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RNS Number : 1255J  Atalaya Mining PLC  25 April 2022

25 April 2022

Atalaya Mining Plc.

("Atalaya" or "the Company")

Publication of Inaugural Sustainability Report

 

Atalaya Mining Plc (AIM: ATYM, TSX: AYM) is pleased to announce the
publication of its inaugural Sustainability Report for the year ended 31
December 2021 ("2021 Sustainability Report").

The 2021 Sustainability Report represents a key component of the Company's
ongoing commitment to enhancing its disclosure and reporting. The report was
prepared in accordance with Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability
Reporting Standards ("GRI Standards") with the assistance of independent
sustainability consultancy ERM International Group Ltd. and was audited by EY.
The Company will publish its sustainability reports on an annual basis going
forward.

The full report and the excel file with relevant data can be found on the
Company's website at:

 

Investors - Presentations - Atalaya Mining
(https://atalayamining.com/investors-reports-presentations/)

 

2021 Sustainability Report Highlights

·    Corporate Governance

‒     57% Independent Directors and 85.7% Non-Executive Directors

‒     Zero incidents of corruption and zero Code of Conduct violations

·    People

‒     Total workforce or 503 employees out of which 83.62% are permanent

‒     16.90% female employees and 29.41% female share of management
positions

‒     6.35% turnover rate and 7.27% absenteeism rate

·    Safe Operation

‒     Zero project safety incidents and zero fatalities

‒     6.09 lost-time injury frequency rate ("LTIFR") for own employees

·    Environment and Climate Change

‒     0.42 tonnes CO(2) equivalent per tonne of concentrate (Scope 1, 2
and 3)

‒     87% of non-mining waste diverted from disposal

‒     77% annual recycled water as share of total consumption

‒     0.41m(3) external water consumption per tonne of ore processed

‒     0 penalties received for non-compliance with environmental
regulations

·    Society

‒     68.3% local employees and 92% of invoices from local suppliers

‒     €2.7 million invested in heritage conservation

‒     €0.9 million dedicated to social activities through Atalaya
Riotinto Foundation

·    Innovation and Technology

‒     €3.3 million invested in geological and mining research

Alberto Lavandeira, CEO, commented:

"We are pleased to publish our inaugural sustainability report. For the many
stakeholders that have visited our operations at Proyecto Riotinto, it would
have been apparent that world class sustainability practices have long been
core to Atalaya's operating philosophy. This report helps to formalise our
longstanding efforts and represents a key step forward in our corporate
disclosure."

Contacts:

 SEC Newgate UK             Elisabeth Cowell / Axaule Shukanayeva / Max Richardson  + 44 20 3757 6882
 4C Communications          Carina Corbett                                          +44 20 3170 7973
 Canaccord Genuity          Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor / James Asensio               +44 20 7523 8000

 (NOMAD and Joint Broker)
 BMO Capital Markets        Tom Rider / Andrew Cameron                              +44 20 7236 1010

 (Joint Broker)
 Peel Hunt LLP              Ross Allister / David McKeown                           +44 20 7418 8900

 (Joint Broker)

 

About Atalaya Mining Plc

Atalaya is an AIM and TSX-listed mining and development group which produces
copper concentrates and silver by-product at its wholly owned Proyecto
Riotinto site in southwest Spain. Atalaya's current operations include the
Cerro Colorado open pit mine and a modern 15 Mtpa processing plant, which has
the potential to become a centralised processing hub for ore sourced from its
wholly owned regional projects around Riotinto that include Proyecto Masa
Valverde and Proyecto Riotinto East. In addition, the Group has a phased,
earn-in agreement for up to 80% ownership of Proyecto Touro, a brownfield
copper project in the northwest of Spain. For further information, visit
www.atalayamining.com (http://www.atalayamining.com)

 

 

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