Environment & sustainability

According to Wood Mackenzie, COP26 failed to address the supply chain challenges being faced by the metals and mining sector.

Akobo Minerals was recently shortlisted as Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Explorer/Developer Mining Company of the Year at Mines & Money London 2021.

The Copper Mark has awarded its standard to three new sites, six new participating sites have begun the assessment process, and Siemens Energy and Oddo BHF Metals have both joined as partner organisations.

Rainbow Rare Earths is well positioned to meet the anticipated demand and supply gap as a result of the low-carbon greener technologies agreed upon at COP26.

BHP’s Chilean operations Escondida and Spence, and Olympic Dam in Australia, have been awarded the Copper Mark recognising responsible production practices after an independent assurance process.

EnviroGold Global Ltd has agreed to commercial terms with Hellyer Gold Mines Pty Ltd to reprocess the tailings owned by HGM at the Hellyer Gold Mine, Tasmania, Australia.

Recognising the assets and opportunities inherent in mine communities throughout the life of mine is one of the first steps towards more sustainable social transitioning after mine closure, according to SRK Consulting Principal Consultant and Social Scientist Lisl Pullinger.

AVZ Minerals Ltd has provided an update on the recently convened DRC-Africa Business Forum and the signing of a pledge to develop a locally sourced battery minerals chain for the burgeoning electric vehicles market.

With the recent raising of the bar by the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management, SRK Consulting looks at the likelihood that nature-based approaches to tailings dam designs and mine closures will gain greater traction.

I4 Mining have released a new report in their series examining Industry 4.0 AI and IoT’s technology role in the mining sector.

FinnCobalt Oy has informed Eurobattery Minerals AB that it has joined BATTRACE, a Finnish research project focusing on traceability and sustainable processing of battery metals.

The Michelin Group has selected Salvadori Srl as the supplier for the downsizing system.

IMARC discusses ESG and its important role in the mining industry as a lens to rate a company or an investment and its exposure to environmental, social, and governance risks.

The Mineral Council of Australia’s recently released ‘ESG: Change for the Better’ report demonstrates the minerals industry is not only a leader in environmental, social and governance performance practice.

Seequent has recently launched its insight paper ‘Industrial Minerals: Moving the ESG needle in mining – from threat to opportunity’.