Environment & sustainability

Rio Tinto will build two new solar farms on the Gove Peninsula, Northern Territory, Australia to secure a more sustainable power supply for the region beyond mining.

Ioneer has announced its participation in Caterpillar’s Pathways to Sustainability programme.

Betolar and Norge Mineraler have announced a partnership to create sustainable mining solutions at Norge Mineraler’s operations in Norway.

Burns Singh Tennent-Bhohi, Founder and Chairman of Eastport Ventures Inc., highlights the increasing significance of critical metals to our planet’s transition to a sustainable future.

Sweden has joined the Sustainable Critical Minerals Alliance, committing to the sustainable development and sourcing of critical minerals.

Norway’s Ministry of Energy has presented a proposal for the first licencing round for seabed minerals on the Norwegian continental shelf for public consultation.

Orica has collaborated with De Beers to improve its drill and blast process and significantly reduce nitrate concentrations at the Gahcho Kué site in Canada.

Dr. Brendan Duprey, SKRI Institute, discusses how nature-based solutions have been used to mitigate environmental problems around mines in Central Asia.

Laurent Chuche, TotalEnergies Lubrifiants, considers the benefits of using recycled oils in lubricants for the mining industry.

Tennant Mining has commenced construction of its Nobles CIL gold processing facility in Australia.

Cobre Las Cruces will test new technologies that seek to extract cobalt, tungsten, gold, and silver from mine waste for use in electric vehicle batteries.

The World Gold Council has announced that four central banks have committed to signing ‘The London Principles’, to support responsible artisanal and small-scale gold mining.

Energy Plug has signed its first battery contract with Ximen to install a Battery Energy Storage System at Ximen’s Kenville Gold Mine in Canada.

BHP is set to receive the first Early Learner CAT battery-electric haul truck at Jimblebar mine in Western Australia.

Sandvik has introduced its largest electrified rig in its intelligent rotary blasthole range.