Precious metals miner Agnico Eagle Mines has inked a deal to provide wind power at its Hope Bay mine in the Nunavut’s Kitikmeot region in Canada. Under an MoU with Agnico, a consortium comprising Quebec-based Tugliq Energy Co. and Hiqiniq Energy Corp., a subsidiary of Inuity-owned economic development firm Kitikmeot Corp, will build and operate and Read More
Carbon pricing is pushing mining leaders to consider renewable energy options as a way of further reducing GHG emissions and stabilizing energy costs. “Carbon pricing in Canada is having a major impact on the energy choices of mines,” comments Adrienne Baker, Director of Ottawa-based Energy and Mines, the leading information source for energy innovation in mining. Read More
After tremendous success in Canada’s remote Arctic area of Nunavik, Tugliq Energy is considering doing similar wind turbine projects across other northern communities, including maybe the Hope Bay mine in Nunavut, which belongs to TMAC Resources. The 3 MW wind turbine installed in Nunavik sits at the Glencore’s Raglan nickel mine in the northern part of Read More
TORONTO, ON- Over 300 attendees from the mining industry and the renewable energy sectors are expected at the 3rd annual Energy and Mines Toronto Summit next week. Senior energy decision-makers from the mining industry will join renewable energy experts at the Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre on October 22-23 to discuss the opportunities and challenges for Read More
October 1, 2015, Toronto, ON - The Honourable Bill Bennett, BC Minister of Energy and Mines, is confirmed to provide a keynote presentation at the 3rd annual Energy and Mines Toronto Summit taking place October 22-23. Minister Bennett will discuss potential collaboration between the mining and renewable energy sectors to drive down operational energy costs for Read More
The global mining sector is facing a tough business environment with low commodity pricing, rising energy costs and constraints, increasingly remote locations and heightened stakeholder opposition. In this environment, the need to reduce operational power costs and gain stakeholder buy-in is critical to success and mining leaders are increasingly interested in the role that renewable energy Read More
Catharine Farrow is a professional geoscientist with over 20 years of mining experience. Since 2012 she has been leading TMAC Resources as CEO and Director. She also heads FarExGeoMine where she provides independent consultant services on integrated solutions to the mining industry. TMAC is a Canadian-based exploration and development company with current operations in the Arctic Read More
With commodity prices low, now is the best time for mines to invest in and explore operational efficiencies to remain competitive. As such, Energy and Mines Toronto Summit on October 22-23 has seen increased interest from senior mining leaders wanting to understand the operational savings of alternative energy solutions for remote and grid-tied mines. Currently 57 Read More
