The CEO of Vale Canada, Deshnee Naidoo, has described the country's most recent federal budget as a "game changer" for her company's operations, including its nickel processing plant in Long Harbor, Newfoundland and Labrador. Naidoo accompanied Finance minister and deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland on a tour of Vale's plant, which the company claims produces some Read More
BALCO, a subsidiary of Vedanta and a leading aluminum producer in India, has teamed up SRIP to obtain 105MW of hybrid renewable power for its aluminum operations in Chhattisgarh, India. As part of its commitment to sustainable development and reducing its carbon footprint, BALCO will use the hybrid renewable power generated from wind and solar sources Read More
The Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre (FBICRC) has announced the installation of Australia's first sodium-sulfur NAS® battery at the IGO Nova nickel-copper-cobalt mine site. Long-duration energy storage will be provided by this Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) demonstration unit, which has a capacity of 250 kW/1.45 MWh. The NAS® battery technology has been successfully installed Read More
Australian electrolyser manufacturer Hysata claims to have developed a new type of electrolyser with the most efficient electrolysis cell in the world, 20% more efficient than its contemporaries, and a simplified balance of plant. The design operates at 95% system efficiency, delivering significant performance over incumbent electrolysers. Hysata's high-efficiency electrolyser is expected to deliver the lowest-cost Read More
Tungsten developer Group 6 Metals has signed an MOU with Fortescue Future Industries to explore renewable energy, heat energy, and hydrogen at the Dolphin tungsten mine on King Island in Tasmania. The MOU will see FFI prepare concept and feasibility studies while the two companies work towards completing due diligence activities. If successful, they will progress Read More
Sandvik, a Swedish engineering company, has received a significant order worth approximately SEK 650 million (US$63 million) from Torex Gold Resources, a Canadian mining company. The order comprises 35 mining equipment units, including 15 battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and 20 conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) equipment units, for Torex's Media Luna project in Mexico. This marks Sandvik's Read More
BHP, China Copper, and Daye Nonferrous have signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) to collaborate in developing a sustainable and responsible copper value chain to support the global energy transition. China Copper and Daye Nonferrous are two of China’s leading copper producers. The parties aim to jointly explore opportunities to reduce the environmental footprint and improve energy Read More
BHP has signed a new agreement with China's HBIS Group to pilot carbon capture and utilization (CCU) technology at HBIS' steel operations in China. HBIS is one of the world’s largest steelmakers and a major iron ore customer of BHP. The trial will test technologies such as Vacuum Pressure Swing Adsorption (VPSA), slag mineralization, and biological Read More
In its 2022 Climate Change Report, global mining company Glencore has outlined its approach to reducing Scope 1 carbon emissions in both the near and long term. The company plans to improve operational efficiency to reduce diesel use and smelting process inefficiencies, as well as prioritizing action to electrify mining fleets with existing and improving technologies. Read More
Centamin, has published an interim decarbonization roadmap to 2030, targeting a 30% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions compared to a 2021 base year. The roadmap is aimed at making Centamin a low-carbon mining business with sources of onsite and imported renewable energy, reductions in absolute energy consumption through operational efficiencies and Read More
