Archives: Environmental

In September 2022, Honghe Baili, Sinoma, Eacon, and Yutong Mining Truck reached an agreement to jointly run a ‘5G + green electricity + electric trucks + autonomous driving’ project at Fushan Quarry, with the aim for it become the first zero emission and smart mine in China. Over two months after commissioning, 20 battery electric[…]

Rio Tinto plans to invest $395 million in a seawater desalination plant in the Pilbara, Western Australia, to support future water supply for the company’s coastal operations and communities in the region. The proposed Dampier Seawater Desalination Plant, which remains subject to Commonwealth and State Government approvals, will be located within Rio Tinto’s existing iron ore[…]

Ballard Power Systems and global carbon reduction company First Mode today announced a purchase order for Ballard to supply First Mode with 60 hydrogen fuel cell modules – totalling 6 MW – for delivery in 2024. The order represents an expansion of the relationship, following the order of 35 modules year-to-date in 2023, to power[…]

A new collaboration between BHP and Microsoft has used artificial intelligence and machine learning with the aim of improving copper recovery at the world’s largest copper mine. The use of new digital technology to optimise concentrator performance at BHP’s Escondida operation in Chile is expected to improve copper recovery. BHP Chief Technical Officer Laura Tyler said[…]

Metso broke ground on its first polymer filter plate factory globally, in Irapuato, in the central region of Mexico, on May 26. The filter plate factory it says will offer state-of-the-art production process efficiency, quality, and service capability to support customers’ sustainability and operative targets. The approximately €28 million investment was announced in September 2022. In[…]

TOMRA Mining says it has strengthened its business in Western Australia with a new office in Perth, a new Area Sales Manager and a dedicated sales and service team The move is predicated on meeting the rising demand for sensor-based sorting in the state and to be close to customers on the West Coast –[…]

Komatsu gathered members of the company’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Alliance at the Komatsu Arizona Proving Grounds (AZPG) last week to share progress and highlight knowledge gained since the EVX (battery-powered haul truck) was showcased at MINExpo 2021. At the event, alliance members had the opportunity to directly observe advancements made over the past year related[…]

Marking a milestone for the Glencore group as a whole, the Antapaccay copper mine in Peru in late 2022 began the process of autonomous blasthole drilling deployment where the equipment is monitored remotely from a control room without line of sight. Currently two drill units are being operated autonomously at the site. Glencore states that the key participants in this process are the employees involved, who are[…]

Sandvik is introducing a higher-capacity battery for its BEV loaders and trucks that delivers 36% more energy in the same envelope. Featuring the same less volatile lithium iron phosphate (LFP) chemistry ideal for underground mining, it says the new battery is a leap forward in safety, reliability and performance. In addition to 36% longer runtime, customers can[…]

FLANDERS and MES have agreed to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate and share their expertise to tackle the mining decarbonisation challenge by deploying dual fuel technology for mining trucks, they say. The agreement, initially announced at The Electric Mine 2023, in Tucson, Arizona, serves as the platform to provide the best-in-class aftermarket dual[…]