Codelco's El Teniente Division in Chile, the world's largest underground copper mining complex, is testing a 100% electric Epiroc ST14 load haul dump (LHD) machine at its Diablo Regimiento mine. The LHD, which has been operational since November 2022, has a loading capacity of up to 14 tonnes and produces no direct greenhouse gas emissions. The Read More
Oyu Tolgoi, one of the largest copper-gold mines in the world located in Mongolia, has received its first battery-powered mining vehicle for trials. The Normet Utimec MF100 Material SD is designed for bulk material transportation in underground mines and tunnels, with a 10-tonne payload capacity and a fast charging capability. The fast-charging vehicle also has two Read More
Rio Tinto and BMW have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the supply of low-carbon aluminum from Canada to BMW's Spartanburg plant in South Carolina for use in vehicle body components from 2024. The partnership seeks to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 70% in BMW's benchmark for aluminum through Rio Tinto's Read More
Gravitricity, an Edinburgh-based energy storage company, has signed an agreement with DIAMO, a Czech state enterprise, to seek European Union funding to transform the former Darkov coal mine into a large energy store. The pair plan to create a 4MW energy store, which they hope could pave the way for similar projects across Europe. The Darkov Read More
Sasol Ltd, the world's largest producer of fuels and chemicals from coal and gas, is aiming to reduce its emissions by 30% by 2030, and it believes that using renewable energy for its operations will bring financial and environmental benefits. The company had partnered with Air Liquide in 2021 to jointly procure 1,200MW of renewable energy Read More
First Mode, a global carbon reduction company that developed the world's first integrated battery and hydrogen fuel cell powerplants for retrofitting diesel-powered mining trucks, has established a proving ground in Centralia, Washington, to accelerate the transition to clean energy for heavy industry, thanks in part to a $250,000 grant from the state economic development strategic reserve Read More
Caterpillar, the US-based heavy equipment manufacturer, showcased in November its first all-electric 793 mining truck prototype, with the company planning to test these electric haul trucks with mining partners across the globe starting next year, ahead of mass production in four or five years. The company is also building a demonstration site at the Tucson Proving Read More
Swakop Uranium invested in 2015 in a new mining fleet of 23 327t class Komatsu 960E-2KT electric dump trucks and three Chinese NHL NTE330 electric drive trucks for its new Husab uranium mine in Namibia. All of these were trolley-ready with the aim of starting up the trolley assist operation as the mine ramped up in Read More
Newcrest Mining's Brucejack gold mine in British Columbia, Canada is progressing in its efforts to convert its full underground truck fleet to battery-electric operation. The company has confirmed that its final Sandvik Z50 50-t payload battery-electric truck is due on site in March, completing the full eight-truck fleet at the mine. The BEV truck project is Read More
Global miner Rio Tinto and Marubeni Corporation, a Japanese trader and business conglomerate, have signed a strategic collaboration agreement to secure a sustainable and reliable supply of Rio Tinto’s Responsible Aluminum products to downstream manufacturers in Japan. The first sale under this agreement is a batch of RenewAl ™ high purity, certified low-carbon aluminum from the Read More
