Green efforts cut energy consumption

Gold miners take significant steps to minimize environmental damage

Chinese gold mining companies reduced their energy consumption by 188,000 metric tons of standard coal equivalent in 2017, by using recycled water and waste rocks, according to figures from the China Gold Association.

Solid waste reduction reached 15 million tons per year, through recycling water, steam and other resources, according to the fourth China Gold Industry Social Responsibility Report released by the association on July 24, 2018.