Mining - March 2022

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THE BRIEF “Combining our advanced private network solutions with HERE services will give mining firms a head start on their digitalisation journey” Thomas Norén

Head of Dedicated Network and Vice-President, Ericsson  READ MORE

BY THE NUMBERS Can F1 technology reduce mining’s emissions? Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) has bought UK-based Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) for £164mn. WAE will bring its race-bred critical battery technology to the table, which will enable Fortescue, one of the largest iron ore producers and a heavy carbon emitter, to realise its industry leading 2030 net-zero target. The heavy industrial sector accounts for more than 20% of global carbon emissions.

“Companies are increasingly incorporating the Internet of Things into their plants. This and other equipment, including the use of digital twins, can actually make them more vulnerable to a wide variety of cyberattacks” Sebastian Reiter Partner McKinsey & Co.  READ MORE

“There are two parallel interconnecting goals – one is carbon neutral, the other is nature positive. A company developing a plan to address its footprint really needs to consider both” Marco Lambertini

Director General, World Wildlife Fund International  READ MORE

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March 2022

Raw materials will be central to decarbonisation efforts Raw materials will be at the centre of decarbonisation efforts and electrification of economies and the mining sector will need to grow at an unprecedented pace in order to enable the required technological shifts, according to a new McKinsey report. Find out more 

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Wärtsilä decarbonising Suriname gold mine Technology group Wärtsilä will supply a 7.8MWh energy storage system to ‘a leading gold mining company’ to help achieve its climate targets and decarbonisation goals at a mine in Suriname. Find out more 

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