The mining industry has a large carbon footprint and is one of the primary contributors to greenhouse emissions. The industry is working to decrease this by implementing better energy strategies involving renewable energy.
By Kerry Taylor-Smith
10 Dec 2021
Remote connectivity projects will enable mining companies to streamline their production while maximizing worker safety and future-proofing their operations.
By Ben Pilkington
7 Dec 2021
Activities in the mining industry are attributed to 4-7% of total global greenhouse gas emissions. The industry must seriously adapt in order to reduce its carbon footprint to support global progress towards the goals of the Paris Agreement.
By Sarah Moore
1 Dec 2021
This article details a solvent-free and sustainable process by flash Joule heating to recover precious metals and remove hazardous heavy metals in electronic waste (e-waste). The process has been developed by Deng, B et al. and published in the Nature Communications journal.
By Laura Thomson
24 Nov 2021
Looking at Kassianidou, V. et al's paper published in the journal Antiquity, this article discusses the results of a project aimed at reconstructing the ancient industrial and cultural landscape of the Skouriotissa copper mine in Cyprus, which is the island’s last operating copper mine.
By Laura Thomson
19 Nov 2021
BluVein has developed a two-in-one electric power and charging solution for the mining industry. Using an approach that it calls “dynamic charging”, the company's rail-based solution allows for the total electrification of heavy-duty trucks operating on inclined roads.
The IoT is changing how entire organizations operate and has the potential to transform the mining industry. It allows the industry to introduce underground monitoring and control systems to improve safety, and to automate certain operations so they run more efficiently and at a lower energy and financial cost.
By Kerry Taylor-Smith
16 Nov 2021
South Africa’s University of Pretoria (UP) and Exxaro have announced a partnership that will provide innovative mining technologies, including extended reality.
As part of its transformation strategy, CODELCO, the Chilean state-owned copper mining company, headquartered in Santiago, has partnered with the University of Chile’s Advanced Mining Technology Center (AMTC).
The mining industry is currently considered to be a significant contributor to global carbon emissions, accounting for 2-3% of these emissions. Much research is underway that focuses on developing strategies to reduce or offset mining emissions. Here, we discuss those options, with a focus on the UK mining industry.
By Sarah Moore
10 Nov 2021