Archives: Sustainable mining

FLSmidth has received a major order to deliver thickeners and filters to a large, greenfield lithium plant in the US. This new FLSmidth order will contribute to an increased supply of lithium, which is required for electric vehicle battery production. Based on extensive ore testing and preliminary equipment designs, the technologies that FLSmidth will deliver will[…]

SIMEC Mining has successfully implemented a tailings management sustainability project that, it says, has resulted in positive environmental and operational benefits for its Iron Duke iron ore mine in South Australia. A project initiated by SIMEC and completed with supplier/partner Solenis, it has resulted in a significant reduction in polymer usage and water consumption which[…]

Rio Tinto and Aymium have formed a new joint venture named Évolys Québec Inc to, they say, manufacture a renewable metallurgical biocarbon product to reduce carbon emissions in large scale industrial processes. This biocarbon, sourced from biomass residues, offers an alternative for anthracite currently used in ilmenite smelting processes at Rio Tinto’s metallurgical complex in[…]

Kovatera Inc is to launch the Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) model line at MINExpo 2024 in a move that, it says, will revolutionise the mining industry with its advanced technology and commitment to sustainability. The Canada-based company specialises in designing and manufacturing versatile mining utility vehicles for the underground mining sector. It also prides itself[…]

Zenith Energy says it has signed contracts with Lynas Rare Earths Ltd to design, build, own, operate and maintain a hybrid power station at Lynas’ Mt Weld mine, 35 km southeast of Laverton, Western Australia. The Mt Weld hybrid power station will include a 24 MW Wind Farm, 7 MW solar PV farm and a[…]

The Electric Mine Consortium is not Graeme Stanway’s first innovation rodeo. As the founder of State of Play, a global research platform in natural resources, energy and infrastructure, which also publishes the largest survey on strategy and innovation in mining, he has engaged with many individual and groups of companies looking to spur on mining[…]

On July 16, China’s Sichuan Zigong Conveying Machine Group Co Ltd (ZGCMC), also known as Yunji Group, and Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement in Shenzhen. Relying on the advantages of ZGCMC in the mining and bulk transportation industries, as well as Huawei’s technical capabilities in cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence, digital[…]

Sandvik will introduce innovative new solutions and showcase its latest technologies at mining’s largest tradeshow, MINExpo INTERNATIONAL® 2024, in Las Vegas, including battery-electric and diesel-electric equipment to help customers improve their sustainability. The OEM will have its latest innovations on display at the show, September 24-26, including its new Toro™ diesel-electric truck demonstrator and latest[…]

Newmont Corporation’s Africa Business unit, has deployed the Cat® diesel-electric R2900 XE loader at Subika Underground mine in Ahafo South. The mining equipment, the first of its kind to be used in Africa, marks a significant milestone in Newmont’s commitment to reduce its global environmental footprint, in pursuant of the company’s ambitious goal of zero[…]

Chile’s National Center of Piloting Technologies in Mining (CNP) last week published its 2023 annual report, highlighting significant advances in its management and in the promotion of technological innovation in the mining industry. The CNP reported progress and projects in piloting, technological surveillance and market intelligence, analysis of test protocols, training, studies and business cases. It[…]