Archives: Mining policy

Oxbotica and TRL have piloted the use of what they say is the first Code of Practice for the safe and cost-effective deployment of autonomous vehicles in unstructured off-highway environments, such as mines, with a live trial conducted in a quarry using a number of off-road vehicles. The Innovate UK-funded consortium has developed and demonstrated[…]

New Gold is set to soon start ore extraction activities at New Afton’s B3 Zone in British Columbia, Canada, after receiving its Mines Act Permit from the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation. The gold-copper mine has recently been focused on development of the B3 and C-Zones, which are likely to represent the[…]

Newcrest Mining Ltd is the latest major miner to set a goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. This goal relates to its operational (Scope 1 and Scope 2) emissions, though Newcrest will also continue to work across its value chain to reduce Scope 3 emissions. Newcrest’s recently announced Company Purpose “To create a[…]

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[…]