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Article: Doe Run's sustainable mining operations focused on managing lifecycle of lead
- Article from:
- Mining Engineering
- Article date:
- September 1, 2008
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CopyrightCopyright Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc. Sep 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Lead has been used by mankind since before the Egyptian pyramids were built. Its durability provides for a continuum of innovation. As the largest integrated lead producer in the Western Hemisphere, The Doe Run Co. is committed to locating, mining, processing and supplying lead in ways that are responsible and sustainable.
It takes ingenuity and resolve to successfully operate in the heavy industry field today. Doe Run is committed to applying responsibility through sustainability, lean manufacturing, safety, environmental stewardship, education and workforce development, and community support.
Sustainability
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