Via LC News Record-low solar, wind and energy storage costs have caught the attention of mining companies looking for clean power. Until about eight months ago, rolling blackouts were a common occurrence in South Africa, where the national power grid is notorious for being unreliable and Eskom, the state-owned utility, has struggled to keep up with Read More
Johannesburg-based Gold Fields is presently out on an Expression of Interest (EoI) and intends to release a Request for Proposals on 09 November 2015. The RFP will be for a 40MW on-site PV system with option for energy storage for its South Deep gold mine in South Africa. Gold Fields, a globally diversified producer of gold Read More
GOLD Fields will start a six-month study into solar power to reduce its reliance on Eskom’s increasingly expensive and uncertain power supply. Gold Fields has just the South Deep mine left in SA after it unbundled three labour-intensive mines into new firm Sibanye Gold two years ago. South Deep used 100MW, but Gold Fields wanted to Read More
Prinesha Naidoo (Via: Moneyweb) JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s mining directors did not act fast enough in response to the country’s energy challenges. That’s according to Thomas Garner, CEO of Cennergi, an independent power producer. Participating in a panel discussion about the energy crisis and changing energy mix at the Joburg Indaba, Garner said the stability of the Read More
To complement the video we published on the site (view here), below is the pdf of the presentation by Ian Fielding (Shanta Gold) and Manuel Duggal (MCD International Energy Solutions) on the energy options for a remote Tanzanian mine. This was presented at the Renewables and Mining Summit in Johannesburg in July 2015.
Faced with a potential energy cost at 40% of operational expense, Shanta Gold has explored the use of renewable energy to power their remote Tanzanian operations. In this video, presented at the Renewables and Mining Summit in Johannesburg in July 2015, Ian Fielding a consulting engineer with Shanta Gold and Manuel Duggal a Director of MCD International Read More
Toronto, ON. September 9, 2015- Energy and Mines is pleased to announce that Caterpillar is the Principal Sponsor of the upcoming 3rd annual Energy and Mines Toronto Summit taking place October 22-23. This high-caliber Summit is expected to see a record turnout of mining executives from major and junior mining operations who are looking to understand Read More
Presented at the Renewables and Mining Summit in Johannesburg, July 2015, Gold Fields and the Carbon War Room/Rocky Mountain Institute provide background and initial outcomes of collaboration on a project to assess the role of energy and the potential for new energy sources across their global operations. This video of this presentation can be viewed here.
Arnoldus Mateo van den Hurk Mir, CEO of r4mining, is running a workshop on June 30th in Johannesburg titled: An introduction to mining for the renewables business. In this article, Arnold outlines why the present value proposition from the renewables sector doesn't gain traction within mining. The article also presents some ideas on how to better Read More
In this week’s speaker Q&A, Ira Green, Managing Partner of GG Energy Holdings discusses the opportunities for renewables integration for African mine operators. Green will be speaking at the upcoming Renewables and Mining Summit & Exhibition next week in Johannesburg. Q: What has changed in the last 12 months in terms of the appetite of African Read More
