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We recently confirmed global mining and tunnelling equipment and solutions company Normet as a top sponsor for The Electric Mine 2024, with the Finland-headquartered company having booked Platinum sponsorship for the event. The event, being held May 21-24 at the Crown Perth in Western Australia, will see Normet participate in a keynote panel in the conference line-up[…]

A quiet revolution is underway in the mining sector as innovations and knowledge gleaned from space exploration help improve productivity, reduce emissions and create better outcomes for workers and communities, AROSE* Program Director, Michelle Keegan, explains. The extreme demands of Space exploration and the drive for efficiency in the mining industry is creating new forms[…]

Magellan Power, a provider of DC & AC power systems, has announced the official launch of what it says is a groundbreaking lithium battery ‘4R’ initiative (Repair, Refurbish, Repurposing and Recycling), at an event in Perth, Western Australia, this week. This event marks a significant milestone in the field of sustainable battery solutions, showcasing Magellan[…]

Ivanhoe Electric has published the results of an Initial Assessment (IA) carried out on its Santa Cruz copper project, in Arizona, USA, highlighting the potential to build a 5.9 Mt/y underground mining operation that uses an all-electric underground heavy mining fleet, in combination with Railveyor technology for material movement. The use of an all-electric underground[…]

Having committed to and benefitted from the use of battery-electric haulage at its Brucejack underground mine in Canada, Newcrest Mining is now looking into equipment electrification options at its Cadia underground mine in Australia. In its recently published annual report, the company confirmed it was planning for electric vehicle trials at the mine in New[…]

Today, the ICMM has published its Scope 3 Emissions Accounting and Reporting Guidance that, it says, provides a standardised framework for mining and metals companies to calculate and disclose their value chain emissions. The guidance aims to improve transparency and accelerate collaborative action with suppliers and customers on reducing these emissions, the ICMM says. It[…]

Climate Action 100+, which calls itself the world’s largest investor engagement initiative on climate change, has released a first of its kind “Net Zero Standard” for diversified mining companies such as Anglo American, BHP, Glencore, Rio Tinto, South32, Teck Resources and Vale. The new standard aims to help investors assess the progress of diversified mining[…]

JTMEC Powered by Epiroc, an Australia-based electrical contracting company providing specialised turnkey electrical services and products to mining and tunnelling industries, is launching a new range of products that, it says, will help to accelerate the electrification of mines going forward. The company, which was acquired by Epiroc in 2022, has, first off, launched the[…]

RUC Mining says it has introduced the first Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) integrated with regenerative winder drives. “The future is here, and we are proud to be the pioneers of the first shaft winding system to operate solely on a battery system. By removing the reliance on traditional generator backup, we’re contributing to a greener[…]

ERM has been appointed by Cornish Lithium to lead the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the Trelavour hard-rock mine project in Cornwall, UK. The project is a key step towards developing a domestic supply of lithium that will accelerate the UK’s path to net-zero, ERM, a pure play sustainability consultancy, says. Cornish Lithium[…]