Chemours’ Sustainability Report: Partnering To Protect Local Wildlife and Habitats

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Chemours, the only U.S. producer of titanium and zirconium minerals and one of two domestic rare earth mineral producers, has released its annual Sustainability Report titled 'Partnering for Progress'. The report highlights Chemours' commitment to responsible mining and habitat protection.

Key points include:

• Continuous reclamation efforts to restore mined areas
• Partnerships with organizations like Satilla Riverkeeper and St. Marys Riverkeeper
• Protection of sensitive habitats for species like gopher tortoises and indigo snakes
• Translocation of over 400 tortoises and 181 hatchlings over nine years
• New research partnerships in 2023 to study mining impacts on bird communities, rare plants, and wetland restoration

Chemours' mining operations in Florida and Georgia supply critical minerals vital to national security and economic prosperity, while maintaining a strong focus on environmental stewardship and wildlife conservation.

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / July 16, 2024 / The Chemours Company

Earlier this year, Chemours released our annual Sustainability Report titled, "Partnering for Progress." Throughout the report, we showcase how Chemours embraces partnerships to deliver innovative products responsibly and more sustainably, share its success with others, and drive business value. One such example is how Chemours is partnering to protect local wildlife and habitats, including at the company's mining operations.

Chemours is the only U.S. producer of titanium and zirconium minerals and one of only two domestic producers of rare earth minerals. We mine minerals that contain the elements titanium and zirconium, which are included in the U.S. Department of the Interior's 2018 list of critical minerals as vital to the nation's security and economic prosperity. These critical minerals are produced in limited quantities domestically, and Chemours' domestic monazite sales and production are used in U.S. rare earth mineral processing.

Our Titanium Technologies business segment operates mineral sands mining and separation operations in Florida and Georgia to supply our facilities with TiO₂ mineral feedstock and to recover and sell other valuable mineral products.

We are committed to leaving each mining site in a condition comparable to its pre-mine condition. Through continuous reclamation, we work to re-establish the soils and plant vegetation in mined areas as soon as possible after mineral extraction is complete, which in turn allows native wildlife to quickly return.

Opportunities to directly protect wildlife habitats on the lands that we mine are limited because we lease mineral rights and carry out mining operations on land owned and managed by others. However, our mining operations teams support numerous organizations that work to protect area land and water resources, including the Satilla Riverkeeper, St. Marys Riverkeeper, and the Okefenokee Swamp Park.

Where practical, we craft our mine plans to avoid sensitive resources, such as wetlands and uplands that are habitats for gopher tortoise and indigo snake subpopulations. We also partner with external organizations to assist us in providing long-term conservation solutions to protect translocated gopher tortoises (indigo snakes have not been observed at our mining operations to date). Over nine years of mining in Georgia, Chemours' research partners have translocated more than 400 tortoises and moved 181 hatchlings reared from collected eggs to Wildlife Management Areas.

In 2023, Chemours expanded wildlife protection research by partnering with academic institutions to examine the impacts of mining and mine reclamation on bird communities and rare plants and to assess soil development and plant re-establishment in wetlands constructed on mined lands.

Learn more in Chemours' 2023 Sustainability Report.

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FAQ

What is the focus of Chemours' 2023 Sustainability Report?

Chemours' 2023 Sustainability Report, titled 'Partnering for Progress,' focuses on how the company partners to deliver innovative products responsibly, share success, and drive business value while protecting local wildlife and habitats, particularly in their mining operations.

How does Chemours (CC) protect wildlife in its mining operations?

Chemours (CC) protects wildlife by continuous reclamation of mined areas, avoiding sensitive habitats, partnering with conservation organizations, and translocating species like gopher tortoises. They've moved over 400 tortoises and 181 hatchlings to Wildlife Management Areas over nine years.

What new wildlife protection initiatives did Chemours (CC) start in 2023?

In 2023, Chemours (CC) expanded its wildlife protection research by partnering with academic institutions to study the impacts of mining and reclamation on bird communities and rare plants, and to assess soil development and plant re-establishment in wetlands constructed on mined lands.

What critical minerals does Chemours (CC) produce in the United States?

Chemours (CC) is the only U.S. producer of titanium and zirconium minerals and one of only two domestic producers of rare earth minerals. These are listed as critical minerals by the U.S. Department of the Interior for national security and economic prosperity.

Where are Chemours' (CC) mineral sands mining operations located?

Chemours' (CC) Titanium Technologies business segment operates mineral sands mining and separation operations in Florida and Georgia to supply their facilities with TiO2 mineral feedstock and to recover and sell other valuable mineral products.