Mineral Resources

Mineral Resources (AU) is committed to reducing its environmental impact within the chemical and fertilizer minerals, salt and other mining and quarrying products n.e.c. industry. While specific consolidated emissions data for all scopes is not readily available, the company has set ambitious near-term targets to achieve near-zero Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by the middle of this decade, aiming for this by 2025.

In the reporting year ending in 2023, Mineral Resources reported Scope 1 emissions of approximately 373,461,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions of approximately 3,490,000 kg CO2e. This marks a significant increase from previous years, with Scope 1 emissions rising from approximately 337,489,000 kg CO2e in 2022 and Scope 2 emissions from approximately 3,026,000 kg CO2e in 2022. In 2021, Scope 1 emissions were reported at approximately 296,343,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 at approximately 1,993,000 kg CO2e. Prior to that, in 2020, total emissions (Scope 1 and 2 combined) were approximately 224,895,000 kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at roughly 222,978,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 at approximately 1,917,000 kg CO2e. In 2019, total emissions were approximately 220,805,000 kg CO2e, comprising Scope 1 of about 218,432,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 of approximately 2,373,000 kg CO2e. Emissions data for 2018 stood at approximately 217,948,000 kg CO2e (Scope 1: 215,726,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2: 2,222,000 kg CO2e). In 2017, total emissions were approximately 184,482,000 kg CO2e (Scope 1: 181,475,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2: 3,007,000 kg CO2e), and in 2016, total emissions were around 110,325,000 kg CO2e (Scope 1: 108,427,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2: 1,898,000 kg CO2e). For 2015, the company reported Scope 1 emissions of approximately 84,743,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions of approximately 2,391,000 kg CO2e.

The company's sustainability reporting indicates that Scope 3 emissions data, specifically for purchased goods and services, is currently unavailable. Mineral Resources also reports production emission intensities, such as "Scope 1 and 2 mining emissions intensity" for 2024 at 3,710 tonne CO2e per tonne and for 2025 at 2,960 tonne CO2e per tonne. Previous intensity figures include 3,000 tonne CO2e per tonne in 2023, 2,500 tonne CO2e per tonne in 2022, 2,300 tonne CO2e per tonne in 2021, and 2,390 tonne CO2e per tonne in 2020.