Red 5 Limited, which is constructing a 4 Mtpa King of the Hills (KOTH) gold mine in Western Australia, has entered a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Zenith Energy for a hybrid energy installation at the project. Zenith Pacific (KOTH) Pty Ltd (Zenith), a subsidiary of Zenith Energy Limited, will build, own and operate the power Read More
International mining company Rio Tinto and Heliogen, the renewable energy technology company backed by Bill Gates, announced an agreement to deploy Heliogen’s high-temperature, concentrated solar technology to provide clean, renewable energy to Rio Tinto’s Boron, California mine. The mine supplies half of the global demand for refined borates, used in products ranging from fertilizers to construction Read More
Brisbane-based juwi Renewable Energy Pty Ltd will integrate 3.4MW of solar generation with an existing 12MW diesel power station at Iluka’s Jacinth Ambrosia Project in South Australia, the world’s largest zircon mine. juwi signed an agreement to construct the hybrid power solution with KPS, an operating subsidiary of Pacific Energy, which will own and operate the Read More
Contract Power Australia Pty Ltd will build, own and operate an integrated hybrid power generation facility at the Abra Base Metals Project majority-owned by Galena Mining Ltd. The low-emissions, cost-effective power facility will comprise a 10MW natural gas-fired power station, a 6MW solar array, 2MW of battery energy storage, and a 900Kl LNG storage and regasification Read More
Juwi, the leading international project developer and operations specialist for renewable energy, will construct a solar park as part of EDL’s hybrid renewable energy solution for the remote, off-grid town of Jabiru in the Northern Territory, Australia. Juwi signed an agreement with Energy Developments Limited (EDL) to deliver 3.9MW solar generation that EDL will integrate with Read More
Fortescue Metals Group, the world’s fourth-largest iron ore miner that is controlled by Andrew Forrest, reported Thursday a record half-yearly profit after tax of US$4.08 billion, up 66% from the prior-year period on solid iron ore prices. Fortescue hiked dividends by 93%, but also announced it will funnel 10% of annual post-tax profits into green energy Read More
Gold Fields Limited’s proposed 40 MW solar PV plant at its South Deep gold mining operation in Gauteng, South Africa may finally see the light of day. The electricity sub-committee of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa), at its virtual meeting on February 5 recommended the company’s license application for approval by the Energy Read More
Jessica Harman, BHP’s principal for portfolio strategy and development, and Steve McGill, BHP’s carbon management specialist, shed light on the mining giant’s decarbonization strategy at the Energy and Mines Virtual World Congress on December 9. (Renew Economy) Harman said BHP was fully committed to the Paris Agreement goals of reaching zero net emissions. She emphasized that Read More
Dual-listed gold producer Pan African Resources has engaged juwi South Africa for the construction of a 9.975MW solar photovoltaic plant on land owned by its Evander Mines. The plant will provide about 30% of the power requirement of the company’s Elikhulu tailings retreatment operation during daylight hours. The Evander Mines solar photovoltaic plant will improve power Read More
Oz Minerals has issued a Pre Feasibility Study Update (PFSU) on its greenfield West Musgrave copper and nickel mine in central Western Australia. The project will now cost an estimated A$1.1 billion and assumes a fully off-grid 50MW power solution implemented on a Build-Own-Operate-Maintain (BOOM) basis. The study remarks: “Off-grid renewable power solution confirmed; focus on Read More
