| Performance Trends – Patience Lake |
| |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Annual Production (tonnes KCl) |
239,061 |
251,033 |
190,156 |
257,000 |
Employment |
|
|
|
|
| # of employees |
67 |
68 |
67 |
70 |
| # of female employees |
4 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
| Gender ratio (% female/total employees) |
5.9 |
5.8 |
7.5 |
8.6 |
| Average tenure (years) |
20.3 |
21.3 |
20.1 |
17.9 |
| Absenteeism rate (% hours absent) |
4.1 |
5.2 |
3.0 |
3.9 |
| Employee training provided (hrs per employee) |
30 |
40 |
53 |
112 |
Safety Performance |
|
|
|
|
| Lost-time frequency (per 200,000 hrs) |
1.76 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Recordable frequency (per 200,000 hrs) |
8.8 |
5.0 |
3.7 |
3.2 |
Greenhouse Gas Emissions |
|
|
|
|
| GHG emissions (000 tonnes) |
35.9 |
38.1 |
34.1 |
36.7 |
| Normalized GHGs (GHGs/tonne production) |
0.15 |
0.15 |
0.18 |
0.14 |
NPRI Air Pollutants (tonnes) |
|
|
|
|
| Nitrogen oxides |
36.2 |
36.4 |
35.1 |
38.4 |
| Carbon monoxide |
26.3 |
26.0 |
25.0 |
26.9 |
| Particulates (dust) |
306.0 |
214.1 |
181.3 |
202.6 |
| Volatile organic compounds |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
Waste to Land (000 tonnes) |
|
|
|
|
| Waste salt to storage |
39.7 |
69.9 |
18.1 |
36.7 |
| Waste salt and clay to mine |
127.9 |
124.7 |
159.8 |
262 |
Water Use (000 m3) |
|
|
|
|
| Water withdrawn |
1,082 |
761 |
309 |
457 |
Environmental Expenditures (CDN $ 000) |
|
|
|
|
| Operating expenditures |
1,207 |
535 |
290 |
542 |
| Capital expenditures |
451 |
1,503 |
817 |
3,476 |
Energy |
|
|
|
|
| Energy costs (CDN $ million) |
7.2 |
8.4 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
| Energy use (TJ) |
868 |
852 |
869 |
875 |
| Energy efficiency (GJ/tonne production) |
3.6 |
3.4 |
4.2 |
3.4 |
Procurement |
|
|
|
|
| Local purchasing (CDN $ million) |
2.5 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
5.9 |
