Archives: Sustainable mining

Antofagasta PLC’s Transport Division Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia (FCAB) has unveiled the first hydrogen-powered locomotive in Chile and South America, a milestone in the company’s effort to develop alternatives to fossil fuels, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and make mining more sustainable. The locomotive, powered by hydrogen produced using renewable energy, is expected to start[…]

Rio Tinto has approved construction of a new 25MW solar plant at its Kennecott copper operation in Utah, bringing the mine’s total solar capacity to 30MW. The new solar plant will be located next to Kennecott’s existing 5MW solar plant, which was completed in 2023. Together, the two solar plants will reduce Kennecott’s Scope 2[…]

To comply with the proposed changing EU legislation and to emphasise Metso’s focus on supporting customers with key challenges, Metso is renaming its Planet Positive offering to Metso Plus. In 2021, Metso launched its Planet Positive approach as a concrete answer to tackling the sustainability challenges of its customer industries. Ever since, the products and[…]

New CSIRO technology that destroys methane at mine sites is showing great promise – and attracting great interest from industry and governments worldwide, the organisation says. Released from coal during the mining process, methane is a highly explosive gas and therefore a serious safety concern in coal mining. Underground coal mines use large-scale ventilation systems[…]

CBMM, a leader in the production and commercialisation of niobium products, has officially inaugurated the world’s first volume manufacturing facility dedicated to producing Echion Technologies’ proprietary ultra-fast charging XNO® active anode material technology. The new plant, in Araxá, Brazil, is the largest niobium-based anode production facility in the world, capable of producing 2,000 t/y of[…]

Gekko Systems has announced the launch of the Wolff Batch Centrifugal Concentrator, described as a groundbreaking technology designed to transform gold processing by utilising ‘dirty’ water. The ‘first of its kind’ innovation Gekko Systems says enables mining companies to recycle water efficiently, addressing water stewardship and enhancing sustainability, while reducing maintenance costs and requirements. The[…]

EACON Mining has announced two new autonomous haulage projects in the aggregate mining sector, both utilising the all electric mining truck model EY70E. A total of 29 units of the EY70E will be deployed at the Pingyin Quarry and the Shuichang Quarry. The company stated: “Both projects mark EACON’s expanded presence in the quarry sector,[…]

SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd recently announced the acquisition of Robertson GeoConsultants Inc (RGC) as of November 1, 2024. RGC is a global consulting firm that specialises in mine water characterisation, geochemistry and acid rock drainage/metal leaching, hydrology, hydrogeology and groundwater modelling for the mining industry. The move comes just after SLR Consulting announced the acquisition of[…]

The recent 16th AusIMM Mill Operators’ Conference, in Perth, Western Australia, saw Newmont share details of some of the sensing technologies it is deploying at its operations to improve sustainability and processing plant outcomes. In a presentation titled, ‘Redefining the Battery Limits of Processing Plants – Improving Sustainability through the Deployment of Sensing Technologies,’ the[…]

SGS is expanding its Chrysos PhotonAssay™ offering, confirming that it will be able to offer analysis using this technology at its Orange laboratory in New South Wales, Australia, from December. The Orange laboratory was opened in July 2022 with an aim of delivering first class geochemistry testing services to clients across Australia. Back in 2021,[…]