ore mined 2016 2015 945,349 883,054 946,463 2017 2016 2015 0.17788 0.18116 0.15466 2017 2016 2015 945,349 883,054 946,463 2017 2016 2015 0.17788 0.18116 0.15466 37 Alacer Gold Sustainability Report 2017 | 4.4 Waste management The process of extracting gold from the ground creates both hazardous and nonhazardous waste.