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In a significant move towards accountability and transparency in the global mining industry, the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) has unveiled plans to consolidate responsible mining standards into a single, globally recognised framework. This initiative, developed in collaboration with the World Gold Council, Copper Mark and the Mining Association of Canada, aims to streamline and simplify the plethora of standards currently in use. ICMM president Rohitesh Dhawan emphasised the... Читать дальше...

Africa is going to have a huge amount to do to help solve the world’s climate change problems, Toronto-listed Ivanhoe Mines executive chairperson Robert Friedland emphasised in his far-reaching thirtieth address to the thirtieth Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town. In those 30 consecutive Indaba presentations, Friedland has regularly highlighted the global need to combat climate change along with the critical role that young Africans will play in saving the planet, even though Africa has done the least to damage it.

Good governance and sustainable development are at the core of diversified global natural resources and technology conglomerate Vedanta Group's strategy, with a strong focus on health, safety and environment, and on enhancing the lives of local communities. The group is focused on becoming the environmental, social and governance (ESG) leader in the natural resources sector and is committed to reducing carbon emissions to zero by 2050 or sooner.

The need to reduce global carbon emissions, to counter climate change, has transformed the public image of the mining industry, because of the urgent need to ramp-up the production of clean energy metals. So highlighted International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) CEO Rohitesh Dhawan, speaking at a panel discussion jointly organised by Webber Wentzel and Fraser Alexander, on the fringes of the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2024, in Cape Town. “There has been a fundamental change over the past two years,” he affirmed. Читать дальше...

Diversified miner Anglo American’s Minas-Rio iron-ore and Barro Alto nickel mines, in Brazil, have been assessed against the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance's (IRMA’s) comprehensive mining standard, achieving an IRMA 75 level of performance. The IRMA's Standard for Responsible Mining has been developed over a decade through a public consultation process with more than 100 different individuals and organisations, including mining companies, customers and downstream users of the mined products... Читать дальше...

JSE-listed South African multinational AECI aims to be the global number three company in its core market segment of mining explosives and mining chemicals, by 2030. Of the company’s business, 80% is already outside South Africa and 30% is outside Africa, CEO Holger Riemensperger emphasises to Mining Weekly. “In terms of our capabilities, our customers tell us that we’re already in the top tier group.” “We developed a new business strategy and a new business model,” he reports. “We are currently a diversified industrial chemical company. Читать дальше...

Production at mines owned by Chile's cash-strapped copper miner Codelco fell to 1.325 million metric tons in 2023, the company's chief executive told Reuters on Tuesday, promising a slight recovery in the coming year. Production at Codelco's mines is seen ticking up to 1.353-million tons in 2024, CEO Ruben Alvarado told Reuters during a visit to the underground Chuquicamata mine.

The Canadian government will do its best to support First Quantum Mineral, the Trade Minister said on Tuesday without elaborating, as the Canadian miner deals with the fallout from the closure of its flagship copper mine in Panama. "First Quantum Mineral is a really important Canadian company," Trade Minister Mary Ng told reporters in Ottawa.

In the wake of COP28, the United Nations Climate Change Conference that took place at the end of 2023, the global mining industry is witnessing a transformative shift towards sustainability. The pivotal commitment to triple renewable energy production by 2030 has set the stage for a new era in responsible mining practices. During a panel discussion at the Investing in African Mining Indaba, Anglo American head of sustainability Katie Ferguson highlighted the company's ambitious targets in reducing absolute greenhouse gas emissions. Читать дальше...