Environment & sustainability

John Essegbey, Cummins, evaluates the practical next step solutions that can help mining operators move forward in the energy transition.

Phillip Rosenstern and Michael Boehm, Komatsu, debunk the pervasive myths surrounding the adoption of electrification in mining operations.

Erik Vlot, Weir, the Netherlands, describes why collaboration is important when tackling the challenges of tailings management.

The Clean Energy Finance Corp. has invested in global alternative investment manager Resource Capital Funds to support Australia’s emerging critical mineral supply chain.

Ruediger Schroedter, Global Lead for the Mining Industry Business Unit at SAP, provides suggestions for using AI to ensure tailings facilities are as safe as possible.

Max Luedtke, ABB, Switzerland, explains how connected engineering innovations such as truck electrification, gearless conveyor drives, and ventilation on demand are helping mine operators balance productivity with sustainability as they transition to the all-electric mines of the future.

Betolar’s new mixed cement-based shotcrete solution for Outokumpu is set to enter use in the company’s Kemi chrome mine in early 2025.

Quaise Energy and Nevada Gold Mines (NGM) are exploring additional decarbonisation of NGM’s TS Power Plant by using geothermal heat to hybridise onsite power generation.

Ramon Barua, CEO, Aclara Resources, examines the disconnect between rare earths’ critical role and its current market reality, and how it poses significant challenges for the future of energy and technological advancements to meet climate goals.

Vale has started the commissioning of the Capanema Maximisation Project, located 80 km from Belo Horizonte, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Value.Space has announced a landmark collaboration to deploy satellite-based monitoring and risk profiling to support the UN’s work to strengthen mining safety and standards.

dss+ has announced the findings from the first of a two part research report, ‘Decarbonising mining in an era of growing demand for critical metals and minerals’.

Max Luedtke, Mining Lead at ABB, has called for action on fleet decarbonisation, as ABB’s new ‘Mining’s Moment’ report highlights key findings.

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has announced a US$10 million grant to help Fortescue to develop, build, and demonstrate first of a kind fast chargers for heavy mine site vehicles.

Antofagasta’s Centinela and Zaldívar mines have become the first mining operations in the world to recertify the copper mark with new criteria.