The five marquee mining renewable energy agreements in Chile
The biggest mining names in Chile are tying up long-term renewable energy supply arrangements as power needs trend higher. Here are statistics that show the Read More
Carbon Neutral Mine Haulage: Anglo and ENGIE to Develop World’s Largest Hydrogen Truck
Anglo American and ENGIE have agreed to develop and fuel the world’s largest hydrogen-powered mine haul truck. They signed the agreement in London aboard the Read More
New 30 MW solar project to power coal mine
Another mine in Poland, this time coal, turns to solar PV to power for its operations. Polish energy group Enea SA will build a 30 Read More
BHP’s Giant Escondida Mine To Use 100% Renewable Energy
Escondida, BHP’s massive copper mine in Chile, will switch completely to renewable sources of energy, according to the company’s chief external affairs officer Geoff Healy. Read More
Crippling Energy Shortage and Price Hikes – Miners to Turn to Solar in Zimbabwe
As Zimbabwe reels from rolling power cuts due to a crippling energy shortage, the mining industry, the mainstay of the country’s economy, will invest in Read More
Harmony Gold To Install 26 MW Solar PV
Harmony Gold is closer to its goal of reducing electricity costs and improving power reliability at its gold mines in South Africa. The company will Read More
Freeport-McMoran, Teck, Vale and Noront Resources join Energy and Mines World Congress
8 new sponsors and 16 new speakers have recently joined the Energy and Mines World Congress, Dec 2-4 Toronto. Momentum is building for this 7th Read More
Reducing carbon footprint now a top issue for mines – EY annual report
A survey of global mining executives shows that nearly half think the risk of losing their social license to operate is the top risk for Read More
Honeywell And Nrstor C&I To Offer 300 MW of ‘Energy Storage As A Service’ in early 2020
Honeywell and NRStor C&I have agreed to develop and operate 300 megawatts (MW) of Behind-the-Meter (BTM) battery energy storage deployment across the U.S. and Canada Read More
Climate Capital and Sunrise Energy Group Execute 2.3 MW Solar Farm at the Boonanarring Mineral Sands Project
Climate Capital, which invests in renewable energy projects around Australia, has agreed to acquire from Sunrise Energy Group a majority stake in a new 2.3 Read More
Mining In Africa: The Case For Renewable Energy
Energy poses several challenges for mining companies in Africa. A recent survey reveals, however, that costs are the dominant consideration for a mine in its Read More
Rio Tinto Partners with Customer China Baowu Steel on Scope 3 Emissions
Rio Tinto today signed an MOU with its customer China Baowu Steel Group, as well as Tsinghua University, to identify methods for the reduction of Read More
Futuristic, all-electric, ‘green’ gold mine inaugurated at Chapleau, Ontario
Newmont Goldcorp inaugurated the world’s first all-electric underground gold mine near Chapleau, Ontario on Monday. Described as a ‘mine of the future’ the fully owned Read More
Carbon Tax a Burden on South African Miners
South Africa’s Minerals Council finds that the additional expense for miners from the new carbon tax could be as high as R5.5 billion annually. The Read More
The Steady Advance Of Renewable Energy Across African Mining
Renewable energy installations across the globe have risen from less than 100 MW before 2011 to 1,800 MW per year in 2018. Mining companies in Read More
Scatec Solar And Cambridge Energy Partners Tie Up For Portable Solar In Emerging Markets
Scatec Solar, a large Norwegian independent power producer, is launching an innovative service called “Release – by Scatec Solar,” offering low-cost and reliable solar power Read More
BHP to set goals for scope 3 emissions
In July this year, BHP launched a US$400 million Climate Investment Program to reduce its Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. The company has a Read More
Renewables in Mining – 78% of Australian miners say renewables to be most used energy source
A survey by State of Play, the think tank founded by consulting firm VCI, along with Curtin University and the University of WA, sees an Read More
Energy and Mines Magazine – Issue 13 Now Available
Issue 13 of Energy and Mines Magazine is now available. The edition includes a detailed report on the Energy and Mines Australia Summit including several Read More
Teck Resources releases its 2019 Climate Action & Portfolio Resilience Report
Teck's latest report highlights its actions on tackling climate change as well as the resilience of its product portfolio to climatic factors. The company said Read More
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