Every year, miners from around the globe leverage the platform of the Energy and Mines World Congress to discuss new projects or carbon reduction commitments. Despite being held virtually, this year was no exception. With over 440 attendees, including 140 mining participants, the conference was conveniently organized in six content pods: some covering the general path 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
APA, a leading Australian energy group, will install a renewable energy hybrid microgrid at the Gruyere Gold Mine in Western Australia, according to International Mining. Gruyere is a 50:50 JV between Gold Road Resources Ltd and Gold Fields Limited. “The success of the recently completed renewable energy projects at our Agnew and Granny Smith mines has Read More
Johannesburg-based Bushveld Energy has selected Abengoa, a Spanish multinational company in the infrastructure, energy, and water sectors, for the construction of a hybrid microgrid power plant at the Vametco Alloys mine in South Africa. The plant is an integrated power solution comprising a 3.5 MW solar photovoltaic plant and a battery energy storage system (BESS) that Read More
Gold mining giant Newmont Corporation has committed to a 30% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by 2030, and the ambition to achieve ‘net-zero’ carbon emissions by 2050. These targets come on top of Newmont’s existing program to cut GHG emissions by 16.5% over the five years ended 2020. The company intends to incorporate climate and Read More
South32 chief executive Graham Kerr says the company’s Hermosa zinc, lead, and silver mine in Arizona could be 100% powered by renewable energy. A pre-feasibility study of the mine’s Taylor deposit is expected to be completed next year and the company is discussing its power supply with energy utilities. Other measures, such as electric vehicles, could Read More
Issue 26 of Energy and Mines Magazine includes 3 stories 1. Achieving Scalability in Hydrogen Projects for Mines: Hydrogen and Mines Virtual Summit Report Hydrogen offers the opportunity for self-sufficiency in energy for both electricity and fuel. It also offers a pathway to zero emissions in mining. At the Hydrogen and Mines Virtual Summit 400+ mining, Read More
