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A consortium, led by the Global Maritime Forum and consisting of BHP, Rio Tinto, Oldendorff Carriers and Star Bulk Carriers Corp., have signed a letter of intent to assess the development of an iron ore ‘green corridor’ between Australia and East Asia.
Copper Mountain Mining Corp. has successfully commissioned its trolley assist project, which consists of an approximately 1 km trolley-assist haul ramp and seven pantograph-equipped electric haul trucks.
With the awarding of the Copper Mark to six new participating sites in 1Q22, the standard now covers over 15% of global copper production.
De Beers is making progress on the installation of a comprehensive water management system at its Venetia Underground Project in Limpopo Province.
Vale Canada has signed a multi-year agreement to supply low-carbon nickel products to Northvolt AB, reinforcing the companies’ shared commitment to sustainability.
Anglo American partners with EDF Renewables to secure 100% renewable energy supply for South Africa operations.
Teck Resources Ltd has announced Highland Valley Copper Operations has been awarded the Copper Mark.
Circulor has partnered with Rock Tech Lithium to provide supply chain provenance and emissions traceability for Europe’s first lithium refinery.
The technology group Wärtsilä will supply a natural gas fuelled 22 MW engine power plant to the mining company Argonaut Gold Inc. at its Magino Project in Canada.
Anglo American’s managed copper operations in Chile – the Los Bronces and El Soldado mining operations and the Chagres smelter – have been awarded the Copper Mark in recognition of responsible copper production practices.
EnviroGold Global Ltd has announced that the precious, clean-energy and battery metals to be produced at the company’s Hellyer Tailings and Buchans Tailings Reprocessing Projects are expected to show a 96% reduction in greenhouse gas intensity per gold-ounce equivalent.
Tharisa has announced that three Liebherr mining machines with more efficient engines and fuel systems have been delivered to the Tharisa Mine and have begun operational testing.