Oz Minerals to use wind and solar power in a bid to curb fossil fuels
Oz Minerals, the Australian mining giant, is harnessing wind and solar power for its West Musgrave mine to reduce the high costs from fossil fuels. Read More
Single-axis solar tracker from Cambridge Energy Partners installed in the Canadian North
Cambridge Energy Partners, the UK-based manufacturer of movable solar trackers, announced the successful deployment of the first single-axis Nomad solar PV tracker in Yukon, Northern Read More
B2Gold To Build $38 million Solar/HFO Hybrid plant At Its Fekola Mine
B2Gold, will set up one of the largest off-grid hybrid solar/heavy fuel oil (HFO) plants in the world at its Fekola gold mine in Mali, Read More
Proven at Lab Scale: A Hybrid Solar/Hydrogen Combustor For High Heat Mining Processes
Principal Research Scientist Alfonso Chinnici and professors Gus Nathan and Bassam Dally who direct the Centre for Energy Technology (CET) at the University of Adelaide, Read More
Anglo to power Chile mines with 100% renewables
Mining major Anglo American will buy up to 3TWh of renewable energy annually from Enel Generación Chile, a subsidiary of energy group Enel. Effective 2021, Read More
Mine electrification hinged on reskilling, collaboration and mine design
By First Quantum MInerals (FQM) (FQM Image Library) [Public domain, GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0)], via Wikimedia Commons A recent survey conducted by Read More
BHP tenders for LNG-fuelled transport for its iron-ore
In an effort to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from its operations, BHP is tendering for the world's first liquefied natural gas-fuelled transport in order Read More
Lowest cost energy for mines
Jeff Nitsch, Senior Manager, Sales and Policy at Acciona provides his informed views on the opportunities for remote and grid-connected Australian mining operations to invest Read More
Exhibitor Profile: Penske Power Systems
In the run-up to the 2019 Energy and Mines Australia Summit we are interviewing a select group of exhibitors to understand their products, services and Read More
Renewables Economics in Australia is Making Energy Policy Less Relevant
In a Q&A interview, Dave Manning, juwi Renewable Energy’s Global Head of Hybrid, outlines their current project developments with mines and provides a market overview Read More
Australian Mines Invest Heavily in Renewable Power
While still representing a vital part of Australia's economy, the environmental impact of large-scale mining has seen Australian miners investing heavily in renewable energy to Read More
Floating Solar Panels Employed to Power Chilean Mine
In an effort to reduce carbon emissions and water waste at its Los Bronces site in Chile, Anglo American is testing an innovative floating island Read More
Rio Tinto joins World Bank’s green mining program
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 Read More
New carbon tax to cost Amplats R200m to R300m over three years
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 Read More
Extractive industries now responsible for half of the world’s total carbon emissions
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 Read More
Hydrogen power emerging as viable future energy option
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 Read More
Fitch points to renewables as solution to energy security for African Miners
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 Read More
Government of Canada invests in reduced diesel reliance for miners
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 Read More
Gold Fields to install massive hybrid solar facility at Granny Smith mine
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 Read More
GoviEx and Lion One Invest in Solar Generation Systems
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 Read More
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