power supply

Rio Tinto's ISAL aluminium smelter at Straumsvík, near Hafnarfjörður in Iceland
PROCESSING

Rio Tinto agrees power deal for Iceland smelter

Contract still specifies the sale of 390 MegaWatts or 3.416 GWh per year and expires in 2036

16 February 2021

 secures 1 billion kWh from the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydropower plant in 2021.
POWER

Polyus switches to 90% renewables

Power arrangement for the company's largest producing assets will reduce its emissions by a third

11 February 2021

Aggreko says mining appetite for green power expanding
POWER

Aggreko says mining appetite for green power expanding

Power company's mining boss sees faster transition even with cost headwinds.

10 February 2021

BHP signs solar deal for Kwinana refinery
ENVIRONMENT

BHP signs solar deal for Kwinana refinery

Deal will help reduce emissions from electricity use at the refinery by up to 50% by 2024.

02 February 2021

 Exploration drilling on Amarillo Gold's Mara Rosa property
POWER

Amarillo Gold gets powerline agreement

Company still awaiting the permit to install the line.

28 January 2021

 Salares Norte is estimated to have reserves of 5.2 million ounces of gold
POWER

Aggreko plans hybrid plant for Gold Fields' Salares Norte

Project expected to save Gold Fields US$7.4 milion in energy costs over the next decade.

20 January 2021

 Microgrid at Gold Fields Agnew mine in Western Australia
ENVIRONMENT

Energy storage helps Agnew gold mine switch to renewables

Agnew was the first mine in Australia to integrate large-scale wind energy.

15 January 2021

 Rio Tinto's aluminium smelter at Tiwai Point in Southland, New Zealand
POWER

Rio Tinto NZ smelter keeps lights on until end-2024

Rio Tinto in 2020 flagged planned closure due to high transmission costs.

14 January 2021

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