Q&A: Mining, renewables, and gold high in the Andes with Aggreko
More than 4.5km above sea level, high in the Andes Mountains, Gold Fields operates the Salares Norte project. The gold mine lies 180km from the nearest town and airstrip, making...
Renewable
Q&A: talking automation, emissions, and expansion with iron ore miner Ferrexpo
Despite an extraordinarily difficult year, Ferrexpo has managed to increase production, kick-off an expansion project,...
Agnew gold mine: a vision for green power at mines?
This year, Gold Fields completed its Agnew Hybrid Renewable Project, creating a microgrid for its Agnew gold mine that allows...
Journey to the west: new issue of Mine Australia out now
In this issue: Western Australia’s need for thousands of additional workers, a route to zero-emission copper mines, iron ore’s journey...
Paying a premium: how commodity exchanges are going green
Buyers get the option of trading natural gas and aluminium based on their environmental impact, to meet demand from climate-concerned...
Net-zero strategy is “basic question” for every company – Mark Carney
The Covid-19 pandemic is forcing almost all companies to “reset their strategy”, said former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney during a webinar on 30 June organised by the London…
Corporates press ahead with carbon offsetting as debate rages
Carbon offsetting is back. Once vilified by environmentalists and climate change deniers alike, the practice of buying carbon credits to compensate for companies’ direct and supply chain emissions is finding…
Rio Tinto to build solar plant in Western Australia
Mining giant Rio Tinto has announced plans to build its first solar plant and a lithium-ion battery energy storage system at the Koodaideri mine in the Pilbara, Australia. The new…
