TECHNOLOGY
“ WE TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN WORKING TOGETHER WITH UNIONS , GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY TO DRIVE OUR SAFETY RECORD TO BE AMONG THE BEST IN THE WORLD ”
— Chris Hodgson , President Ontario Mining Association
68 their sites around battery equipment . Glencore is planning its auditing depth site with an all-electric mining vehicle fleet while Newmont Goldcorp is building the first all-electric underground mine .”
Newmont Goldcorp ’ s Borden mine will improve safety performance and eliminate up to 7,000 tons of steel tube emissions each year . At 3mn litres of diesel power per year reduced over a mine ’ s ten-year life , this represents a reduction of 70,000 tons of carbon . It also offers a reduction of 330,000MW of electricity while providing increased production . Additional sustainability initiatives are being implemented by OMA members and they include : fuel switching , ventilation en masse , fire reductions and compressors that access heat to warm the building . “ We are seeing this around the world ,” adds Hodgson . “ But our companies are also part of the innovation process while embracing automation and generating motor operations to enable a safer , more productive future .”
OCTOBER 2019