CLEAN MINING
Sustainability in sight FOR MINING
How new solutions in equipment and technology are lowering GHGs and changing the future of mining By Cayce Kerr
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ustainable mining may seem like a contradiction, but more and more mining companies are looking at solutions to reduce their impact on the environment. In 2020 the World Bank stated that in order to meet the Paris Agreement targets, ambitious climate action will require a large-scale transition to clean energy which will drive significant demand for minerals (see the World Bank’s Minerals for Climate Action: The Mineral Intensity
The Cat 797F is available in a fuel-efficient configuration that meets U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final emissions standards. Alternative energy sources such as biofuels (B20) are also reducing emissions.
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of the Clean Energy Transition report). This presents Canada with an opportunity to be a leading supplier of responsibly produced minerals and metals to help the country transition to a low carbon economy. here is no one si e fits all solution for a climate plan. Each company, region and country has unique needs and requirements depending on where they sit on the sustainability scale. One of the biggest misconceptions is that sustainability has to come at the expense of productivity. The reality is that innovations in equipment and technology can drive productivity, reduce costs AND decrease emissions.
Setting new targets with equipment, technology and data
The challenge for mining operations is to find solutions that can improve overall sustainability practices, especially as the Canadian government continues to tighten regulations, increase the carbon tax and impose new low-carbon fuel standards. With the introduction of Tier 4 engines, trucks manufactured today are much more fuel e cient than those from 20 years ago. Integrating Tier 4 equipment into your mining fleet is one of the easiest ways to comply with current emissions regulations. However, it’s not going to solve climate change on its own. CONTINUED ON PAGE 26
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