Rio Tinto to Consider Renewable Energy as an Option to Cut Emissions at Pilbara
Rio Tinto announced an A$1 billion investment at its Western Turner Syncline Phase 2 (WTS2) iron ore mine in the Pilbara, Western Australia. The amount Read More
Resolute to partner with Aggreko for Syama Project
Resolute’s Syama Gold Mine in Mali, the world’s first purpose-built, fully automated, sub-level cave gold mine, will develop a new hybrid modular power station. The Read More
Implications of Yukon’s Draft Climate Change Strategy for Miners
The Yukon Government released for consultation its strategy for climate change, energy, and a green economy in the coming decade. Titled Our Clean Future, it Read More
Heliogen Unveils Breakthrough Concentrated Solar Thermal (CST) Technology for Ultra-High Heat
Bill Gates-backed startup Heliogen unveiled concentrated solar technology that could achieve temperatures as high as 1,500C using software-controlled mirrors that focus sunlight onto a tower-mounted Read More
BHP to Outline Roadmap for Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Kirsten Rose, BHP’s head of innovation, sustainable operations, will shed light on the miner’s ambitious plans to cut its greenhouse gas emissions to zero by Read More
11 recent renewable in mining projects – Issue of Energy and Mines Magazine now available.
Today we published Issue 17 or Energy and Mines Magazine featuring 3 excellent articles. 11 recent renewables in mining projects In Issue 2 and Issue Read More
Siemens-juwi Tie Up for Microgrids to Reduce Mining Power Costs
Siemens and juwi have entered a strategic technology partnership that will ensure reliable, cost-effective renewable energy supply via microgrids to the mining industry. The two Read More
Cement and Mining Equipment Maker FLSmidth Zeroes In On Emissions
Danish company FLSmidth launched Mission Zero on its Capital Markets Day on November 6. Mission Zero is the company’s new sustainability program to significantly reduce Read More
Issue 16 of Energy and Mines Magazine Now Available
Issue 16 of Energy and Mines Magazine is available today Story 1. Redployable Power Solutions for Mines Earlier this year, Wärtsilä launched the Wärtsilä Modular Read More
WSJ: Electric Haul Trucks, the Holy Grail of Mining, Could Soon Be For Real
The ubiquitous use of giant, diesel-guzzling mining trucks may soon be disrupted. According to the Wall Street Journal, electrification is likely to transform the global Read More
Alion Energy’s Solar Energy Storm Tracker Chosen for Vales Point Coal Ash Dam
Earlier this month, Enernet Global and Delta Electricity signed a power purchase agreement for the sale of 87GWh of energy to be generated from a Read More
Gold Miners: Clean Energy, Any Which Way
Gold mining companies run power-hungry operations, with a substantial carbon footprint. Last year, for every tonne of gold produced, greenhouse gas emissions released were 32,689 Read More
Caledonian Mining Seeks Proposals for Solar PV Plus Storage System at Zimbabwe Gold Mine
Caledonian’s Blanket gold mine near Gwanda, in southern Zimbabwe, has an 18.4MWa standby diesel generating station that can power the whole mine in the event Read More
247Solar To Market Its CSP Solar Technology Through ROST International
247Solar is seeking to market its concentrated solar power (CSP) technology to the worldwide mining industry through ROST International Trading Limited. 247Solar’s modular, scalable, CSP Read More
Boliden Ramping Up Its Electrified Trucks Routes In Aitik And Kevitsa Mines
Swedish mining company Boliden is expanding the electrified trolley system that was in pilot mode at its Aitik mine in Northern Sweden. Boliden will spend Read More
World Gold Council – Clear Business Case For Replacing Diesel With Renewables in Gold Production
The World Gold Council (WGC) published this week a report titled “Gold and Climate Change: Current And Future Impacts.” The report analyzes gold’s climate impact, Read More
New project: Nordgold’s Bouly and Bissa Mines To Go Solar
Nordgold is building a 13 MW solar photovoltaic power plant in Burkina Faso, the location of its key Bissa and Bouly gold mines. The company Read More
BHP’s Chilean Copper Mines Will Run 100% on Renewable Energy
BHP, the biggest mining company in the world, will use only renewable energy for its copper mines in Chile starting in the mid-2020s. The company Read More
60MW of Solar Hybrid To Replace 100% Fortescue’s Pilbara Daytime Energy
Fortescue Metals Group will set up a solar gas hybrid renewables project to supply up to 100 percent of the daytime energy required at its Read More
Historic Project To Bring Green Power to the Red Dust of the Pilbara
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will fund $24.2 million of the cost of a Solar Gas Hybrid project to power two mines at Fortescue Read More
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