Environment & sustainability

Tennant Mining has commenced construction of its Nobles CIL gold processing facility in Australia.

Cobre Las Cruces will test new technologies that seek to extract cobalt, tungsten, gold, and silver from mine waste for use in electric vehicle batteries.

The World Gold Council has announced that four central banks have committed to signing ‘The London Principles’, to support responsible artisanal and small-scale gold mining.

Energy Plug has signed its first battery contract with Ximen to install a Battery Energy Storage System at Ximen’s Kenville Gold Mine in Canada.

BHP is set to receive the first Early Learner CAT battery-electric haul truck at Jimblebar mine in Western Australia.

Sandvik has introduced its largest electrified rig in its intelligent rotary blasthole range.

Orica and Fertiberia have partnered to successfully execute the first blast using low-carbon ammonium nitrate at the Canteras de Santullán quarry in Spain.

Society Artisanal has partnered with Minespider to implement traceability of artisanal, conflict-free gold from the DRC.

SiTration has raised US$11.8 million in seed capital, which will be used to scale the company’s critical metals recovery solution and deploy pilot systems with commercial partners.

In celebration of World Environment Day and this year's theme of land restoration, Adionics highlights the importance of a circular lithium supply chain, starting with brine reinjection technology.

Nabil Khodadad and Nonkululeko Zondo, Vinson & Elkins LLP, explore how the African mining sector can benefit from and take a lead in the energy transition, due to increased demand for critical minerals globally.

Sandvik and Byrnecut will collaborate to develop new diesel-electric mining equipment.

Rio Tinto and BHP will work with Komatsu and Caterpillar to test large battery-electric haul truck technology in the Pilbara, Australia.

The conference programme for IMARC 2024 has launched, featuring industry leaders, innovators, and policymakers set to explore how the mining sector can expedite its journey towards net zero.

Sandvik has initiated a pilot project to deploy a second-life battery energy storage system at Glencore operations.