Leading global mining group Rio Tinto has announced its intention to join World Bank's Climate-Smart Mining Initiative, set to launch this May. The mining group plan to leverage their experience to offer consulting advice in addition to contributing $1 million over five years to the program. With the use of battery-powered electric vehicles rising exponentially, the Read More
South Africa's new carbon tax, slated to come into effect this June, is expected to cost Anglo American Platinum up to R300m (USD 21.5M) over the first three years, according to CEO Chris Griffith. The new tax has already been criticised by the country’s Minerals Council who have suggested the increased price of carbon will result Read More
Credit: Mining News The recently released Global Resources Outlook from the United Nations Environment Programme has indicated that resource extraction now accounts for half of the world’s total global carbon emissions. The pace of oil gas and mining extraction has tripled since the 1970s and, with the report indicating that the actions of extractive industries are Read More
The increasing demand for carbon-free energy has resulted in accelerated improvement in the cost and performance of renewable energy options. Both battery and hydrogen-related energy supply technologies have seen significant advancments over the past three years, providing mining compies, project investors and processing specialists with additional choices when it comes to low-carbon power for mobile fleets, Read More
Credit: Mining.com A recent report by market intelligence company Fitch Solutions has highlighted the importance of renewable energy generation to mining companies operating in Sub-Saharan Africa. The prevalence of off-grid remote mineral deposits, combined with an excellent solar resource, and energy security concerns caused by unreliable grid-power, has already led companies such as Newmont, IAMGOLD, and Read More
As part of a continued drive to be a global leader in the transition to a clean growth economy, the Government of Canada has announced a combined $4.2 million investment in the TUGLIQ Energy Corporation projects at Nunavut and Quebec. An injection of $283,000 at the Nunavut mine will enable TUGLIQ to complete initial engineering studies on integrating compressed air energy Read More
As part of their push to become a global leader in sustainable gold mining, Gold Fields has partnered with power company Aggreko to install a hybrid solar and battery generation system to provide electricity to the Granny Smith gold mine. Located near Laverton, Western Australia, the Granny Smith mine has so far produced over 1.2M ounces Read More
Canadian-based mining companies GoviEx and Lion One Metals are incorporating hybrid solar/diesel power generation options into their operations in order to reduce overall fuel costs and displace significant amounts of CO2 emissions. Uranium miner GoviEx is currently working with Windiga Energy on the initial evaluations for a dedicated renewable system at its Madaouela operation in the Read More
Brazilian multinational mining corporation Vale, the world’s largest producer of iron ore and nickel, has signed a long-term energy supply contract with renewables provider Casa dos Ventos. The contract will see Vale draw from energy produced at the Folha Larga Sul wind farm in Campo Formoso, Bahia. The project is expected to start commercial operations in Read More
Today we publish issue 6 of the Energy and Mines Magazine. Our main feature focuses on the uses and potential of Hydrogen in the mining industry. As solar panels and wind turbines become more commonplace on mines, hydrogen is poised to become the most talked about clean energy solution of the next decade. The article features Read More
