The group intends to have 85% of Thiess operated light vehicles to be hybrid or battery electric by 2030 and cut reduction of Scope 3 emissions from diesel combustion by 25% in the Thiess operated fleets by 2035.
Enteq Technologies has successfully drilled 100 m in granite during field trials, qualifying its game-changing alternative to traditional rotary steerable systems.
Cameroon exploration permits have been validated and granted to Technology Minerals.
Vale has begun commissioning the Gelado project in Carajás, Brazil, which will produce high-quality pellet feed by reusing the tailings that have been deposited in the Gelado dam since 1985.
BHP is trialling the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil to help power mining equipment at its Yandi iron ore operations in Western Australia.
PNX Metals Limited has advised environmental approval has been granted for its 100% owned Fountain Head Gold Project, located in the Pine Creek region of the Northern Territory, Australia.
trajectorE has commenced a new project with Foran Mining Corp. to support the development of Canada’s first carbon-neutral copper mine, located in Saskatchewan.
Sibanye-Stillwater has provided an environmental permit update at its Keliber lithium project in Finland.
The Global Battery Alliance has launched the proof of concept for its Battery Passport at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos.
Tertiary Minerals has secured environmental approval for its Mushima North Copper project in Zambia.
The Global Battery Alliance (GBA) has launched its human rights index and child labour index for the Battery Passport.
The US Environmental Protection Agency has recommended a mining waste disposal ban in Bristol Bay, Alaska, blocking Pebble mine.
Generation Mining has announced that its Marathon Palladium Copper project has been approved by the joint Federal and Provincial Environmental Assessment process.
Rio Tinto has unveiled plans to spend US$600 million in renewable energy projects in Pilbara, Australia.
The US DOE has issued an FOA to support the extraction and conversion of lithium from geothermal brines to use in batteries for stationary storage and EVs.