Mining

Australia’s resources sector is at the forefront of developing and deploying low emissions technologies which are central to Australian and global efforts to address climate change.

Teck Resources Ltd has announced its Vice President appointments.

Adani has announced it has already delivered on its commitments to Queensland, by employing more than 1500 people and awarding more than AUS$1.5 billion in contracts on the Carmichael mine and rail project.

Dräger and PAUS Maschinenfabrik GmbH have collaborated to develop the mine rescue vehicle MRV 9000.

RPMGlobal has introduced longwall support to its Underground Coal Solutions (UGCS) software.

BHP has recently provided an update on its progress on climate action.

The Solntsevsky coal mine, the main asset of the Eastern Mining Co., has introduced a modern video analytics system that allows the use of personal protective equipment by employees during working hours to be controlled.

The International Council on Mining and Metals, Business Fights Poverty and The Partnering Initiative, in consultation with the Harvard Kennedy School’s Corporate Responsibility Initiative, have recently published the ‘Building Forward Better Framework’.

The Coal Authority has welcomed new contractors onto its latest 4-year framework to help design and build mine water treatment schemes throughout Britain.

Anne-Claire Howard, Executive Director of Bettercoal, has been appointed by the Global Sustainability Standard Board to the working group that will lead the development of GRI Sector Standards for Oil, Gas and Coal.

BHP has signed a firm renewable power purchasing agreement to meet half of its electricity needs across its Queensland coal mines from low emissions sources, including solar and wind.

The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) has recently announced Richard Adkerson, President, CEO and Vice Chairman of Freeport-McMoRan as its new Chair, effective immediately.

sensemetrics Inc. has recently launched a tailored IIoT solutions that gives mining companies and their insurers real-time, end-to-end tailings storage facilities insights.

CarbonChain, a UK government backed software as a service company that helps companies automate the accounting of the carbon emissions in their supply chain, has secured investment from the San Francisco based venture capital fund, Y Combinator.

Interior officials have recently visited Deckers Creek, near Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.