Corporate Social Responsibility

R. K. Marble Group activities are conducted in a manner that minimizes risk to public health and safety. Further, the group believes that natural resources can be developed and utilized in a manner consistent with proper stewardship for the environment. Therefore, recognizing that all activities associated with the development of our natural resources impact on the environment, our projects are designed and managed to reasonably minimize risk and mitigate negative impacts to the environment. We will strive to assure that our activities are conducted in compliance with the applicable laws and regulations.

Principles: 

• Utilization of the earth's natural resources is fundamental to the survival and prosperity of any organism or society, including man and his activities.
• Removal of natural resources from one environment to utilization in another will impact both environments to some degree.
• Individuals as well as organizations of individuals should demonstrate respect for and concern with our environment.
• Man, in his ability to provide stewardship to the environment, should strive to minimize or mitigate the impacts of resource utilization to the extent reasonably feasible.
• Sound science should be the basis of environmental impact evaluation and mitigation.
• Socioeconomic factors are a significant component of man's environment.

Implementation: 

• Project planning, development and implementation will include consideration of alternatives and mitigation to reduce negative impacts to the environment. Costs for compliance with regulatory requirements, minimization and mitigation of environmental impacts, closure and reclamation will be included in project evaluations.
• R. K. Marble will continue to seek, evaluate and use, when appropriate, new technologies and methodologies that enhance our ability to conduct our operations in a manner that reduces environmental impacts.
• To the extent economically and technically feasible, R. K. Marble Group will minimize the generation of hazardous wastes.
• Conservation of both renewable and nonrenewable natural resources will be considered in all of R. K. Marble Group activities.
• Being one of the biggest mining companies, R. K. Marble Group has the opportunity to enhance the environment at historically mined properties where problems exist; both public safety and environmental concerns will be addressed in managing these properties.