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Savannah Resources Updates On Decarbonization At Its Barroso Lithium Project

2023-02-13T16:52:50+00:00

Savannah Resources, a company aiming to build the largest lithium mine in western Europe in Portugal, has announced it has found a way to eliminate the project's direct emissions (Scope 1) by using battery electric mining equipment. The company also stated that indirect emissions (Scope 2) could be lowered by 54% due to a potential reduction Read More

Savannah Resources Updates On Decarbonization At Its Barroso Lithium Project2023-02-13T16:52:50+00:00

Miners Leading Other Industries In Transition To Clean Energy: Aggreko

2021-06-10T16:42:40+00:00

To achieve its emission targets, the mining industry is looking for large-sized, innovative solutions for the supply of renewable energy. Successful implementation of reliable, cost-effective clean energy projects in the harsh conditions at mines is encouraging other industries across the globe to adopt similar solutions. (Canadian Mining Journal) U.K.-based Aggreko, a world-leading provider of mobile and Read More

Miners Leading Other Industries In Transition To Clean Energy: Aggreko2021-06-10T16:42:40+00:00

juwi To Construct 13.6MWp Solar PV Component For The Gruyere Gold Mine Microgrid

2021-04-16T14:12:10+00:00

APA, which owns and operates a solar/gas/battery hybrid power solution for the Gruyere Gold Mine in Western Australia, has awarded the solar farm component of the project to Juwi Renewable Energy Pty Ltd (Juwi). Juwi is the Brisbane-based subsidiary of German renewable energy specialist juwi AG, which has built more than 2,500 MW of wind projects Read More

juwi To Construct 13.6MWp Solar PV Component For The Gruyere Gold Mine Microgrid2021-04-16T14:12:10+00:00

Juwi To Construct Solar Farm For EDL Hybrid Renewable Project At Jabiru (NT)

2021-02-24T09:47:27+00:00

Juwi, the leading international project developer and operations specialist for renewable energy, will construct a solar park as part of EDL’s hybrid renewable energy solution for the remote, off-grid town of Jabiru in the Northern Territory, Australia. Juwi signed an agreement with Energy Developments Limited (EDL) to deliver 3.9MW solar generation that EDL will integrate with Read More

Juwi To Construct Solar Farm For EDL Hybrid Renewable Project At Jabiru (NT)2021-02-24T09:47:27+00:00

Oz Minerals’ $1.1B West Musgrave Mine To Use Renewables For 80% Of Energy Needs

2020-12-18T16:53:03+00:00

Oz Minerals has issued a  Pre Feasibility Study Update (PFSU) on its greenfield West Musgrave copper and nickel mine in central Western Australia. The project will now cost an estimated A$1.1 billion and assumes a fully off-grid 50MW power solution implemented on a Build-Own-Operate-Maintain (BOOM) basis. The study remarks:  “Off-grid renewable power solution confirmed; focus on Read More

Oz Minerals’ $1.1B West Musgrave Mine To Use Renewables For 80% Of Energy Needs2020-12-18T16:53:03+00:00

Robex Resources To Instal Solar+Battery System At Its Nampala Gold Mine, Mali

2020-11-03T19:33:30+00:00

Vivo Energy, a seller and distributor of energy fuels and lubricants in Africa, has been engaged by listed Canadian mining company Robex Resources Inc to supply solar energy at its Nampala gold mine in Mali, West Africa. The project comprises a 3.9 MWp photovoltaic power plant and a battery of capacity 2.6 MWh. These would be Read More

Robex Resources To Instal Solar+Battery System At Its Nampala Gold Mine, Mali2020-11-03T19:33:30+00:00

Oz Minerals Seeking Affordable Power To Use 80% Renewables

2020-02-14T13:48:59+00:00

Oz Minerals will use an optimized mix of solar, wind, battery and diesel power for its proposed copper-nickel project in West Musgrave, Australia, according to Mining Technology. Oz Minerals and Cassini Resources own the project in the ratio of 70:30 respectively. According to its pre-feasibility report released Wednesday, the mine will produce 28,000 tonnes of copper Read More

Oz Minerals Seeking Affordable Power To Use 80% Renewables2020-02-14T13:48:59+00:00

Bloomberg – Diesel Imports Fall as Australian Miners Shift to Renewables

2020-02-04T16:52:58+00:00

Miners are shifting out of fossil-based power sources, such as diesel, in response to investors’ pressure to cut carbon emissions. Easing their path is the rapidly falling cost of renewable energy, according to Bloomberg. Fortescue, one of Australia's largest iron ore miners, is spending $450 million on a hybrid generation project comprising gas, solar power, and Read More

Bloomberg – Diesel Imports Fall as Australian Miners Shift to Renewables2020-02-04T16:52:58+00:00

2019: A Watershed Year for Renewable Energy at Remote Mines

2020-01-07T16:07:17+00:00

Almost a dozen new renewable energy projects were announced in 2019. Many others were already under development, and more are under negotiation or could be announced soon. Miners finally bit the renewable energy bullet this year as its economics and technical feasibility, particularly at remote locations, became too compelling to ignore. Key advantages were lower cost, Read More

2019: A Watershed Year for Renewable Energy at Remote Mines2020-01-07T16:07:17+00:00

Gold Miners: Clean Energy, Any Which Way

2019-11-01T14:33:02+00:00

Gold mining companies run power-hungry operations, with a substantial carbon footprint. Last year, for every tonne of gold produced, greenhouse gas emissions released were 32,689 tonnes, according to a report from the World Gold Council. However, gold miners are resorting to new and innovative means to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and abate carbon footprints, according Read More

Gold Miners: Clean Energy, Any Which Way2019-11-01T14:33:02+00:00