Three years’ ago Rio Tinto’s Diavik mine installed four 2.3 MW wind turbines to help power its remote operation in Canada’s North West Territories. This project was first presented at the Energy and Mines Toronto summit in 2013. Two years on from the project launch, Liezl van Wyk , Manager, Mine Technical Services & SCAP , Diavik Diamond Read More
By Ryan Jansen and Damian Rohraff There are several off-grid communities and industrial sites in Saskatchewan that use diesel generators to meet their electrical power needs. Generally these systems are able to perform their basic function and provide reliable power. However, they present some challenges as well. Fuel costs make up the bulk of operational expenditures Read More
Faced with a potential energy cost at 40% of operational expense, Shanta Gold has explored the use of renewable energy to power their remote Tanzanian operations. In this video, presented at the Renewables and Mining Summit in Johannesburg in July 2015, Ian Fielding a consulting engineer with Shanta Gold and Manuel Duggal a Director of MCD International Read More
In this video from the 2015 Johannesburg Renewables and Mining Summit, Duncan Stevens, the VP of Group Sustainable Development from Gold Fields and Carbon War Room Board Member Sean Cleary provide some background and initial findings on their project to explore the potential use of renewables across Gold Fields global operations. The powerpoint presented in this Read More
Anglo American Platinum's Kleantha Pillay, presents on how the use of fuel cells in the mining sector can help save fuels, improve safety and security as well as create commodity demand for one of their core products.
To mark the launch of the 2nd African Renewable Energy and Mining Summit and Exhibition we are posting the video of one of the most highly rated presentations from last year's Jo'berg Summit. In this presentations Lonmin's Energy and Asset Manager, Gerhard Werneck discussed the challenges of financing solar projects from a mine's persepctive. Fill out Read More
Dominic Duffy The Cerro Bayo gold and silver mine in Southern Chile is operated by Mandalay Resources. The mine is remote from the grid and has traditionally powered its operations with diesel gensets. In this 60-second interview with Mandalay COO, Dominic Duffy, we gain some insight on the challenges of powering this remote mine site and Read More
With the aim of reducing diesel costs, the Glencore Raglan mine in Northern Quebec is installing a unique energy system incorporating a 3MW wind turbine and a test bed of three energy storage technologies. In this video presentation from, the Renewables and Mining Summit and Exhibition, Toronto, October 2014, three of the main project proponents discuss Read More
Presented at the Renewables and Mining Summit and Exhibition in Toronto, October 2014, by Joel Link, Global head of Mining at Solar Reserve, this presentation provides details of how CSP and CSP-PV hybrids can deployed to provide full power for a mine site. The presentation associated with this video can be downloaded here. To read an Read More
IAMGOLD CEO Steve Letwin laid out his companies strategic energy choices during a keynote presentation at the recent Toronto Renewables and Mining Summit and Exhibition. Speaking to the sell-out audience of mine energy leaders and renewable energy project developers, Letwin explained precisely why IAMGOLD is looking to secure 15% of it's energy needs through renewables in Read More
