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LME adds artisanal mining to green register, sets 2040 net-zero goal
By: Reuters 24th October 2022 The London Metal Exchange (LME) has added standards for small-scale mining to its digital sustainability register and pledged to achieve net-zero emissions for its own operations by 2040, it said on Monday. The 145-year-old exchange launched LMEpassport last year so miners could store... →
Gold Fields board recommends Yamana transaction 
By: Martin Creamer 24th October 2022 The board and management team of Gold Fields have unanimously recommended the implementation of the Yamana Gold transaction, Gold Fields chairperson Yunus Suleman stated in a letter to shareholders on Monday. An independent evaluation has estimated Yamana's mineral asset value at between... →
Aus takes the methane pledge
By: Esmarie Iannucci 24th October 2022 Australia has joined over 120 countries committed to collectively reduce global methane emissions across energy and resources, agriculture and waste sectors. The Global Methane Pledge is a voluntary commitment with 122 signatories including the US, UK and the European Union working collectively... →
PGMs demand may taper off despite robust automotive demand forecast
By: Darren Parker 21st October 2022 Global demand for platinum group metals (PGMs) is forecast to taper off beyond 2030, despite a robust outlook for increasing automotive sales, according to platinum group metals producer Impala Platinum (Implats) corporate affairs executive Emma Townshend, who addressed a PGMs students colloquium... →
Billionaire Adani to target Europe with huge Morocco clean energy project
By: Reuters 21st October 2022 Gautam Adani, Asia’s richest person, is in exploratory talks for a giant renewables project in Morocco, which would aim to supply electricity and emissions-free fuel to Europe. Adani’s coal-to-ports conglomerate is considering building wind and solar generation plants in the North African nation... →
Fuel cell electric vehicles and MoUs make headlines 
21st October 2022 This week, Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses China becoming the largest market for platinum-using fuel cell electric vehicles, which could spell good news for South Africa; Anglo American and Thyssenkrupp’s memorandum of understanding to decarbonize steelmaking; and Sasol and Freeport... →
Broken Hill mine flipped into renewable energy storage
By: Esmarie Iannucci 21st October 2022 The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Arena) has unveiled the re-purposing of the defunct mine in Broken Hill, in New South Wales, for renewable energy storage, using compressed air. Arena has conditionally approved A$45-million in funding to construct a 200 MW / 1600 MWh fuel-free energy... →
Blast tools aid sustainability
By: Leah Shelene Asaram 21st October 2022 Building on the flexibility and accuracy of electronic detonation, digital blasting tools can assist in enhancing mines’ efficiency and reducing carbon emissions, says blasting and explosives solutions provider BME MD Ralf Hennecke. He emphasises that software platform integration is key to... →
Safer blasts shield communities
By: Leah Shelene Asaram 21st October 2022 Explosives and blasting contractor Master Blasters uses only the safest primary and secondary explosives – resulting in the least damage to the environment and impact on surrounding communities – for blasts. Explosives can produce toxic gasses after detonation; therefore, the company uses... →
Anglo, Thyssenkrupp join forces to make steel greener
By: Martin Creamer 20th October 2022 Anglo American has signed a memorandum of understanding with longstanding customer Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG to collaborate on developing new pathways for the decarbonisation of steelmaking. This follows Anglo signing of a memorandum of understanding with Japan-headquartered Nippon Steel in... →
Congolese NGOs decry mining in main refuge of 'Africa's unicorn'
By: Reuters 19th October 2022 Illegal gold-mining is destroying tracts of pristine rainforest in Congo's Okapi Wildlife Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage site meant to be a haven for the endangered mammal nicknamed Africa's unicorn, environmental organisations warned on Tuesday. Industrial activities are supposed to be banned... →
Sasol/Saldanha sign MoU for green hydrogen hub in Western Cape
By: Martin Creamer 18th October 2022 Integrated energy and chemicals company Sasol, already a seasoned grey hydrogen producer, and Freeport Saldanha Industrial Development Zone on Tuesday announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to facilitate a green hydrogen hub in the Western Cape. In terms of the MOU, the... →
Resources Watch
18th October 2022 This week: Harmony Gold says exciting part of Eva Copper is near-term production and, Shell consortium accelerating electrification of mine haul trucks →
Environmental blow for Shree's iron hopes
By: Esmarie Iannucci 18th October 2022 Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) has nixed a proposal from junior Shree Minerals for the development of its Nelson Bay River iron project, in Tasmania. The Nelson Bay project was operational between 2013 and 2014, and since mid-2018, Shree has been working... →
Carbon capture projects hit record, but would mitigate less than 1% of emissions
By: Bloomberg 17th October 2022 The number of carbon capture and storage projects in development grew to record levels this year on the back of rising carbon prices and government incentives but would still only mitigate less than 1% of annual emissions, a new report finds. There are now 153 CCS projects in the planning phase,... →
Karo platinum project taking off in Zimbabwe with solar power tailwind
By: Martin Creamer 14th October 2022 A multi-phased development approach is being adopted at the Karo Platinum project in Zimbabwe, where a 17-year opencast mine is to be built with a timeline to deliver its first ore to mill in July 2024. “In July 2024, we will put the first ore in mill,” Karo Mining Holdings MD Bernard Pryor told... →
Employment, prospecting rights, emissions reduction make headlines
14th October 2022 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses how expanding bulk mineral exports can increase employment to 500 000 direct jobs; South Africa's red tape in issuing a prospecting right; and AngloGold Ashanti's goal to reduce its emissions by 30% by 2030. →
Supplier diversifies product offerings to grow in Africa
By: Halima Frost 14th October 2022 Bearings and power transmission distributor Bearings International (BI) South Africa, a member of the Hudaco group, has expanded its offerings to include low voltage motors of electric motor manufacturer ABB for supply to BI’s sub-Saharan Africa clients. “The decision to become an ABB distributor... →
Ghana tops in West Africa
By: Tracy Hancock 14th October 2022 While the West African operating climate is positive overall as emerging initiatives are coming into play on the back of ongoing capital investment in mining projects, politically stable Ghana remains the region’s most attractive mining jurisdiction. The country boasts a historically proven... →
ESG needs to be embedded within an organisation for long-term success, sustainability
By: Simone Liedtke 13th October 2022 When considering how to make environment, social and governance (ESG) a real driving force that helps to shape the work of companies, gold miner Harmony Gold sustainable development group executive Melanie Naidoo-Vermaak believes the real work lies in bringing “different evidence of ESG issues... →
QRC welcomes EPOLA Bill
By: Esmarie Iannucci 13th October 2022 The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has welcomed the introduction of the Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment (EPOLA) Bill to the Queensland Parliament. The reforms proposed by the EPOLA bill will provide greater certainty for the community and industry, including a... →
Evolution's hydro project attracts attention
By: Esmarie Iannucci 13th October 2022 Gold miner Evolution Mining’s Mt Rawdon pumped hydro (MRPH) project has been declared a Coordinated Project by the Queensland government’s Coordinator-General. The MRPH project is being jointly developed by Evolution and ICA Partners to provide up to 20 GWh of renewable energy storage at a... →
EPA approves changes to Earl Grey plans
By: Esmarie Iannucci 13th October 2022 The Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has approved a significant amendment to the Earl Grey lithium project, allowing for the construction of a solar plant and changes to the tailings waste disposal methods. Earl Grey is an opencut lithium mine at the abandoned Mt... →
Resources Watch
12th October 2022 This week: Joburg Indaba hears that development is only conversation South Africa should be having; Minerals Council CEO says South Africa’s geological prospectivity is fantastic; and, investment is required to meet mining’s decarbonization and power challenges →
Shell consortium accelerating electrification of mine haul trucks
By: Martin Creamer 12th October 2022 Transitioning oil, gas, fuels and lubricants company Shell has established a nine-member consortium to create electrification solutions for mining sites. The electrification offers a shift away from reliance on diesel. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.) →
AngloGold targets 30% emissions reduction by 2030
By: Martin Creamer 12th October 2022 Gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti on Wednesday released a carbon emissions reduction target that aims to achieve a 30% absolute reduction in its Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 through a combination of renewable energy projects, fleet electrification and lower-emission... →
Qld introduces new environmental Bill to Parliament
By: Esmarie Iannucci 12th October 2022 The Queensland government has introduced a new Bill to Parliament to ensure the state’s environmental framework remains modern by providing greater consultation on resource projects, ensuring environmental impact statements (EISs) remain up-to-date and early certainty on clearly unacceptable... →
Rio invests C$737m in Canadian critical minerals
By: Esmarie Iannucci 12th October 2022 Diversified miner Rio Tinto has announced plans to invest up to C$737-million over the next eight years to decarbonise its Rio Tinto Fer et Titane (RTFT) operations in Sorel-Tracy, Québec, and to position the business as a centre of excellence for critical minerals processing. The partnership... →
BHP hoping for deeper connection to Japan
By: Esmarie Iannucci 11th October 2022 Diversified miner BHP is looking to deepen its connection to Japan, with CEO Mike Henry telling the Annual Australia Japan Joint Business Conference that the company’s current collaboration with Japanese partners is at levels not seen for several decades. Henry stated that the resource sector... →
NT's Gunner joins FFI team
By: Esmarie Iannucci 11th October 2022 Green energy developer Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) has appointed former Northern Territory chief minister Michael Gunner to lead the company’s new northern Australia team. Gunner will start as FFI Head of Northern Australia in November after his period of work restriction under the... →
Calls for input into Safeguard Mechanism credits
By: Esmarie Iannucci 10th October 2022 The federal government has opened consultation on draft legislation to reward industrial facilities that stay below their emissions baselines, and give other facilities a new, low-cost way of reducing net emissions. The draft Safeguard Mechanism (Crediting) Amendment Bill 2022 provides a legal... →
The latest from this year's Joburg Indaba
7th October 2022 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks the latest news coming out of this year’s Joburg Indaba. The Joburg Indaba heard this week, from Minerals Council South Africa President, that mining’s biggest opportunity lies in helping achieve a net-zero carbon world. Meanwhile, the country’s... →
Arena supports Gibson Island hydrogen plans
By: Esmarie Iannucci 7th October 2022 The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Arena) has awarded A$13.7-million in funding to green energy developer Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) and its partner Incitec Pivot (IPL) to fund a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study for the development of a large-scale renewable hydrogen... →
Chile files charges against mining company for giant sinkhole
By: Reuters 7th October 2022 Chile's environmental regulator announced on Thursday four charges against Canadian-owned Lundin copper mine for a sinkhole that appeared at the site of one of its mines the north of the country in late July. The country's SMA environmental regulator said the main infractions were overextraction... →
Sibanye exploring further means of treating water, extracting value
By: Schalk Burger 6th October 2022 JSE-listed diversified mining company Sibanye-Stillwater has built various innovative water treatment plants and is researching and developing new technologies to treat water, as well as extract valuable materials from the water it treats, Sibanye-Stillwater South Africa mine water treatment... →
Arena awards funding for wind power study for Portland smelter
By: Esmarie Iannucci 6th October 2022 The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Arena) has awarded A$1.5-million in funding to Alinta Energy subsidiary Spinifex Offshore Wind Farm to conduct a wind resource assessment and accelerate early-stage development activities for a 1 000 MW offshore wind farm project off the coast of Portland,... →
South Africa’s geological prospectivity fantastic, says Minerals Council CEO
By: Martin Creamer 5th October 2022 South Africa’s geological prospectivity is fantastic, Minerals Council South Africa CEO Roger Baxter told the Joburg Indaba on Wednesday. This is so even though only 15% of South Africa's surface area has been mapped at a high-resolution 50 000-to-1 geophysical level, and even though this... →
Helping world transition to net-zero carbon is mining's biggest opportunity, says Minerals Council president
By: Martin Creamer 5th October 2022 The biggest opportunity mining has as an industry is to help the world to transition to a net-zero carbon world, Minerals Council South Africa president Nolitha Fakude said on Wednesday. Fakude, who is also chairperson of Anglo American's management board in South Africa, highlighted this during... →
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