Mining major Anglo American will buy up to 3TWh of renewable energy annually from Enel Generación Chile, a subsidiary of energy group Enel. Effective 2021, Enel will power Anglo's Los Bronces and El Soldado copper mines, as well as the Chagres smelter, for ten years. Enel will use only renewable sources for this energy. The agreement, Read More
By First Quantum MInerals (FQM) (FQM Image Library) [Public domain, GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0)], via Wikimedia Commons A recent survey conducted by The University of Queensland and The University of British Columbia indicates that, while electrification offers mines improved economic potential and a strengthed license to operate, significant changes in the fundamentals of mine Read More
Jeff Nitsch, Senior Manager, Sales and Policy at Acciona provides his informed views on the opportunities for remote and grid-connected Australian mining operations to invest in renewables and lessons learned from utility-scale power purchase agreements with Chilean and Australian industrials. View Issue 11 of Energy and Mines Magazine.
In the run-up to the 2019 Energy and Mines Australia Summit we are interviewing a select group of exhibitors to understand their products, services and their involvement in the energy for mines market. In issue 11 of Energy and Mines Magazine the Q&A interview featured Penske Power Systems. Download Issue 11 of the Magazine here
In a Q&A interview, Dave Manning, juwi Renewable Energy’s Global Head of Hybrid, outlines their current project developments with mines and provides a market overview for alternative energy in mining. Dave Manning, Global Head of Hybrid, juwi Renewable Energy
While still representing a vital part of Australia's economy, the environmental impact of large-scale mining has seen Australian miners investing heavily in renewable energy to offset both environmental and economic pressures. The Australian government has ambitious targets for carbon emission reductions, looking to lower its emissions to 26% lower than 2005 levels by 2030, and 5% Read More
In an effort to reduce carbon emissions and water waste at its Los Bronces site in Chile, Anglo American is testing an innovative floating island of solar panels as a potential power generation solution. The 1,200-square-foot “Las Tortolas” power generating island will be floated in the middle of the mine's tailings pond, where its shadow is Read More
Leading global mining group Rio Tinto has announced its intention to join World Bank's Climate-Smart Mining Initiative, set to launch this May. The mining group plan to leverage their experience to offer consulting advice in addition to contributing $1 million over five years to the program. With the use of battery-powered electric vehicles rising exponentially, the Read More
South Africa's new carbon tax, slated to come into effect this June, is expected to cost Anglo American Platinum up to R300m (USD 21.5M) over the first three years, according to CEO Chris Griffith. The new tax has already been criticised by the country’s Minerals Council who have suggested the increased price of carbon will result Read More
Credit: Mining News The recently released Global Resources Outlook from the United Nations Environment Programme has indicated that resource extraction now accounts for half of the world’s total global carbon emissions. The pace of oil gas and mining extraction has tripled since the 1970s and, with the report indicating that the actions of extractive industries are Read More
