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Coal

Renewables, EVs and hydrogen key to zero-carbon mining, BHP says
BHP says switching diesel for electricity, and hydrogen for coal, will be key to a transition to carbon neutral resources sector.
Michael Mazengarb

Dec 9, 2020

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$Renewables use only fraction of minerals used for fossil fuel generation$

Renewables

Renewables use only fraction of minerals used for fossil fuel generation
IEA data smashes another renewables myth, showing that they account for a far smaller portion of global demand for minerals and metals than fossil fuels – particularly coal.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 21, 2019

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Renewables

Mining giants seek huge wind and solar projects to justify CopperString 2.0
CopperString 2.0 announces “market sounding” for group of major mining companies seeking one million MWh a year of renewable electricity generation over 10 years.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 22, 2019

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Renewables

BHP energy tender could deliver “game changing” shift to renewables
BHP puts its Chile and Australian electricity contracts out to tender, and expects renewables to feature strongly in “game-changing” shift.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 21, 2019

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Copper and gold turns to renewables, OZ Minerals to power site with solar, wind and storage
OZ minerals will use a hybrid solar, wind and battery system to power its Carrapeteena Copper-Gold Mine in an effort to reduce diesel costs.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 20, 2019

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Electric Vehicles

Electric Landcruiser conversion – made for Australian mining – goes viral
GB Auto GM Bill Dunlop tells The Driven how the NSW auto electrical group got involved with Landcruiser conversions, and where it is going from here.
Bridie Schmidt

May 24, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

BHP sees early end for thermal coal, plugs in to electric future
BHP is preparing for the early end of thermal coal and huge opportunities in electric vehicles, renewable energy technologies, and a decarbonised future far different from the Coalition government.
Giles Parkinson and Michael Mazengarb

May 23, 2019

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Battery

Portable battery technology to debut at W.A. gold mine
Western Australia gold mine one of first sites in world to test out new, modular lithium-ion battery storage solution by EU-based Aggreko and subsidiary Younicos.
Sophie Vorrath

May 14, 2019

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Storage

Australia on cusp of new mining boom, driven by electric vehicles
We might not be driving them, but soaring global electric vehicle demand puts Australia in the front seat for a new mining boom, says BNEF.
Sophie Vorrath

May 22, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

Minerals deal needed to fuel the clean energy transition
As international talks focus on need for rapid deployment of renewables, little attention is paid to the minerals that needed to build these technologies.
Damien Giurco Nicholas Arndt and Saleem H. Ali

Nov 15, 2017

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Renewables, EVs and hydrogen key to zero-carbon mining, BHP says

Renewables use only fraction of minerals used for fossil fuel generation

Mining giants seek huge wind and solar projects to justify CopperString 2.0

BHP energy tender could deliver “game changing” shift to renewables

Copper and gold turns to renewables, OZ Minerals to power site with solar, wind and storage

Electric Landcruiser conversion – made for Australian mining – goes viral

BHP sees early end for thermal coal, plugs in to electric future

Portable battery technology to debut at W.A. gold mine

Australia on cusp of new mining boom, driven by electric vehicles

Minerals deal needed to fuel the clean energy transition

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