Sun Cable has signed a non-binding letter of intent to supply renewable energy to a minerals processing facility that ASX-listed resources company Tivan plans to develop near Darwin. Sun Cable is the developer of one of the largest solar, battery, and transmission projects globally in Australia's Northern Territory. Tivan aims to use the Middle Arm Sustainable Read More
SSR Mining Inc., a leading gold company with four producing operations located in the USA, Türkiye, Canada, and Argentina, has released its annual Sustainability Report highlighting the company's Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices. The report covers the achievements made in 2022 and outlines the commitments made for 2023. The company's CEO, Rod Antal, stated that Read More
Vale, the Brazilian mining company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with XCMG, a major Chinese manufacturer of mining and construction equipment, to co-develop the world's first zero-emission motor grader for mining operations. Although the statement did not mention the power source, it is most likely to be battery electric. The machinery, utilized for levelling mine Read More
Ivanhoe Mines, a diversified miner with a 26-year history in the African mining sector, is aiming to enhance the sustainability goals of the group and its flagship Kamoa-Kakula copper complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The company plans to utilize hydropower potential and abundant sunshine to decarbonize the mining industry, while also exploring various Read More
Mining company Rio Tinto is working to develop an enhanced approach to advocacy that will support its decarbonization goals, in line with the Paris Agreement. The company will publish briefing papers on its assets and emission sources this year, detailing how policy settings can support its targets to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions, while also Read More
Anglo American, a global mining company headquartered in London, has received five dual-fueled liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels, with the remaining five scheduled to be delivered between May 2023 and the first half of 2024. The company expects these vessels to reduce carbon emissions by 35% compared to similar-sized ships using traditional marine fuels for the Read More
The US government has set aside $450 million to advance clean energy projects on current and former mine sites, with special attention given to projects that can create new economic opportunities for coal communities. The Department of Energy has also earmarked $16 million to complete design studies for a US-based refinery that will recover rare earths Read More
Mining company Anglo American and Swedish hydrogen and steel producer H2 Green Steel have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance low carbon steelmaking processes. The deal aims to explore ways for responsibly produced iron ore from Anglo American’s operations to be used in H2 Green Steel’s low carbon production process. As per the agreement, a Read More
Australian solar technology innovator 5B has initiated construction of its Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Line (AMPL), which will manufacture its Maverick solar technology, a pre-fabricated and pre-configured solar panel and racking solution. 5B’s Maverick solar arrays can be rapidly and easily deployed at solar energy projects and are also referred as a “solar farm in a box.” Read More
Alcoa, a global leader in bauxite, alumina, and aluminum products, has announced the expansion of its EcoSource low-carbon alumina brand to include certain grades of non-metallurgical alumina. EcoSource was first launched in 2020 for smelter-grade applications and is the world's first and only low-carbon alumina brand. The expansion of EcoSource low-carbon alumina brand includes non-metallurgical grades, Read More
