Archives: Environmental

PT Bukit Teknologi Digital (BTech), a subsidiary and the research and development (R&D) arm of PT Delta Dunia Makmur Tbk (Delta Dunia Group), has signed a research services agreement with The University of Queensland (UQ) to drive innovation and sustainability in the mining sector. This collaboration synergises BTech’s advanced mining analytics with UQ’s world-class research[…]

It has been just over four years since the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM) was launched, and much is being learnt as mining companies and professional experts continue to maintain compliance, SRK Consulting experts are reporting. The experts – Franciska Lake, Partner and Principal Environmental Scientist; Philippa Burmeister, Partner and Principal Environmental Scientist;[…]

DXB Pump & Power has designed and launched a new 6″ workhorse pumpset, the DE400/30, for the UK quarrying industry, which is specifically focused on reducing costs and emissions for quarries. Built using its modular DXB2 canopy, the pumpset uses a Stage V Deutz TCD 2.2 three-cylinder 55 kW engine complete with the latest turbocharged[…]

EACON Mining has recently secured a commercial order from the Zijinshan copper-gold mine and will deliver the autonomous system on the battery-powered XCMG EX80 base truck – further demonstrating its OEM-agnostic flexibility. Zijinshan copper-gold mine, the birthplace and core operation of Zijin Mining, began operations in 1993 and has a remaining lifespan of 20 years.[…]

Antofagasta PLC’s Transport Division Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia (FCAB) has unveiled the first hydrogen-powered locomotive in Chile and South America, a milestone in the company’s effort to develop alternatives to fossil fuels, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and make mining more sustainable. The locomotive, powered by hydrogen produced using renewable energy, is expected to start[…]

Rio Tinto has approved construction of a new 25MW solar plant at its Kennecott copper operation in Utah, bringing the mine’s total solar capacity to 30MW. The new solar plant will be located next to Kennecott’s existing 5MW solar plant, which was completed in 2023. Together, the two solar plants will reduce Kennecott’s Scope 2[…]

To comply with the proposed changing EU legislation and to emphasise Metso’s focus on supporting customers with key challenges, Metso is renaming its Planet Positive offering to Metso Plus. In 2021, Metso launched its Planet Positive approach as a concrete answer to tackling the sustainability challenges of its customer industries. Ever since, the products and[…]

New CSIRO technology that destroys methane at mine sites is showing great promise – and attracting great interest from industry and governments worldwide, the organisation says. Released from coal during the mining process, methane is a highly explosive gas and therefore a serious safety concern in coal mining. Underground coal mines use large-scale ventilation systems[…]

CBMM, a leader in the production and commercialisation of niobium products, has officially inaugurated the world’s first volume manufacturing facility dedicated to producing Echion Technologies’ proprietary ultra-fast charging XNO® active anode material technology. The new plant, in Araxá, Brazil, is the largest niobium-based anode production facility in the world, capable of producing 2,000 t/y of[…]

Gradiant’s spin-out, alkaLi, it says is leading the direct lithium extraction (DLE) and production market with its EC2 technology, which has demonstrated a ‘groundbreaking’ 97% lithium recovery rate from salar brines in North America. The new technology is guaranteed by Gradiant to deliver at least 95% lithium recovery at customer sites. It says this empowers[…]