Oz Minerals Seeking Affordable Power To Use 80% Renewables
Oz Minerals will use an optimized mix of solar, wind, battery and diesel power for its proposed copper-nickel project in West Musgrave, Australia, according to Read More
World Congress Report, Decarbonizing Material Movement – Issue 18 of Energy and Mines Magazine Available Now
Energy and Mines Magazine Issue 18 is now available. The 40-page issue comprises 3 feature articles To download - click here 5 Key Takeaways from Read More
Aiming to be Carbon-Neutral by 2050, Teck Signs AES for Renewable Energy in Chile
Teck Resources has signed a long-term power purchase agreement with AES Corp for the supply of 118MW of renewable energy to the Quebrada Blanca Phase Read More
Climate Conscious Investors Shut Off Financing to Mining Companies
As Environmental-Social-Governance (ESG) concerns mount across the globe, investors are giving ‘dirty’ sectors, such as heavy industry and mining, the cold shoulder. With funding spigots Read More
Bloomberg – Diesel Imports Fall as Australian Miners Shift to Renewables
Miners are shifting out of fossil-based power sources, such as diesel, in response to investors’ pressure to cut carbon emissions. Easing their path is the Read More
Climate risk and decarbonization: What every mining CEO needs to know
Mining companies are not doing enough to meet Paris climate agreement targets, observes a report by McKinsey. About 4-7% of global greenhouse gas emissions emanate Read More
SA’s Energy Crisis: “Cut Red Tape, Bring Renewable Energy Online,” Demands Miners’ Body
The Minerals Council South Africa, the apex body representing the country’s mining industry, made an impassioned plea to the government to address the country’s crippling Read More
Tackle scope 3 emissions to protect mining’s core business
Mining companies would do well to address Scope 3 (downstream) emissions, such as at steelmaking customers, on a war footing. Apart from tackling their carbon Read More
Eskom Boss Wants Mines to Develop Their Own Renewables Projects
André de Ruyter took over as CEO at beleaguered South African power utility Eskom on January 6. He has a tough job, indeed. Eskom has Read More
Power Demand From Chilean Copper Mines Will Grow by 1,387 MW
The latest report by the Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco) on the power outlook for the industry estimates that its demand will grow at a CAGR Read More
COMET: An Alliance To Create A Universal Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Calculation Framework
COMET, a new alliance, will construct a standard method for computing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the production of materials such as steel, copper, and cement. Read More
Sibanye and Harmony the Top Emitters of GHG, Says New ESG Report on Gold Mines
Precious metals consultancy Metals Focus has issued a new report on Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) comparisons in the gold mining sector, says miningmx. An Read More
Miners Drawn to the Compelling Economics of Renewables and Storage Power Solutions
The incentive for a mine to reduce its carbon footprint has received a shot in the arm from the relentlessly declining costs of wind, solar, Read More
2019: A Watershed Year for Renewable Energy at Remote Mines
Almost a dozen new renewable energy projects were announced in 2019. Many others were already under development, and more are under negotiation or could be Read More
Resolute and Aggreko Ink Hybrid Power Supply Agreement for the Syama Gold Mine
Aggreko will fund and operate the new solar hybrid power solution at Resolute’s Syama Gold Mine in Mali. Aggreko, a world leader in off-grid, remote Read More
Businesses Will Lose Trillions From the Inevitable Policy Response
Current climate policies may result in 3.4C of warming above pre-industrial levels by 2100, according to the UN. The increased exposure to physical climate risks Read More
Rio’s Kennecott Copper Mine Gets $1.5B Investment and Will Use Renewable Energy Certificates
Rio Tinto will invest $1.5 billion through its Kennecott Utah Copper subsidiary to extend mining of copper and other metals at Utah’s Bingham Canyon Mine Read More
First-Ever Batch Of Carbon-Free Aluminum Goes To Apple
Apple bought the first-ever batch of carbon-free aluminum produced by Elysis, a Canadian joint venture between mining giants Alcoa Corp and Rio Tinto, according to Read More
Vale Commits to Switch to Clean Energy by 2030; Targets Scope 3 Emissions
Brazilian miner Vale, one of the world’s largest producers of iron ore, committed to power its global operations with clean energy by 2030, even as Read More
NEW PROJECT: Coburn Mineral Sands World-First Trucked LNG to Hybrid Renewable Microgrid Power Solution
Strandline Resources Limited announced its selection of Woodside and EDL for a hybrid gas and renewable power solution at the Coburn mineral sands project in Read More
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