Inkantolo yaseChile iyalele imayini yethusi ye-BHP iCerro Colorado ngoLwesine ukuba iyeke ukudonsa amanzi endaweni engaphansi komhlaba ngenxa yezinkinga zemvelo, ngokusho kwamaphepha abonwe abeReuters.
INkantolo YokuQala Yezemvelo efanayo ngoJulayi yakhipha isinqumo sokuthi imayini yethusi encane uma kuqhathaniswa ogwadule olusenyakatho yeChile kufanele iqale futhi kusukela ekuqaleni ohlelweni lwezemvelo lomklamo wokulungisa.
NgoLwesine inkantolo icele "izinyathelo zokuphepha" ezibandakanya ukuyekwa kokukhipha amanzi angaphansi komhlaba izinsuku ezingama-90 endaweni engaphansi komhlaba eseduze nemayini.
Inkantolo ithe lezi zinyathelo ziyadingeka ukuze kuvinjelwe imiphumela emibi ekumpompeni ukuthi ingabi mibi kakhulu.
Abavukuzi bethusi kulo lonke elase-Chile, umkhiqizi ophezulu wensimbi ebomvu emhlabeni, baye baphoqeleka eminyakeni yamuva nje ukuthi bathole ezinye izindlela zokuphakela amanzi emisebenzini yabo njengoba isomiso nokuwohloka kwemithombo yamanzi kuphazamise izinhlelo zangaphambili.Abaningi baye banciphisa kakhulu ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi ahlanzekile e-continental noma baphendukela ezitshalweni zokususa usawoti emanzini.
I-BHP ithe esitatimendeni ukuthi uma inkampani seyazisiwe ngokusemthethweni "izocubungula ukuthi iyiphi inkambo okufanele ithathwe, ngokusekelwe kumathuluzi ahlinzekwa wuhlaka lomthetho."
Isinqumo sangoJanuwari seNkantolo Ephakeme yaseChile sasekela isikhalazo semiphakathi yendabuko yendawo yokuthi inqubo yokubuyekezwa kwemvelo yehlulekile ukucabangela ukukhathazeka ngomthelela wephrojekthi emithonjeni yemvelo, okuhlanganisa ne-akhwifa yesifunda.
I-Cerro Colorado, imayini encane kuphothifoliyo yaseChile yase-BHP, ikhiqize cishe u-1.2% wesamba sekhopha esiphuma eChile ngo-2020.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Aug-20-2021