Environment & sustainability

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.

Tom Cawley, CEO of MaxMine, considers how, faced with pressure to increase copper output amid rising costs, declining ore grades, and decarbonisation requirements, AI and data analytics could help the industry do mining differently.

Eramet GCO and JUWI Renewable Energies have signed a deal for a large-scale off-grid solar and battery storage project at a mine in Diogo, Senegal.

The World Gold Council and the Rt. Hon Dominic Raab have released a report outlining ways to tackle exploitation and corruption in the artisanal gold mining sector.

Rio Tinto has approved construction of a new 25 MW solar plant at its Kennecott copper operation in Utah, USA.

The IEA and the Government of India’s Ministry of Mines have signed a memorandum of understanding which lays out a co-operation framework on critical minerals.

Sabi and Minespider have partnered to bring blockchain-enabled transparency and ESG compliance to African commodity supply chains.

Alvaro Silva-Santisteban, Executive Director of PROMPERU in the US, comments on Peru’s recently signed MOU with the US and the country’s position as a key player in the global transition to a green economy.

Rio Tinto will partner with China’s State Power Investment Corporation to demonstrate battery swap electric haul truck technology at the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia.

ABB’s recent study has revealed that 70% of mining leaders believe significant decarbonisation can be achieved with existing technologies.