Environment & sustainability

Bushveld Minerals Ltd has provided an update on the hybrid mini-grid project being developed at the Vametco vanadium mine.

BHP has submitted its Letter of Commitment to the Copper Mark Responsible Production Framework.

Anglo American plc has presented its annual sustainability performance update.

Metso Outotec has signed a contract with Beijing Shougang International Engineering Technology Co. Ltd on the delivery of new environmentally sound technology for Zenith’s (Zhong Tian) iron ore pelletising plant to be built in Nantong, China.

Decipher has been working to create an integrated tailings storage facilities cloud solution to help mining companies improve governance, monitoring, reporting and disclosure of tailings data.

Heightened social pressure and a need for economically efficient mining practices will see Australia’s mining industry shift towards a future of automation, electrification and the ultimate goal of zero emissions on site.

AESSEAL plc has reached a major environmental milestone by achieving net zero carbon emissions in its UK operations.

Condor Gold has announced it has commenced a ground investigation programme on the tailings storage facility, water retention reservoir and processing plant site at La India Project, Nicaragua.

Barrick Gold Corp.’s Kibali mine is on track to deliver at the upper end of its 2020 guidance.

BHP has executed a 15-year contract extension to its power purchase agreement with energy provider Southern Cross Energy for the supply of electricity to its Nickel West Goldfields based operations.

Pensana Rare Earths Plc has appointed the Wood Group to undertake a study into the establishment of an integrated rare earth processing facility in the UK.

Symaga has installed a photovoltaic solar energy generation plant at its factory in Villarta de San Juan as part of its commitment to sustainability and respect for the environment.

The size and shape of waste from Norway’s mining activities may be limiting the recovery of marine life in the fjords, a new study shows.

The Swedish Energy Agency has decided to contribute SEK 22 million in support to HYBRIT – SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall’s joint initiative for fossil-free steel – for a comprehensive feasibility study.

Sandvik has joined SUM as a new partner to strengthen a joint endeavour towards sustainable underground mining at great depths.