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Glencore commits to net zero emissions by 2050
Glencore intends to focus on investing in transition metals including copper, cobalt and metals for a low carbon future as the company transitions to a new executive leadership.
December 7, 2020 0 comment
Mining industry leaders rally behind green vehicle initiative
Industry leaders including BHP and Gold Fields reinstated their pledge towards the International Council on Mining & Metals’ (ICMM) innovation for the cleaner, safer vehicles (ICSV) initiative at IMARC 2020.
November 25, 2020 0 comment
Australian Potash eyes renewable power for Lake Wells
Australian Potash is set to deliver the country’s lowest carbon emitting potash project at its Lake Wells operation in Western Australia.
September 24, 2020 0 comment
BHP to halve Queensland coal emissions
BHP plans to reduce scope two emissions at its Queensland coal mines by 50 percent in the next five years.
September 2, 2020 0 comment
BHP pushes industry associations to increase climate action
BHP has reformed its approach towards climate action and encouraged industry bodies to follow suit.
August 17, 2020 0 comment
Zero-emission copper mines a future possibility
The University of Sydney has released a report that maps out how Australia’s copper mining operations can target zero emissions within the next 30 years.
June 25, 2020 0 comment
Rio Tinto pressured to set scope three emissions target
Rio Tinto’s annual general meeting has revealed an increase in shareholder votes that encouraged the company to set scope three emissions target.
May 8, 2020 0 comment
Mining giants urged to ramp up emissions reduction efforts
Only two of the 10 largest mining companies are on track to limit climate change to two degrees Celsius, according to the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI).
May 6, 2020 0 comment
Glencore’s fall in coking coal output softened by thermal coal
Glencore has greeted 2020 with a steep decline to its Australian coking coal production, but its thermal coal portfolio offset the blow.
May 5, 2020 0 comment
Mining heavyweights form Green Hydrogen Consortium
BHP, Fortescue, Anglo American and Hatch have established a green hydrogen consortium to tackle the mining industry’s carbon emissions.
March 19, 2020 0 comment
Queensland misses out on $10bn uranium opportunity: QRC
Queensland has missed out on a multi-billion dollar addition to its resources and energy industry due to bans on uranium mining, according to the Queensland Resources Council chief executive Ian Macfarlane.
October 1, 2019 0 comment
Caterpillar meets changing needs with underground truck
Caterpillar has released the AD45 mining truck for underground hard rock mining, which is available in configurations to meet the strictest emissions standards.
October 1, 2019 0 comment
Adapting to climate change and emissions – What does the future look like for mining?
Renewable energy and mining go hand in hand and will play a vital role in the climate and emission changes facing every business.
August 22, 2019 0 comment
Cat 797F mining truck passes the emissions test
The Cat 797F ultra-class mining truck has become available in a fuel-efficient configuration that meets US EPA Tier 4 Final emissions standards.
March 6, 2019 0 comment
BHP introduces light electric vehicles to Olympic Dam
BHP is trialling light electric vehicles (LEVs) at the Olympic Dam mine in South Australia.
July 3, 2018 0 comment
Komatsu launches pair of articulated dump trucks
Komatsu has released two new articulated dump trucks, the HM300-5 and HM400-5, which incorporate advanced Tier 4 Final engines that can reduce emissions by up to 90 per cent when compared with predecessors.
June 27, 2018 0 comment
Resources sector makes support plea to QLD Gov’t
Ian Macfarlane, chief executive of the Queensland Resources Council (QRC), has called on the Queensland state government to support the resources industry via an election policy agenda.
November 2, 2017 0 comment
Conergy develops Aussie first grid-connected solar and storage plant
Conergy is developing Australia’s first solar and battery storage plant connected to a major electricity grid in the small town of Lakeland in far north Queensland.
August 26, 2016 846 comments
BHP develop Carbon Capture Knowledge Centre
BHP has teamed up with Canadian firm SaskPower to establish a carbon capture and storage centre.
February 8, 2016 970 comments
Bradken must fix factory odour after putting closure on hold
Mining consumables business Bradken must rectify unacceptable odour levels emitted from its Kilburn factory by February next year, the Environmental Protection Authority has said.
January 19, 2016 0 comment