Archives: Environmental

Arca has announced that it is working with producers of nickel to advance carbon dioxide removal at mine sites on three continents, having engaged with Vale, Talon Metals, Poseidon Nickel, NickelSearch and Blackstone Minerals. The company, which calls itself a leader in carbon mineralisation, works globally with nickel mine developers and operators to capture and[…]

EACON Mining, one of the leading players in open pit autonomous mining fleet technology in China, has announced the establishment of EACON Australia in Perth. As a subsidiary of EACON Mining, it says the entity’s primary objective is to provide superior services tailored to the Australian market’s needs. A statement continued: “Our expansion into Australia[…]

Solvay is celebrating the completion of a 20% capacity expansion at the company’s Mount Pleasant, Tennessee facility (US), originally announced in December 2021. It says this milestone reaffirms Solvay’s commitment to the mining industry and its efforts to respond to growing demand from mining operations for its ACORGA®, ACORGA® NR and ACORGA® OPT copper solvent[…]

Dräger and PAUS have released their latest mobile mine rescue equipment solution, leveraging the expertise of Rosenbauer as one of the world’s leading manufacturer of systems for firefighting and disaster protection. The MR Fire Truck builds on the MRV 9000 Mine Rescue Vehicle, which was previously developed by PAUS and Dräger. This was designed to[…]

Intramotev, a pioneering technology company focused on developing autonomous, zero-emission rail solutions, has finalised an agreement with Iron Senergy to provide three ReVolt railcars for its 17-mile private rail line that transports coal produced by its Cumberland Coal Mine to its Alicia Harbor Facility located on the Monongahela River in Western Pennsylvania. It says this will be[…]

Bis has announced plans for the roll out of a new electric fleet of specialised assets at BlueScope’s Port Kembla operation in New South Wales, Australia. The battery-powered high-capacity forklifts and associated maintenance services were a critical part of a recently secured five-year contract renewal between BlueScope and Bis for the Illawarra-located steelmaking operation; the[…]

Blackstone Minerals Ltd has announced the inclusion of Metso as the technology supplier for the definitive feasibility study of the company’s pCAM (precursor cathode active material) processing plant in its Ta Khoa refinery in Vietnam. Metso is already involved in the design of the pCAM plant and will also conduct independent pCAM test work to[…]

Lantania says it has strengthened its position as a leading company in industrial water treatment with a contract to expand the permanent water treatment plant (PWTP) of the First Quantum Minerals-owned Cobre Las Cruces mining complex, in the province of Seville, Spain. The company has been awarded the contract for the drafting of the project,[…]

Rio Tinto has successfully completed the full transition of its heavy machinery from fossil diesel to renewable diesel at its Boron, California operation, making it the first open pit mine in the world to achieve this milestone. The change to renewable diesel brings an anticipated CO2 equivalent reduction of up to 45,000 t per year,[…]

Earlier this year Epiroc and SSAB announced a further expansion of their partnership to secure fossil-free steel for use in the production of Epiroc’s mining equipment. Since then, the two companies have expanded their collaboration into also exploring the possibilities to use fossil-free steel when manufacturing spare parts and components with additive technology.The initial step[…]