Environment & sustainability

De Beers is making progress on the installation of a comprehensive water management system at its Venetia Underground Project in Limpopo Province.

Vale Canada has signed a multi-year agreement to supply low-carbon nickel products to Northvolt AB, reinforcing the companies’ shared commitment to sustainability.

Anglo American partners with EDF Renewables to secure 100% renewable energy supply for South Africa operations.

Teck Resources Ltd has announced Highland Valley Copper Operations has been awarded the Copper Mark.

Circulor has partnered with Rock Tech Lithium to provide supply chain provenance and emissions traceability for Europe’s first lithium refinery.

The technology group Wärtsilä will supply a natural gas fuelled 22 MW engine power plant to the mining company Argonaut Gold Inc. at its Magino Project in Canada.

Anglo American’s managed copper operations in Chile – the Los Bronces and El Soldado mining operations and the Chagres smelter – have been awarded the Copper Mark in recognition of responsible copper production practices.

EnviroGold Global Ltd has announced that the precious, clean-energy and battery metals to be produced at the company’s Hellyer Tailings and Buchans Tailings Reprocessing Projects are expected to show a 96% reduction in greenhouse gas intensity per gold-ounce equivalent.

Tharisa has announced that three Liebherr mining machines with more efficient engines and fuel systems have been delivered to the Tharisa Mine and have begun operational testing.

Teck Resources Ltd has announced an expansion to its climate action strategy, including a new short-term goal to achieve net-zero Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 and an ambition to achieve net-zero Scope 3 emissions by 2050.

EnviroGold Global Ltd has announced the execution of a binding, definitive agreement with Hellyer Gold Mines Pty Ltd to reprocess the tailings owned by HGM at the Hellyer Gold Mine, Tasmania, Australia.

Liontown Resources Ltd has entered into a legally binding sales and purchase term sheet with Tesla for the supply of spodumene concentrate.

The International Council on Mining and Metals has published training material based on the ICMM ‘Tailings Management: Good practice guide’, designed to improve awareness of the importance of integrated tailings management at the site level across sustainability disciplines.

Teck Resources Limited and MEDATech have announced the pilot of a fully electric on-highway transport truck to haul copper concentrate, marking the first use of a battery-electric truck to haul copper concentrate worldwide.

The US Department of Energy has awarded US$2.2 million of funding to a Rio Tinto-led team to explore carbon storage potential at the Tamarack nickel joint venture in central Minnesota.