Archives: Mining industry recognition

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[…]

Rio Tinto and Japan-based trader and business conglomerate, Marubeni Corporation, have agreed a first sale under a new strategic collaboration agreement to secure a sustainable and reliable supply of Rio Tinto’s Responsible Aluminium products to Japanese downstream manufacturers. The first sale is a batch of Rio Tinto’s RenewAl™ high purity aluminium, from the renewably-powered New[…]

Freeport-McMoRan has achieved the Copper Mark at all 12 of its copper producing operations globally after adding its 48.76%-owned Grasberg mine, in Indonesia, to the lineup. The Copper Mark is an assurance framework to promote responsible production practices for copper, built on the vision of improving practices across the whole industry over time. Its participants[…]

Krajete GmbH’s nitrogen oxide emission recovery technology is now being tested for use in copper extraction in Chile’s Atacama Desert, the Austria-based company says. The technology, developed by Krajete and perfected in collaboration with Audi AG, was recently discovered by technology scouts from one of the world’s largest mining groups, it says. The group focuses[…]

The ‘Survival Guide for Mining Families’ helps families to survive and thrive despite the pressures of working away in the mining and resources industry, authors Alicia Ranford and Angie Willcocks say. With nearly 180,000 copies sold worldwide, it’s an award-winning resource featuring professional advice and practical tips from Mining Family Matters co-Founder, Ranford, and psychologist,[…]

On January 30, Zijin Mining released its revised Three-Year (2023-2025) Plan and 2030 Development Goals. Among others, highlighted targets include building a largely complete global operation and management model and striving to catch up with first-rate international metal miners by 2025; and pushing up performance across the board to the top tier of the global mining industry by[…]