Archives: Sustainable mining

For more than 130 years, ABB has been embedded in industries where emissions are hard to abate and where alternative solutions are either unavailable or difficult to practically implement. The same is true today with mining, with ABB showcasing that the power of bold ideas and pioneering technologies can overcome challenges the sector is experiencing.[…]

BluVein, an innovator in dynamic charging solutions for the mining industry, has announced its participation at the upcoming The Electric Mine 2024 conference, in Perth, Western Australia. The event, set to take place at Crown Perth, from May 21-23, will feature a key presentation from BluVein highlighting the potential and progress of its ground-breaking technology[…]

With the global demand for copper on the rise, industry leaders and experts worldwide are set to converge for the highly anticipated Copper to the World 2024 Conference & Exhibition, set to take place June 18-19 in Adelaide, South Australia. With sustainability at its core, this flagship event is a dynamic platform fostering collaboration and[…]

Barrick has given some further information on progress with its route to net zero strategy in its just published 2023 Sustainability Report. In 2023, Barrick achieved the target it set for itself for 2025 of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 15%. Its Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions have now been reduced by[…]

Liebherr is growing in the Australian market and has been making some really significant investments to reflect that. This includes expanding its Perth mining facility, adding 47,000 m2 of workshop, office and build space to the complex. Perth is Liebherr-Australia’s second largest branch after the company’s head office in Adelaide, South Australia. Ahead of The[…]

Sandvik this week inaugurated its new production unit in Malaysia dedicated to manufacturing underground load and haul equipment. The first equipment model assembled at the new factory is Sandvik’s Toro™ LH517i loader, with production expected to ramp up over the coming year. The facility will commence production of Toro™ TH545i trucks later in the year, as[…]

It was back in March 2021 that IM first revealed Komatsu’s power agnostic strategy for its mining truck future. It committed to the development of ‘power agnostic’ dump trucks that could operate with a variety of power sources – such as engines, batteries, trolley systems and hydrogen fuel cells – by 2030. Since then it[…]

Mine owners across Europe are looking at a new form of underground energy storage to offer a low carbon future as operations wind down. Active deep mine operators in Slovenia, Germany, The Czech Republic and Finland are all examining how underground gravity energy storage – provided by Edinburgh firm Gravitricity – could offer green opportunities to[…]

Komatsu has introduced the second generation of the company’s Z2 product line of small-class development drilling & bolting equipment with unique enhancements and additions, including the first battery-electric offerings within Komatsu’s underground hard rock portfolio, an innovative pumpable resin system solution, optimised ergonomics and more. The small-class ZJ21 jumbo drill and ZB21 bolter initially launched[…]

Latrobe Magnesium Ltd has announced the completion of commissioning for the first phase of its 1,000 t/y, Stage 1 Demonstration Plant, successfully producing the world’s first environmentally sustainable MgO from fly ash – a waste resource from brown coal power generation. It says this marks a significant milestone in pioneering a sustainable magnesium extraction method,[…]