Here's how the mining industry can respond to …
By Kimberly Henderson. By Jukka Maksimainen. Climate Risk. Decarbonization. August 27, 2020 Although the COVID-19 crisis has understandably …
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How to Control Pollution in Mining Industry?
Following measures are, in general in practice for prevention and control of air pollution in mining industry: (i) Dust suppression through heavy duty sprinklers/road watering tracks is being done at various sensitive points such as haul roads, coal/ore handling points, crushing and screening plants etc.; (ii) Dust extraction facilities are ...
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Top 10 Ways to Make Mines More Environmentally Friendly
Tricks like recycling copper, which takes seven times less energy than processing ore, recycling steel which uses three-and-a-half times less energy than ore, can go a long way in determining the longevity of a mine and its positive environmental impact. 7. Closing and reclaiming sites of shut-down mines.
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Here's how the mining industry can respond to climate …
Mining companies must prepare for climate hazards. Today, 30 to 50 percent of production of copper, gold, iron ore, and zinc is concentrated in areas where water stress is already high. Climate change is expected to cause more frequent droughts and floods, altering the supply of water and disrupting operations.
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Reducing mine water requirements
A cross-sectional study of water usage in the copper mining industry in 2006 found that conventional flotation-based copper mines' water withdrawals ranged from 0.34 to 2.07 m 3 /t of ore processed, with a weighted mean of 0.96 m 3 /t ... To reduce water lost due to human consumption, the mine has redirected all available waste water, or grey ...
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Climate risk and decarbonization: What every mining CEO …
The mining industry has only just begun to set emission-reduction goals. Current targets published by mining companies range from 0 to 30 percent by 2030, far below the Paris Agreement goals. 2 Limiting climate change will require a significant reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions between 2010 and 2050: a 41 to 72 percent …
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On the path to zero emissions: how the mining industry is
The mining fleet is one of the industry's primary sources of on-site greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Mobile mining equipment at a surface mine can account for up to 30 percent of on-site GHG emissions—or up to 80 percent if the mine doesn't have contiguous smelting or refinery facilities. Large mining haul trucks can represent more …
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Mining for the clean energy transition | MIT Sustainability
So we need to look for ways to reduce our demand for minerals, while also improving current mining practices to minimize social and environmental impacts." ... Increasingly, the mining industry itself is recognizing that reforms will allow it to thrive in a rapid clean-energy transition. "Decarbonization is really a profitability imperative ...
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Five Ways to Make Mining More Sustainable
As the world becomes more overpopulated, mining companies must find new ways to contribute to sustainability. Alternative low-impact mining techniques can reduce pollution and consumption of natural resources. Mining companies can also create better living conditions for mine workers by using eco-friendly equipment and engaging in sustainable …
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5 Strategies To Minimize Mining Operating Costs
There is a need for more innovative solutions to optimize the mining industry's benefits and reduce its negative social and environmental impacts. …
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On the path to zero emissions: how the mining …
The challenges to achieving decarbonization road maps in the mining industry need to be tailored by operation, addressing the key pillars of decarbonization: …
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Mining And Climate Change: Know Top Risks, …
1. Rigorous Assessments. As mining industries are intricate and expansive, they have more than one electrical device to ensure that all tasks are carried out in a reliable manner. While some mining equipment …
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Mining for the clean energy transition
In a world powered increasingly by clean energy, drilling for oil and gas will gradually give way to digging for metals and minerals. Today, the "critical minerals" used to make electric cars, solar panels, …
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BRIEF #26 How to Advance Sustainable Mining
• Public-private partnerships could develop innovative solutions to optimize the mining industry's benefits and reduce its negative social and environmental impacts. • Governments and mining companies must recognize the social impacts of mining, and enact laws and regulations that require community consultation throughout the life of a …
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Waste management in the mining industry of metals ores…
Waste generated due to mining activity poses a serious issue due to the large amounts generated, even up to 65 billion tons per year, and is often associated with the risk posed by its storage and environmental management. This work aims to review waste management in the mining industry of metals ores, coal, oil and natural gas.
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Six ways to reduce the risk of accidents in mines
What we know: Mining involves risky tasks. Mining accidents happen because of equipment malfunctions, explosives, falls, slips, toxic gas leakages, and flooding. Hazards in mines won't …
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Integrating renewable energy into mining operations: …
Using renewable energy can create new jobs, reduce environmental pollution, increase knowledge in the mining area, create a circular economy in the mining industry, and reduce mining operating costs. All mentioned factors can have a positive effect on sustainable development indicators.
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Strategies to reduce emissions from coal supply
There is wide variation in the abatement costs and potential for different types of mines. The abatement potential is higher for large, porous underground coal mines and lower for surface mines, where methane emissions are more diffuse. Globally, we estimate that around 70% of CMM from underground mines can be abated while only 20% of CMM from ...
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Reducing mine water requirements
Mines require large pumping, treating, heating and/or cooling water systems, which are often large energy consumers. Better mine water systems can reduce both water and energy consumption. Improving water system design and practice are key strategic requirements in moving toward a more sustainable mining industry.
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Mining And Climate Change: Know Top Risks, Strategies
Here are a few climate change strategies that must be followed in mining companies and industries: 1. Rigorous Assessments. As mining industries are intricate and expansive, they have more than one electrical device to ensure that all tasks are carried out in a reliable manner. While some mining equipment and assets can stand the effects of ...
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Mining Safety: A Comprehensive Guide | SafetyCulture
Importance of Mining Safety. Mining is the foundation of many industries, providing vital raw materials for manufacturing goods, energy, and infrastructure. The modern world depends on its end products, from fossil fuels to metals and minerals. But their destructive consequences are also undeniable. Ensuring the safety of the people …
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Reducing the impact of extractive industries on groundwater …
Industry. Activities. Impacts. Risks. Mining. Water is required for exploration (e.g. drilling), extraction, initial processing (e.g. ore crushing) and related operations; Mining frequently encounters groundwater, creating the need for mine dewatering; ... To reduce the discharge of pollutants, companies can minimize water contamination (e.g ...
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South Africa's Miners Addressing Climate Change …
Two of the four most significant minerals in South Africa's commodity footprint are at risk of reduced demand in the future: thermal coal and platinum group metals (PGM—platinum, palladium, rhodium). In …
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Environmental Strategies in the Mining Industry: One …
Federal regulations aimed directly at the mining industry have not yet been put into a place, but broad-based statutes such as the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and numerous others apply to mining activities. ... and to reduce the chances that tailings ponds will leak into surrounding soil and groundwater ...
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Engineering noise control for mines: Lessons from the world
This article mainly focuses on the last pillar shown in Figure 1 (i.e. engineering controls), which entails the use of noise controls. The main objective of this article was to present some of the engineering noise control methods that are currently being used across the world in the mining industry and how these noise control …
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Environmental and social impacts of mining and their …
Mining industry can become more environment friendly and socially sustainable by integrating practices that reduce the environmental impact of mining operations and implementing corporate social ...
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3 Ways Cleantech Solutions Can Help Canada's Mining …
According to Canada's GHG inventory, the mining sector's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions increased from 4.3 Mt CO2 eq to 6.4 Mt CO2 eq between 2015 and 2019. A recent PwC report notes that to ...
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Sustainable water management in mining, a global …
It includes a target to substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors by 2030. The challenge: water is critical to the mining industry. Without water, mines don't function. The imperative for more sustainable water management is consequently crucial to the future of mining, driven by both social and economic needs.
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Reduce energy consumption and emissions in mining
Eliminating diesel from the open-pit mining mix. Greenhouse gas emissions over the life of the mine will be reduced by 9% and from transportation will be reduced by nearly 15%. Reducing carbon emissions in open-pit operations is a major driver for global mining companies. One of the key challenges to reducing diesel usage is cycle times.
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Mine tailings and wastewater management | Veolia, …
In an environment subject to major seasonal rainfall, we helped a gold mine to manage its tailings overflow and meet local waste regulations. By modernizing its wastewater treatment plant, revising operational practices and training a dedicated local team, we made sure that the Anglogold Ashanti mining company was able to continue and improve its operations: …
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