Archives: Mining policy

Antofagasta PLC has announced two new greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets as part of its Climate Change Strategy and its wider commitment to operate sustainably as a leading copper producer. One is to reduce the company’s direct (Scope 1) and indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions by 30%, or by 730,000 t of CO2e by 2025,[…]

There is a lot to take in from Anglo American’s technology update which was presented today by Tony O’Neill, the Group Technical Director, but what stands out is the comprehensive nature of its projects, which of course take in FutureSmart Mining™ Technologies from bulk ore sorting to coarse particle recovery, hydraulic dry stacking, microwave mining[…]

Ukraine’s state-owned United Mining and Chemical Company (UMCC) is the first object of a large-scale privatisation program in Ukraine that will see the mineral sands mining major be auctioned off this summer with a starting price of UAH3.7 billion ($135 million). UMCC is the largest miner of ilmenite and the only miner of rutile and[…]

The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has announced updates to its guidance on responsible tailings management that, the association says, aligns its policies with the ‘Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management’ published last year. The Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) standard, first developed by MAC in 2004, is a globally recognised sustainability program that supports mining[…]

The Hub de Innovación Minera del Perú and CEMI (Center for Excellence in Mining Innovation), have announced an alliance “to promote actions that add value and foster innovation, entrepreneurship, and collaboration between public and/or private institutions aiming to build the mining sector of the future.” Activities highlighted by this agreement include co-designing discussion spaces that[…]

SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall say they are taking a new, decisive leap forward in their work on HYBRIT, with the trio selecting Gällivare, in northern Sweden, as the location of the first production plant for its fossil-free sponge iron exercise. Industrialisation is intended to start with the first demonstration plant, which will be ready in[…]

A large mining company in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has – with assistance from SRK Consulting Congo – become the first to have its Cahier de Charge (Social Term Sheet) approved, the mining consultant says. Regulations introduced in the DRC in 2018 require mines to set out a clear and financially-provisioned five-year plan[…]

In April 2019, the inaugural International Mining Events conference titled The Electric Mine took place in Toronto, Canada, and was a major success with attendance from a wide range of global mining companies, technology providers, engineering houses, equipment OEMs and consultants. It came at the right time for the industry and with the right mix[…]

Nickel 28 Capital Corp has become what it believes is the first carbon neutral refined nickel-cobalt producer in the world through a transaction involving the purchase of 52,500 carbon offsets on the Verra Registry. The carbon offsets will, it says, fully offset Nickel 28’s anticipated 2021 attributable greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the Ramu integrated[…]

Kal Tire says its new off-the-road (OTR) tyre recycling facility in Antofagasta, Chile, is getting closer to full start-up. One of two thermal conversion reactors has successfully completed commissioning and is now undergoing full load tests to process 20,000 kg (20 t) of tyres, the equivalent of five 63 in tyres. Commissioning of the facility’s[…]