16 AngloGold Ashanti Limited
Sunrise Dam, Tropicana Gold Mines Wind, solar and battery storage Announcement Date: June 1, 2021
AngloGold Ashanti Limited, the South Africa headquartered gold mining company with operations in Africa, South America and Australia, has committed to a target of net zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2050, and to accelerating action on Scope 3 emissions. It operates the Sunrise Dam and Tropicana Gold Mines in the north east goldfields of Western Australia. Decarbonisation actions the company has already taken include switching its Sunrise Dam mine’s generators from diesel to cleaner LNG, and after commissioning the Tropicana mine, switching both to piped natural gas. In June 2021, the company invited expressions of interest through consulting firm Advisian for renewable energy projects to provide renewables-based electricity to the Sunrise Dam and Tropicana Gold Mines. The company sought EOIs for PPAs and associated infrastructure for up to 100 GWh per annum per site, including from the wind, solar and storage sectors with an expected COD between January and March 2023. The company is expected to soon announce “a credible 2030 decarbonisation target - the first milestone in our pathway to net zero by 2050,” according to its Climate Change Report for 2020/21 released on December 23, 2021.
Articles Sources: AngloGold Ashanti Release, Advisian, Image of Sunrise Dam Mine: AngloGold Ashanti
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