the Company's management approach and performance on material sustainability topics at Capstone's Pinto Valley mine in Arizona, USA, Cozamin mine in Zacatecas, Mexico, and the Santo Domingo project in Chile. Capstone currently holds a MSCI rating of ‘A’. The 2021 sustainability performance information for Mantos Blancos and Mantoverde mines in Chile will soon be available on Capstone's website. In 2022, the Company will produce a combined sustainability report for Capstone Copper. Merco recently recognized Mantos Copper as a 2021 leader in the mining sector in Chile for ESG. John MacKenzie, Capstone's CEO, commented, \"Capstone's 2021 Sustainability Report demonstrates our firm commitment to excellence in ESG and to maintaining the trust of our stakeholders, including employees, investors, communities and governments where we operate. At Capstone Copper, we are committed to embedding sustainability into our growth strategy and continuously improving our ESG performance.\" 2021 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT HIGHLIGHTS 2021 was a year of steady improvements and progress toward our sustainability commitments. Some of our achievements include: 10% lower water withdrawals compared to 2020, while production increased, and mill throughput remained consistent Began the conversion of Cozamin’s tailings storage to a paste backfill and dry-stack tailings facility, which will have greater structural stability, a smaller land footprint and lower water demands Energy efficiency gains relative to production across all sites Smart lamp technology that enhances mine safety at Cozamin Record participation in site technical and leadership training programs Environmental protection of the Tonto National Forest near Pi...