Archives: Environmental

Técnicas Reunidas says it will lead from its José Lladó Technology Centre the development of a research project of great strategic importance for Europe: the recovery of minerals and metals considered as critical raw materials (CPM), key for the technology sector and the ecological transition. The European Commission has recently warned that the transition towards[…]

Howden says it has secured a contract for its Ventsim™ CONTROL system at Gold Fields’ South Deep gold mine in South Africa. The mine is a world-class bulk mechanised mining operation reaching depths between 2,800-3,300 m below surface and is located in the Witwatersrand Basin. South Deep has invested in key infrastructure to ensure that[…]

Fortescue Metals Group, through its incorporated JV company Ivindo Iron SA, has signed the Mining Convention for the Belinga iron ore project in Gabon with the Gabonese Republic, paving the way for first mining to begin in the second half of 2023. This will open growth opportunities for Fortescue Metals and Fortescue Future Industries throughout[…]

In its just released Climate Action Report 2022, Equinox Gold gives a good overview of a broad approach to addressing Scope 1 emissions from a mid-tier miner. The gold miner has one project in Ontario (Greenstone, 60%), two mines in California (Mesquite and Castle Mountain), one mine in Mexico (Los Filos) and four mines in Brazil (Aurizona, Santa Luz,[…]

Clean technology innovation company 5B has been appointed as the solar technology provider for a 16 MWp solar system that will form part of a 95 MW hybrid power station that Zenith Energy is constructing on a build, own, operate basis for Liontown Resources’ Kathleen Valley Lithium Project in Western Australia. It is expected to[…]

Seriti Resources and its renewable energy subsidiary, Seriti Green, have announced that Seriti Green will soon begin construction on South Africa’s largest wind farm in Mpumalanga, with power supply coming online by 2025. This follows the signing of heads of terms between Seriti Resources and Seriti Green to a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for 155[…]

Inspired by UN Sustainable Development Goal 6, which is to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, AECI Water says it is focused on taking the mining industry off the potable grid. This directly links to this year’s Mining Indaba theme of ‘Stability, Security and Supply.’ “2.2 billion litres of water[…]

Among the new applications, technologies and data analytics Freeport-McMoRan is advancing as part of a plan to improve copper recovery from its leach processes in North and South America is Jetti Resources’ patented catalytic technology, the company has confirmed to IM. In its December quarter and 2022 annual results, released late last month, the leading[…]

ASTERRA says its EarthWorks solution has been successfully used as a tailings dam monitoring tool by a leading mining company in the Nordic region of Europe. The mining company’s goal is to create an accident-free and healthy operation characterised by safety and wellbeing. It is, therefore, constantly implementing new technologies and innovations to ensure sustainable[…]

One of Australia’s leading decarbonisation and sustainability experts says Western Australian gold producers are not moving fast enough to reduce carbon emissions. “Some are leading in the carbon space, but most are slow in implementation,” Adam Gangemi, Managing Director of Super Smart Energy, an environmental services company based in Perth, said. “It is time to[…]