Australia

After five lean years, gold miners gear up for growth

2019-02-16T12:42:38+00:00

Via: Mining Weekly VANCOUVER/TORONTO – For the first time in five years, Barrick Gold and other bullion miners are getting ready to expand, breaking from their monologue on cutting costs and debt because of tumbling gold prices. Backed by healthier balance sheets, a 17% rise in the price of gold since January to $1 244 an Read More

After five lean years, gold miners gear up for growth2019-02-16T12:42:38+00:00

Australia’s largest offgrid array reaches full operation

2019-02-16T12:51:10+00:00

Via: PV Magazine The 10.6 MW solar and 6 MW storage project at the DeGrussa mine site in remote Western Australia has reached full operation. The project has been heralded as an important proof-of-concept at scale of the application of renewable energy in off-grid industries such as mining. The Degrussa project is located in a very Read More

Australia’s largest offgrid array reaches full operation2019-02-16T12:51:10+00:00

‘Real Spark’ for Copper Demand Is Renewable Energy, BHP Says

2019-02-18T11:17:01+00:00

Via: Bloomberg Renewable energy and China’s economic shift toward consumer-led growth will be major catalysts for a new wave of copper demand that’ll accelerate a shortage forecast to develop from 2019, according to BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s largest mining company. “The real spark, though, is the demand for renewables,” said Jacqui McGill, asset president for BHP’s Olympic Read More

‘Real Spark’ for Copper Demand Is Renewable Energy, BHP Says2019-02-18T11:17:01+00:00

It’s Time for a Paradigm Shift in Energy Planning for Mines – The Business Case for Renewables is Clear

2019-02-18T10:45:19+00:00

Sunshine for Mines, a Rocky Mountain Institute and Carbon War Room initiative, aims to accelerate renewables adoption for mine sites. RMI and CWR are jointly a global nonprofit that works in various industries to facilitate investment into profitable low-carbon opportunities. They are working in the mining industry to help firms assess how renewables—solar, especially—could benefit them Read More

It’s Time for a Paradigm Shift in Energy Planning for Mines – The Business Case for Renewables is Clear2019-02-18T10:45:19+00:00

Mining Could Be a Key Sector for Solar-Plus-Storage in Australia

2019-02-18T11:03:30+00:00

By Mike Stone The mining sector could be an important driver of energy storage in Australia, say experts. Sandfire Resources is one mining company set to benefit from the trend. Sandfire was approached by Juwi Renewable Energy to develop and operate a 10.6-megawatt solar facility at its DeGrussa copper mine in Western Australia that will be Read More

Mining Could Be a Key Sector for Solar-Plus-Storage in Australia2019-02-18T11:03:30+00:00

Sandfire Resources’ solar project for DeGrussa Copper Mine Reaches Milestone

2019-02-19T12:19:44+00:00

The innovative 10.6 MW solar PV project for the DeGrussa Copper Mine in Western Australia has reached a key milestone with the installation of the first PV panels now underway. Neon, who is providing the construction equity and will be the long-term owner-manager is presenting an update on this project at the upcoming Energy and Mines Read More

Sandfire Resources’ solar project for DeGrussa Copper Mine Reaches Milestone2019-02-19T12:19:44+00:00

Mining is a Strong Business Opportunity for European Solar Sector

2019-02-19T12:22:35+00:00

Returning to Brussels from COP21 in Paris, James Watson, CEO of SolarPower Europe, is very optimistic about the global opportunities for European solar companies and, more particularly, about new business potential with mines. “Many European solar companies are interested in developing relationships with mines,” he points. “One of the first challenges is creating the relationships with Read More

Mining is a Strong Business Opportunity for European Solar Sector2019-02-19T12:22:35+00:00

‘Clear win-win’ for Australia’s largest renewables mining project over new 35k solar panels

2019-02-19T12:24:37+00:00

Australia’s largest renewables mining project in central Western Australia has successfully installed the first of 34,080 solar photovoltaic (PV) panels. Majority of the mine’s daytime electricity requirements will depend on solar PV, offsetting about 5 million litres of diesel each year or over 20 percent of total diesel consumption. Read the article at International Business Times

‘Clear win-win’ for Australia’s largest renewables mining project over new 35k solar panels2019-02-19T12:24:37+00:00

Bankable Hybrids for Mines: Financing DeGrussa PV-Storage Microgrid

2019-02-19T13:21:37+00:00

“This project was attractive because it is the largest off-grid project with a private PPA,” reports Romain Desrousseaux, Deputy CEO at Neoen. The IPP is providing the construction equity and will be the long-term owner-manager of the innovative 10.6 MW solar PV farm for the DeGrussa Copper-Gold mine in Western Australia. The solar project, which is Read More

Bankable Hybrids for Mines: Financing DeGrussa PV-Storage Microgrid2019-02-19T13:21:37+00:00

Gold Fields set to release a Request for Proposal for a 40 MW PV System

2019-02-19T13:45:26+00:00

Johannesburg-based Gold Fields is presently out on an Expression of Interest (EoI) and intends to release a Request for Proposals on 09 November 2015. The RFP will be for a 40MW on-site PV system with option for energy storage for its South Deep gold mine in South Africa. Gold Fields, a globally diversified producer of gold Read More

Gold Fields set to release a Request for Proposal for a 40 MW PV System2019-02-19T13:45:26+00:00