Situated in remote, isolated locations and home to explosive blasts, colossal haul trucks and large-scale equipment, mine sites are...
Energy efficiency
Move over lithium, there’s a new battery in town
Tess Macallan Commodities, Critical minerals, Energy efficiency, Features, Projects 0By Tess Macallan, Journalist, Mining Magazine The demand for lithium-ion batteries is powering a thriving lithium mining industry in...
Meeting the challenge of powering extreme applications
Mining Journalist Energy efficiency, Projects, Sponsored Editorial 0Vehicles that operate to the maximum, like the large-scale haul trucks that populate mine sites around Australia, need batteries...
Pilbara to receive world’s first battery locomotive
Kody Cook Company news, Energy efficiency, News, Spotlight, Sustainability 0Wabtec, in collaboration with Roy Hill, has announced the launch of the world’s first 100 per cent battery powered...
Mine related emissions reduced in MCA member facilities
Kody Cook Energy efficiency, News, Reports 0Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) member mining facilities have announced a 9.3 per cent decline in scope one emissions...
Chalice Mining releases Gonneville scoping study results
Yasmin Isaacs Commodities, Critical minerals, Energy efficiency, News, Projects 0Chalice Mining has released the results of a scoping study for its Gonneville Project, which outlines the potential to...
Zinc-air battery discovery could drive zinc demand
Kody Cook Critical minerals, Energy efficiency, News, Sustainability 0New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has found that zinc-air batteries could be cheaper and safer than their...
New hybrid power facility commences at Tuckabianna
Kody Cook Company news, Energy efficiency, News, Projects, Spotlight, Sustainability 0Westgold Resources has announced the successful commissioning and commencement of its new 17.9MW facility at Tuckabianna, the first of...
Final investment decision for Mid-Stream Demonstration Plant
Yasmin Isaacs Energy efficiency, Lithium, News 0Pilbara Minerals and environmental technology company, Calix, have announced that a final investment decision has been made on a...
Agreement to increase Pilbara renewable energy usage
Yasmin Isaacs Energy efficiency, News, Projects 0Members of the Pilbara Industry Roundtable (PIR) have agreed on common use electricity infrastructure in the Pilbara region, supporting...
Record-breaking throughput for Pilbara Ports
Yasmin Isaacs Company news, Critical minerals, Energy efficiency, Export, News, Reports 0For the fourth year in a row, Pilbara Ports has exceeded its operation goals and finished the financial year...
Solar battery installed at Pilbara mine site
Yasmin Isaacs Energy efficiency, Iron ore, News, Projects 0The installation of a solar-battery system at Mineral Resources’ (MinRes) Wonmunna iron ore project in Western Australia, is set...
Partnership to reduce emissions in steel production
Yasmin Isaacs Commodities, Company news, Energy efficiency, Environmental management, News 0A collaboration between BHP, China Baowu and Monash University will see the formation of an Industry Knowledge Centre, aiming...
$1B supporting CopperString and vanadium industry
Kody Cook Critical minerals, Energy efficiency, Investment, News, Projects 0The Queensland Government has announced $1 billion in funding for CopperString 2032, $594 million of which is committed to...
Former coal-fired site undergoes green transition
Kody Cook Energy efficiency, Lithium, News, Projects, Sustainability 0The transition of the former coal-fired power station in Hazelwood, Gippsland, to battery power marks a crucial step forward...
Power purchase agreement for WA gold project
Rebecca Todesco Company news, Energy efficiency, Gold, News, Projects 0Bellevue has signed a binding Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for its Bellevue Gold Project in Western Australia, with a...
Newmont publishes 2022 Climate Report
Rebecca Todesco Company news, Energy efficiency, News, Spotlight, Sustainability 0Newmont Corporation has published its 2022 Climate Report, outlining how the company understands and is working to address climate...
The electric and hydrogen revolution: industry insights decarbonising mine haul trucks
Mining Journalist Energy efficiency, Features, Sustainability 1With the largest mine haul trucks weighing in at over several hundred tonnes and consuming over 300L of fuel...