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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

Miners Drawn to the Compelling Economics of Renewables and Storage Power Solutions

2020-01-07T16:08:08+00:00

The incentive for a mine to reduce its carbon footprint has received a shot in the arm from the relentlessly declining costs of wind, solar, and energy storage, says Greentech Media. Projections by Wood Mackenzie show the cost of energy storage in 2022 will be 61 percent less than what prevailed in 2013, while the cost Read More

Miners Drawn to the Compelling Economics of Renewables and Storage Power Solutions2020-01-07T16:08:08+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

Resolute and Aggreko Ink Hybrid Power Supply Agreement for the Syama Gold Mine

2020-01-07T16:06:02+00:00

Aggreko will fund and operate the new solar hybrid power solution at Resolute’s Syama Gold Mine in Mali. Aggreko, a world leader in off-grid, remote mine power solutions, and Resolute Mining, signed off on a long-term Power Supply Agreement (PSA) for Syama at a levellised US$0.15/kWh based on current heavy fuel oil prices. “The new power Read More

Resolute and Aggreko Ink Hybrid Power Supply Agreement for the Syama Gold Mine2020-01-07T16:06:02+00:00

Rio Tinto to Consider Renewable Energy as an Option to Cut Emissions at Pilbara

2019-11-29T13:44:08+00:00

Rio Tinto announced an A$1 billion investment at its Western Turner Syncline Phase 2 (WTS2) iron ore mine in the Pilbara, Western Australia. The amount includes the construction of a 13 km long conveyor system that will help lower greenhouse gas emissions from the mine by 3.5% compared to road haulage. Giles Parkinson says in an Read More

Rio Tinto to Consider Renewable Energy as an Option to Cut Emissions at Pilbara2019-11-29T13:44:08+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

BHP’s Giant Escondida Mine To Use 100% Renewable Energy

2019-10-11T13:25:22+00:00

Escondida, BHP’s massive copper mine in Chile, will switch completely to renewable sources of energy, according to the company’s chief external affairs officer Geoff Healy. The 1.2 million tonne Escondida operation currently relies on gas for its energy requirement. One of the world’s largest copper mines, it produces approximately 20% of the global copper concentrate supply. Read More

BHP’s Giant Escondida Mine To Use 100% Renewable Energy2019-10-11T13:25:22+00:00

Climate Capital and Sunrise Energy Group Execute 2.3 MW Solar Farm at the Boonanarring Mineral Sands Project

2019-09-30T15:02:44+00:00

Climate Capital, which invests in renewable energy projects around Australia, has agreed to acquire from Sunrise Energy Group a majority stake in a new 2.3 MW solar farm at the Boonanarring Mineral Sands Project. Boonanarring is a high-grade, zircon-rich, mineral sands project fully-owned by Image Resources NL (ASX: IMA) and located in the infrastructure-rich North Perth Read More

Climate Capital and Sunrise Energy Group Execute 2.3 MW Solar Farm at the Boonanarring Mineral Sands Project2019-09-30T15:02:44+00:00

Oz Minerals to use wind and solar power in a bid to curb fossil fuels

2019-09-03T05:12:53+00:00

Oz Minerals, the Australian mining giant, is harnessing wind and solar power for its West Musgrave mine to reduce the high costs from fossil fuels. West Musgrave is the largest unexplored nickel-copper deposit in Australia. Power accounts for 40% of the mine's processing costs. "Large-scale solar photovoltaic and wind solutions are currently economically viable and technically Read More

Oz Minerals to use wind and solar power in a bid to curb fossil fuels2019-09-03T05:12:53+00:00