Environmental management for the Koniambo mining project

Norda Stelo prepared the environmental baseline study and environmental impact assessment for this major international mining project, in addition to providing regulatory and environmental management services.

Highlights

• Pyrometallurgical plant for nickel production
• Project located in an ecologically sensitive area classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Development and implementation of internationally recognized best practices in a territory that had not yet adopted them
• Population composed of indigenous Kanak people (42.5 %), Europeans (37.1 %), Polynesians and other nationalities