From recycling to lower emissions to managing mine waste safely, sustainable options are in the news.
By Mark S. Kuhar
Heightened social pressure and a need for economically efficient mining practices ...
Fortescue Metals Group released its inaugural Climate Change Report, together with the annual Sustainability Report, detailing the company’s progress on its social, safety and environmental performance ...
Copper-core miner OZ Minerals released its Annual and SustainabilityReport for the year ended 31 December 2019.
“Awareness and action on climate-related opportunities and threats are increasing rapidly ...
... cost curves and carbon intensity curves by key commodity and is available at https://www.riotinto.com/sustainability/climate-change.
*Article published in the April-June 2020 issue of The Asia Miner ...
... to boost growth without compromising the protection of the environment and ensuring the sustainability of mining practices,” Teh said.
Teh identified five mining projects that are expected to increase ...
... and proper use of the country’s environment and natural resources. Its mandate among others is to assure availability and sustainability of the country’s natural resources through judicious use and systematic ...
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With regard to safety and sustainability, the company noted, “Safety is our top priority and social value underpins everything we do. There were no fatalities at our operated sites over the last 12 ...
... conditions imposed by governments.
“Our sustainability and regional teams have done a great job in taking timely action to introduce comprehensive and carefully considered measures at all our sites and ...
... resilience today, ICMM members can reap rewards tomorrow – limiting future liabilities, safeguarding business continuity, making prudent investments and ensuring the sustainability of communities and ecosystems,” ...
Rio Tinto plans to invest around US$1 billion over the next five years to support the delivery of its new climate change targets and a company objective for net zero emissions from operations by 2050. ...
... one of the major reasons for forest destruction, challenging the survivability and sustainability of flora and fauna existing in that area.
Titled Geospatial technology perspectives for mining vis-à-vis ...
... source from primary mining. This can improve on their sustainabilityreport by using high quality secondary raw material.
The biggest incinerator in Copenhagen produces about 240,000 tonnes of bottom ...
... such products is growing as energy prices fall, countries look for solutions to reduce their emissions, and investors assess opportunities based on their sustainability requirements.
“Increasing our ...
... companies on six continents.
Interoperability is the key to success in automation, digitalisation and integration initiatives and achieving the sustainability, safety and productivity benefits associated ...
... this has been at the expense of sustainability of production.
“The cost to sustain production is increasing. The industry is mining more tonnes at lower grade to maintain ounces. Therefore, replacement ...
... robust economy, as well as ensuring social progress and environmental sustainability, many resource rich nations will demand that the mining sector adopts innovative approaches in support of achieving ...
... continued “Anglo’s decision to dump their minority stake in this controversial company was the only option consistent with their international commitments to sustainability, human rights, and environmental ...
... businesses that produce gold and generate returns for their investors,” wrote Brent Bergeron, Executive Vice President Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Goldcorp, in World Gold Council’s Gold 2048: ...
... mining projects, citing that the move was borne of the bank’s recognition that it has “an important role to play in the orderly transition to a low-carbon economy”.
According to NAB’s Sustainability ...
INTERNATIONAL sustainability economist and plastic circular economies expert Doug Woodring says Australia’s recycling record is behind global standards and lags most OECD countries on diversion from landfill. ...