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Is this the panacea for renewables in mine projects: commodity price-linked PPAs?

2019-02-19T13:42:40+00:00

Reaching financial close with renewable energy projects for mining companies is one of the biggest challenges for the growing sector of renewables for mines. Voltiq, a financial advisory firm specializing in renewable energy and transmission, is developing an innovative financial instrument for renewables for mines that offers price flexibility for mine offtakers while delivering price certainty Read More

Is this the panacea for renewables in mine projects: commodity price-linked PPAs?2019-02-19T13:42:40+00:00

Mining leaders prepare for Toronto Summit to understand energy savings potential of renewables

2019-09-02T17:24:36+00:00

The global mining sector is facing a tough business environment with low commodity pricing, rising energy costs and constraints, increasingly remote locations and heightened stakeholder opposition. In this environment, the need to reduce operational power costs and gain stakeholder buy-in is critical to success and mining leaders are increasingly interested in the role that renewable energy Read More

Mining leaders prepare for Toronto Summit to understand energy savings potential of renewables2019-09-02T17:24:36+00:00

Video- Energy Technologies for a Remote Gold Mine

2019-02-20T11:50:23+00:00

Faced with a potential energy cost at 40% of operational expense, Shanta Gold has explored the use of renewable energy to power their remote Tanzanian operations. In this video, presented at the Renewables and Mining Summit in Johannesburg in July 2015,  Ian Fielding a consulting engineer with Shanta Gold and Manuel Duggal a Director of MCD International Read More

Video- Energy Technologies for a Remote Gold Mine2019-02-20T11:50:23+00:00

Energy choices and challenges for remote mining operations – Q&A with Roxgold CEO

2019-02-20T12:19:41+00:00

John Dorward, President, CEO, and Director, Roxgold has over 19 years of experience in the finance and mining industries and most recently served as Vice-President, Business Development at Fronteer Gold prior to the Company’s sale to Newmont Mining for $2.3 billion in 2011. He is providing the opening keynote at the Energy and Mines Toronto Summit Read More

Energy choices and challenges for remote mining operations – Q&A with Roxgold CEO2019-02-20T12:19:41+00:00

Caterpillar Reinforces Role as Traditional and Renewable Energy Partner for Mining Sector

2019-09-02T17:25:29+00:00

Toronto, ON. September 9, 2015- Energy and Mines is pleased to announce that Caterpillar is the Principal Sponsor of the upcoming 3rd annual Energy and Mines Toronto Summit taking place October 22-23. This high-caliber Summit is expected to see a record turnout of mining executives from major and junior mining operations who are looking to understand Read More

Caterpillar Reinforces Role as Traditional and Renewable Energy Partner for Mining Sector2019-09-02T17:25:29+00:00

Speaker Q&A: Energy is a Strategic Issue, Says Kinross Gold’s Head of Energy Efficiency

2019-02-20T11:58:24+00:00

“Energy costs accounts for 20 to 25% of our operating cash costs and we are systematically looking for ways to improve energy efficiency, reduce overall energy costs and associated greenhouse gas (GHG), in all aspects of our operations,” says Pedro Marujo de Almeida, Global Energy Efficiency Program Manager at Kinross Gold. “Energy is a strategic issue; Read More

Speaker Q&A: Energy is a Strategic Issue, Says Kinross Gold’s Head of Energy Efficiency2019-02-20T11:58:24+00:00

Canadian Mines Weigh Renewables Options

2019-02-20T13:40:48+00:00

“Mining companies are looking for opportunities to use economic forms of alternative energy in order to reduce their reliance on stand-alone diesel generators and the generation of greenhouse gases,” says R. Brent Murphy, Vice President of Environmental Affairs at Seabridge Gold. For its KSM project in British Columbia which will be grid connected, Seabridge Gold has Read More

Canadian Mines Weigh Renewables Options2019-02-20T13:40:48+00:00

AngloGold Ashanti Global Head of Energy – "We are open to renewables being part of the solution".

2019-02-20T13:45:59+00:00

AngloGold Ashanti’s Global Head of Energy says Financing is the Key to Renewables for Mines. Bill Allemon, Global Vice President of Energy Management and Electrical Asset Integrity at AngloGold Ashanti, came to the mining sector two and half years ago after two decades at Ford Motor Company. At Ford, he fine tuned his expertise in pulling Read More

AngloGold Ashanti Global Head of Energy – "We are open to renewables being part of the solution".2019-02-20T13:45:59+00:00

CEO SPOTLIGHT: IAMGOLD aims for 15% renewables in next 3-5 years

2019-02-20T13:41:31+00:00

Stephen Letwin, President and CEO, IAMGOLD is committed to his goal of 15% of the gold leader’s power generation coming from renewables in the next 3 to 5 years (see details in 2014 keynote). The company has already invested in a 5 MW solar plant for its Rosebel Mine in Suriname and is currently considering solar Read More

CEO SPOTLIGHT: IAMGOLD aims for 15% renewables in next 3-5 years2019-02-20T13:41:31+00:00

Energy and Mines – 3rd Toronto Summit Launched

2019-09-02T17:26:13+00:00

Energy and Mines is excited to announce the third Toronto Energy and Mines Summit - the 7th event in our global summit series brining together mine energy-decision makers with alternative energy providers. To reflect the energy choices of the key mining audience, and to better align our agenda with the current issues facing corporate mining leaders Read More

Energy and Mines – 3rd Toronto Summit Launched2019-09-02T17:26:13+00:00