The mines managed by Cliffs interact with federal agencies such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environment Canada, and individual state regulators such as the Minnesota and Michigan Departments of Natural Resources and Environmental Quality to ensure that its operations meet or exceed land-, air-, and water-quality standards.
| ENVIRONMENTAL METRICS |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
| |
|
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|
|
|
| Air Emissions Point Sources* |
Average |
|
|
|
|
| Total Particulate Matter |
264.0 |
172 |
132 |
146 |
118 |
| NOx |
520.2 |
528 |
646 |
685 |
721 |
| SO2 |
296.3 |
499 |
353 |
307 |
336 |
| Water Discharges Compliance Rate |
Total |
|
|
|
|
| Analyses Passed |
14,019 |
18,223 |
14,836 |
14,441 |
13,936 |
| Analyses Conducted |
14,109 |
18,574 |
15,159 |
14,718 |
14,151 |
| Percent Compliance |
99.4 |
98 |
98 |
98 |
98 |
| Releases |
Total |
|
|
|
|
| Volume Spilled (Gallons) |
56,639 |
2,995,496 |
1,029,057 |
47,683 |
14,629 |
| Number of Spills |
108 |
167 |
171 |
159 |
143 |
| Waste Disposal (Tons) |
Total |
|
|
|
|
| Hazardous |
175.74 |
306.8 |
224 |
376 |
123 |
| Non-Hazardous |
19,018 |
59,462.8 |
21,530 |
12,223 |
13,525 |
| Recycled |
17,071.6 |
33,426.5 |
25,626 |
35,094 |
15,324 |
| Reclamation (Acres) |
Total |
|
|
|
|
| Total Final Reclamation |
177 |
361 |
397 |
308 |
399 |
| Environmental Training and Awareness |
Total |
|
|
|
|
| Trainee Hours |
2,499 |
5,143 |
4,528 |
1,808 |
1,969 |
| Employees |
1,072 |
7,400 |
4,108 |
4,109 |
4,085 |
| Awareness Activities |
125 |
232 |
183 |
95 |
136 |
| Agency Inspections |
Total |
|
|
|
|
| Number of Inspections |
52 |
199 |
36 |
42 |
49 |
| Notices of Violations |
Total |
|
|
|
|
| Number of Notices |
5 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
9 |
| *Tons per million long tons of pellets produced |
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