Very exciting news on the hydrogen in mining front - Anglo America, BHP and Fortescue Metals Group have formed a consortium to explore the use of hydrogen in decarbonizing their operations globally. Global engineering firm Hatch has been appointed as project management and governance facilitator of the Consortium. The aims and plans of the consortium will Read More
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 rapidly falling cost of renewable energy, according to Bloomberg. Fortescue, one of Australia's largest iron ore miners, is spending $450 million on a hybrid generation project comprising gas, solar power, and Read More
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 the middle of the century. Ms. Rose will participate in a panel discussion on decarbonizing technologies at Resources Technology Showcase 2019 in Perth next week, according to The West Australian. Investors Read More
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 8 of Energy and Mines Magazine we provided details of 17 recently announced renewables in mining projects. In this issue, we list another 11 projects involving the use of renewables in Read More
With the current glare on climate change and global protests, banks and financial institutions are becoming increasingly strict about environmental compliance by their borrowers. Emissions from the metals and mining industries account for 10% of the total impact on climate change, according to the UN Environment Programme. These companies have now to fill up lengthy questionnaires Read More
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 entered separate renewable energy contracts for its giant Escondida and Spence mines. It signed 15-year contracts for 3Terawatt hours per year (TWh/year) with ENEL Generación Chile and 10-year contracts for 3TWh/year Read More
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 importance of mining in Chile. The country is the world’s number one producer of copper, iodine, molybdenum, and rhenium, and the #2 producer of lithium. Mining contributes 10% to Chile’s GDP, Read More
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. The 1.2 million tonne Escondida operation currently relies on gas for its energy requirement. One of the world’s largest copper mines, it produces approximately 20% of the global copper concentrate supply. Read More
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 carbon emissions. For Rio Tinto, emissions at China Baowu, a user of its iron ore, constitute “Scope 3” emissions. Those relating to its energy consumption and its manufacturing operations are known Read More
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 shorter-term plan to curb 2022 emissions from its operations (Scope 1 and 2) at 2017 levels and in the long term, to be net zero emissions by 2050. “And we won’t Read More
