For the second year running, Newmont Africa’s Ahafo South mine in Ghana has been recognised for exceptional performance in its decarbonisation efforts, receiving carbon credit recognition recently from its tyre management and retreading partner Kal Tire via its Maple Program for saving 121 tCO2e (120,518 kg) through retreading and avoiding the use of 3,896 litres[…]
Rio Tinto increased its spend with Australian suppliers to more than A$15.3 billion ($10.3 billion) in 2022, as part of the company’s ongoing commitment to support communities where it operates, it says. This was an increase of almost 9% on the previous year and was spent with more than 6,200 businesses, including Australia-owned and operated[…]
Vale has announced that for the first time it has managed to produce commercial-quality iron ore pellets on an industrial scale without using anthracite coal. In a test carried out in a pellet plant in Vargem Grande, Minas Gerais, Vale replaced 100% of the fossil fuel with biocarbon to fire the pellets (small balls of[…]
The Prime Minister of Mongolia, Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene, today joined Rio Tinto Chief Executive, Jakob Stausholm, 1.3 km underground to celebrate the commencement of underground production from the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in the Gobi Desert. This was followed by a ceremony with Oyu Tolgoi employees and leaders, Government of Mongolia representatives, Oyu Tolgoi Board members[…]
Aspen Technology has announced a new emissions management solution that, it says, gives asset-intensive organisations the ability to pinpoint and act on key operational areas with the biggest impact on their emissions reduction efforts. The new solution features AspenTech Operational Insights™, a decision support capability that unites, correlates, analyses and visualises data from across an[…]
The Weir Group PLC has had its new, more ambitious emissions reduction targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The targets, announced back in July 2022, cover greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from Weir’s own operations (Scope 1 & 2) and value chains (Scope 3). Its SBTi approved near-term science-based emissions reduction targets are[…]
Epiroc says it continues to accelerate the transformation of the mining industry toward lower emissions, strengthened safety and higher productivity with its autonomous drill rigs having achieved another milestone in successfully drilling the equivalent length of more than once around the world. The company’s drill rigs, used by mining and construction customers across the world,[…]
Queensland’s first ever all-female Mines Rescue Team has been formed at Anglo American’s Capcoal Open Cut Mine, near Middlemount, and is set to join the state’s competitive Mines Rescue Open Cut Circuit. Known as the Women of Steel, the team is made up of seven women who are now in training for the QMRS Mines[…]
The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) has announced a new three-year partnership with Rio Tinto, aiming to strengthen technical capabilities and foster a robust, connected and engaged community of professionals in the Canadian minerals, metals and materials industries. CIM says it has a long history of supporting the professional development of its[…]
The Copper Mark, the assurance framework to promote responsible practices and demonstrate the contribution of the copper, molybdenum, nickel and zinc industries to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, has welcomed its first six non-copper participants seeking assurance against its framework. The addition of these new sites follows the launch of the Copper Mark’s pilot[…]