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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

Full Agenda Announced – Energy and Mines 3rd Annual Toronto Summit – Download Brochure

2019-02-20T12:07:15+00:00

The full agenda for the 3rd annual Energy and Mines Toronto Summit is now available to view and download via the conference brochure. Download Brochure This year’s expanded agenda includes 25 senior mining leaders sharing their energy strategies through interactive panels and detailed case studies. Speakers include senior mining leaders from major mining houses and junior Read More

Full Agenda Announced – Energy and Mines 3rd Annual Toronto Summit – Download Brochure2019-02-20T12:07:15+00:00

CEO SPOTLIGHT: Exploring Renewable Microgrids for a New Remote Mine

2019-02-20T12:16:13+00:00

Richard Spencer is CEO of U3O8 Corp., a Canadian-based junior mining company focused on advancing uranium projects in South America. Spencer is currently exploring renewable power options for its Laguna Salada site which is a uranium-vanadium deposit in Patagonia, Argentina and will be presenting at the 3rd annual Energy and Mines’ Toronto Summit on October 22-23. Read More

CEO SPOTLIGHT: Exploring Renewable Microgrids for a New Remote Mine2019-02-20T12:16:13+00:00

Anglo American – Renewables have an Important, Strategic Role for Mines

2019-02-20T12:49:54+00:00

Speaker Q&A Alfredo Lamego Duarte is Global Senior Category Manager - Electrical Energy and EC&I for Anglo American. Based in Brazil, Alfredo heads the energy strategy for Anglo America’s global operations and will be presenting at the 3rd annual Energy and Mines’ Toronto Summit on October 22-23. Here he provides insight on the global mining leaders Read More

Anglo American – Renewables have an Important, Strategic Role for Mines2019-02-20T12:49:54+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

Roxgold’s COO on Top Energy Challenges for Mine Operators

2019-02-22T09:44:34+00:00

Roxgold is a gold exploration and development company with its key asset, the Yaramoko Gold Project, located in Burkina Faso and expected to commence production in Q2 2016. Paul Criddle is the company’s Chief Operating Officer and will be discussing energy challenges for mining operators at Energy and Mines’ Toronto Summit (Oct 22-23). Here, he outlines Read More

Roxgold’s COO on Top Energy Challenges for Mine Operators2019-02-22T09:44:34+00:00

Diavik Wind-Hybrid – Performance Update

2019-02-26T10:40:27+00:00

Rio Tinto’s Diavik Diamond mine made history three years ago when it implemented the first wind-diesel hybrid for a remote northern mine installing four 2.3 MW wind turbines in Canada’s North West Territories. Liezl van Wyk, Manager, Mine Technical Services & SCAP for Diavik Diamond Mines is the champion of this ground-breaking project and will present Read More

Diavik Wind-Hybrid – Performance Update2019-02-26T10:40:27+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

Video presentation: Wind-Diesel-Storage Hybrid for Mine Site

2019-02-25T10:40:17+00:00

With the aim of reducing diesel costs, the Glencore Raglan mine in Northern Quebec is installing a unique energy system incorporating a 3MW wind turbine and a test bed of three energy storage technologies. In this video presentation from, the Renewables and Mining Summit and Exhibition, Toronto, October 2014, three of the main project proponents discuss Read More

Video presentation: Wind-Diesel-Storage Hybrid for Mine Site2019-02-25T10:40:17+00:00

CSP-PV Hybrid – Solar Reserve Presentation PDF

2019-02-25T10:56:23+00:00

In support of the video of this presentation (available here) below you can download a hard copy of Joel Link's presentation at the Renewables and Mining Summit in Toronto 2014.  Solar Reserve are a US based renewable developer that creates PV and CSP projects. In this presentation (and this interview) we hear how the solar thermal Read More

CSP-PV Hybrid – Solar Reserve Presentation PDF2019-02-25T10:56:23+00:00