Zero-Emission Mining Technologies are Here

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In this video we’re going to get serious about mining for the energy transition. We're going to find out where emissions in mining come from, what solutions are available, and check in on progress from the industry towards that goal.

The general vibe is that we can make mining less harmful to the environment, it can be zero emissions, companies are already making moves in that direction and we’re going to find out about the technologies they’re using to achieve that. But the serious part is: mining doesn’t come without a local environmental cost. It can’t. This is one of those tricky tradeoff situations, where we have to do something a little bit bad, to prevent something very bad from happening.

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Bookmarks:
00:00 Intro
02:12 Problems in context
04:44 Emissions in mining industry
05:07 Extraction
06:19 Processing
07:32 Waste management
08:22 Transportation
08:38 Towards sustainable mining
10:04 Zero-emission progress in iron mine (Fortescue)
11:45 Zero-emission progress in copper mine (Antofagasta)
12:57 Conclusion

Sources:
For data, images & graphs
https://canadianminingmagazine.com/understanding-mining-waste-management-and-disposal-methods/
https://thedriven.io/2023/07/27/fortescue-rolls-out-3mw-fast-charger-as-it-trials-huge-electric-and-hydrogen-haul-trucks/
https://icn.org.au/project/pilbara-generation-project/
https://fortescue.com/news-and-media/news/2022/07/05/fortescue-williams-(wae)-settlement-powers-development-of-world-first-infinity-train-2022-03-01
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/07/green-steel-emissions-net-zero #:~:text=Climate%20Change,-Follow&text=Steel%20manufacturing%20produces%20more%20CO2,powered%20by%20electricity%20or%20hydrogen.
https://hydrogenwire.com/2023/08/05/fortescue-to-have-the-first-green-hydrogen-fuel-cell-haul-truck-in-2023/
https://www.globalminingreview.com/mining/05122023/new-study-by-weir-highlights-energy-saving-opportunity-in-mining/
https://www.antofagasta.co.uk/sustainability/climate-change/

Journals & Scientific Papers
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2021/ee/d1ee02637b
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339047501_Transparency_on_greenhouse_gas_emissions_from_mining_to_enable_climate_change_mitigation
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-020-0531-3
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876610209000228?ref=pdf_download&fr=RR-2&rr=84a09c0f7f6c76c3
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-022-00346-4
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959652609003199
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12613-020-2155-4
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959652609003199
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12613-020-2155-4

Reports
https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/ffd2a83b-8c30-4e9d-980a-52b6d9a86fdc/TheRoleofCriticalMineralsinCleanEnergyTransitions.pdf
https://cdn.fortescue.com/docs/default-source/announcements-and-reports/2597653.pdf?sfvrsn=79eaba4e_ #:~:text=This%20report%20outlines%20our%20Board,Australian%20terrestrial%20iron%20ore%20operations.
https://fortescue.com/docs/default-source/announcements-and-reports/climate-transition-plan.pdf?sfvrsn=45690705_9
https://www.antofagasta.co.uk/media/4592/climate-change-report_fv3.pdf

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