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As carbon pricing spreads, miners must adapt

2019-02-13T10:38:05+00:00

By Dori (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0 us], via Wikimedia Commons With 40 carbon markets around the globe and China’s coming later this year, mining companies must address carbon and climate risks immediately, a report from CDP warns. The report, which analyzed twelve of the world’s largest mining companies, found that the introduction of Read More

As carbon pricing spreads, miners must adapt2019-02-13T10:38:05+00:00

China’s ‘Coal Capital’ Turns to PV

2019-02-18T07:45:00+00:00

The so-called Chinese ‘coal capital’, Datong, located in northern Shanxi province, is looking at solar energy to kickstart the economy after coal mining depleted local neighbourhoods, according to the Xinhua News Agency. The city plans to install 3000MW of photovoltaic systems between 2015 and 2017. “Infrastructure construction started in 2015 to turn the uninhabitable swaths into Read More

China’s ‘Coal Capital’ Turns to PV2019-02-18T07:45:00+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

Why the Tesla’s Business Model will be Beneficial for Mining?

2019-02-19T13:25:34+00:00

24/7's Renewable energies are meeting the Mining Industry Dr. Arnold van den Hurk, CEO, r4mining.com Renewable energy for mining presents two main benefits: it provides electricity and  fuel for vehicles. In both forms, hybrid energy architecture can be found in both hybrid power grids (mini grids) and hybrid fuels vehicles. This new approach to analyze Renewables for Mining Read More

Why the Tesla’s Business Model will be Beneficial for Mining?2019-02-19T13:25:34+00:00

Social conflicts in Peru have delayed $21billion worth of mining projects

2019-02-19T13:30:22+00:00

Since 2011, the country has postponed $21.5 billion worth of mining projects due to social conflicts and bureaucratic obstacles, according to data provided by the Peruvian Institute of Economics. Peru, where more than 50 percent of its exports comes from mining copper, gold and silver, has faced rural communities’ opposition to mining projects since 2010. From then Read More

Social conflicts in Peru have delayed $21billion worth of mining projects2019-02-19T13:30:22+00:00

Why Chile’s mines run on renewables – and Australia’s don’t

2019-02-25T07:12:56+00:00

Unbelievable but true: the Chilean mining industry is increasingly run on renewable energy, which will soon be bigger than conventional power sector in Chile, and cost-competitive. The Chileans ought to thank the Chinese for this, writes Australian professor John Mathews, whose new book, The Greening of Capitalism, has just been published by Stanford University Press. Mathews Read More

Why Chile’s mines run on renewables – and Australia’s don’t2019-02-25T07:12:56+00:00

Introduction to performance metrics for renewables in mining

2019-02-20T07:49:42+00:00

This article is part of a collection of 10 articles by Arnoldus Mateo van den Hurk Mir  presenting a new system for to measure the impact of renewable energies in mining. You can find other articles on www.energyandmines.com . On the other hand, if you want the Spanish version can be directed to www.renewables4mining.com Some years ago, Read More

Introduction to performance metrics for renewables in mining2019-02-20T07:49:42+00:00

Financial Intelligence applied to Renewables for Mining

2019-02-20T13:11:30+00:00

The first is a series of guest posts from Arnoldus Mateo van den Hurk Mir, Ph. D. from Renewables4Mining  Times for mining are changing Before the commodity boom, according to industry experts, mining was focused on ramping up production and investing in new capital projects to expand supply. After the boom however, the world of mining has re-focused Read More

Financial Intelligence applied to Renewables for Mining2019-02-20T13:11:30+00:00

Solar power cheaper than fossil fuels – confirmed

2019-02-26T09:02:24+00:00

Are you still under the misapprehension that solar power is more expensive than traditional sources of energy? Think again. Two really interesting articles this week underlines the reality. Global solar dominance in sight as science trumps fossil fuels outlines the shift to solar around the world and the threat to traditional sources. Some great quotes from this Read More

Solar power cheaper than fossil fuels – confirmed2019-02-26T09:02:24+00:00