Environment & sustainability

CleanTech Lithium PLC has announced a resource upgrade at Laguna Verde project to 1.51 million t of lithium.

Kal Tire’s Mining Tire Group and Mitsui & Co. have announced the formation of a joint venture aimed at advancing mining tyre recycling solutions for mining regions around the world.

Industry leaders and innovators are meeting this November at the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) in Sydney to discuss key challenges facing the mining industry.

CRU has appointed a new Head of Sustainability to bolster support offerings to customers in their journey to a greener future.

The Copper Mark has been awarded two more sites from Antofagasta and Southern Peaks Mining, meaning over 20% of the world’s global mined copper production now comes from Copper Mark-awarded sites.

Capstone Copper Corp. has committed to the Copper Mark at its Mantos Blancos and Mantoverde operations in Chile.

Antucoya has become the third Antofagasta operation to receive The Copper Mark, an international seal that certifies that the operation produces copper according to the highest international sustainability standards.

Vale is set to become the first mining company, among the big players in the industry, to test 100% electric 72 t trucks.

Boris Ivanov, Founder, Emiral Resources, discusses how mining companies have a responsibility to steer artisanal mining towards safer processes, with a focus on artisanal mining in Africa.

Wärtsilä will supply an 18 MW power plant extension and upgrade at Endeavour Mining’s Sabodala-Massawa gold mine complex in Senegal, West Africa.

Alkemy Capital Investments plc has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Tees Valley Lithium Ltd, has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Weardale Lithium Ltd to provide a secure and sustainable domestic supply of lithium in Weardale, County Durham.

Taseko Mines Ltd. has announced that the US Environmental Protection Agency has publicly issued a draft Underground Injection Control permit for its Florence Copper Project.

An electric hydraulic shovel will be commissioned at OceanaGold’s Macraes Operation in early 2023.

Signal Gold Inc. has been advised by the Nova Scotia Minister of Environment and Climate Change that the Goldboro Gold Project has been approved.

Udokan Copper has outlined scenarios to cut the carbon intensity of its copper production up to 75% by 2035, bringing the company closer to its goal of climate neutrality.