Environment & sustainability

Centinela has become the first of the Antofagasta’s mines to obtain the international Copper Mark.

Greg Johnson, Schneider Electric, outlines how the pressure is on mining, minerals, and metals organisations to adopt sustainable practices and supply the critical resources needed to support a more sustainable and greener world.

TOMRA has understood that technology alone is not enough to create a closed-loop circular economy: public policy, consumer engagement and collaboration across the value chain are necessary too.

Barrick Pueblo Viejo and its key stakeholders have agreed on independent oversight of the strategic environmental and social impact assessment studies for a new tailings storage facility.

To accelerate its push to become a net-zero operator by 2050, BHP is set to become a founding member of Komatsu’s GHG Alliance.

Rio Tinto and Komatsu are partnering to fast-track the development and implementation of zero-emission mining haulage solutions, including haul trucks.

Komatsu and several of its customers, including Rio Tinto, BHP, Codelco, and Boliden, have formed the Komatsu Greenhouse Gas Alliance.

BHP and its power partner in the Goldfields TransAlta are to build two solar farms and a battery storage system to help power the Mt Keith and Leinster operations at Nickel West.

The Copper Mark has welcomed the growing levels of industry engagement in responsible production in its latest report.

The Queensland Resources Council’s State of the Sector reports shows that the number of Queensland resources company CEOs investing in low emission technology research and development has almost doubled over the past 2 years.

Epiroc has won a significant order for battery-electric mining equipment from Ivanplats that will be used to develop its greenfield mine in South Africa in the most sustainable and productive manner possible.

Schneider Electric and AVEVA have announced that their combined technology offerings are supporting the sustainability initiatives of mining companies.

Teck Resources Ltd has released its third TCFD-aligned climate change report, Climate Change Outlook 2021.

ALROSA, one of the world’s leading diamond miners, has released its first ever Impact Report, covering the period 2010 – 2020.

DeepOcean Group has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in ADEPTH Minerals AS, a company built for the sustainable exploration and extraction of marine minerals.