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Interactivity Guide

Interactivity Guide

Click any icon in the illustration to view details about the selected decarbonisation option.

For each option, you will see:

  • Opportunity
  • Benefits
  • Considerations
  • Implementation timeframe
  • Potential greenhouse gas reduction
  • Implementation feasibility

You can revisit this guide anytime using the Interactivity Guide button.

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Clean Fuel Use

Clean Fuel Use

Opportunity

Replace conventional diesel or coal with low-carbon alternatives such as LNG, hydrogen, or sustainable biofuels for vehicles and equipment

Benefits

  • Reduces CO₂ emissions
  • Compatible with existing fleets
  • Reduces local pollutants

Considerations

  • Fuel supply limitations
  • Infrastructure upgrade needs
  • Engine compatibility issues
  • Higher costs
Battery Electric Vehicles

Battery Electric Vehicles

Opportunity

Use battery-powered haul trucks, loaders, and utility vehicles to replace diesel-powered equipment

Benefits

  • Eliminates tailpipe emissions
  • Reduces noise, operating costs, and ventilation requirements

Considerations

  • High upfront costs
  • Charging infrastructure requirements
  • Weight constraints
  • Range limitations
Underground Electrification

Underground Electrification

Opportunity

Convert underground diesel equipment to electric (trolley, battery, or cable-powered)

Benefits

  • Eliminates underground diesel emissions
  • Reduces ventilation energy use

Considerations

  • High capital investment
  • Retrofitting challenges
  • Reliable electrical supply requirements
Trolley Assist Implementation

Trolley Assist Implementation

Opportunity

Install overhead electric lines for hybrid haul trucks on ramps or steep inclines

Benefits

  • Reduces diesel consumption on inclines
  • Improves fuel efficiency
  • Can extend truck life

Considerations

  • Infrastructure cost
  • Overhead line maintenance needs
Processing Optimisation

Processing Optimisation

Opportunity

Improve energy efficiency in crushing, grinding, flotation, and other processing circuits through equipment upgrades and process control

Benefits

  • Reduces energy consumption and operational costs
  • Increases ore recovery efficiency

Considerations

  • Process redesign requirements
  • Monitoring system installation and skilled operator needs
Carbon Accounting & Reporting

Carbon Accounting & Reporting

Opportunity

Track, measure, and report all Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions using standardised methodologies

Benefits

  • Enables regulatory compliance
  • Informs decarbonisation strategy
  • Improves ESG reporting

Considerations

  • Data collection challenges
  • System costs
  • Technical expertise requirements
Transition Pathway Assessment

Transition Pathway Assessment

Opportunity

Model decarbonisation scenarios, investment options, and technology pathways for the mine

Benefits

  • Provides strategic roadmap
  • Prioritises high-impact actions
  • Informs capital allocation

Considerations

  • Modelling expertise needs
  • Stakeholder alignment challenges
  • Significant data requirements
Mine Ventilation Optimisation

Mine Ventilation Optimisation

Opportunity

Implement demand-based ventilation, heat recovery, and smart control systems in underground mines

Benefits

  • Reduces energy use and operating costs
  • Improves air quality and worker safety

Considerations

  • Sensor installation requirements
  • Control system complexity
  • Old shaft retrofitting challenges
Carbon Sequestration

Carbon Sequestration

Opportunity

Store CO₂ in geological formations, soils, or biomass to remove carbon from the atmosphere

Benefits

  • Provides long-term carbon removal
  • Can offset hard-to-abate emissions

Considerations

  • High cost
  • Monitoring and verification requirements
  • Impermanence and leakage risks
Carbon Capture

Carbon Capture

Opportunity

Capture CO₂ from stationary sources such as power generation or processing plants

Benefits

  • Can achieve significant CO₂ reductions
  • Potential for storage or utilisation

Considerations

  • High expense
  • Energy intensity
  • Retrofitting needs
In-Pit Crushing & Conveying

In-Pit Crushing & Conveying

Opportunity

Replace truck haulage with in-pit crushers and conveyors to transport ore directly to processing

Benefits

  • Reduces diesel fuel use, emissions, and haulage energy costs

Considerations

  • High initial capital costs
  • Mine redesign requirements
  • Reduced operational flexibility
Renewable Energy From Grid

Renewable Energy From Grid

Opportunity

Procure electricity from certified renewable sources such as wind, solar, or hydro

Benefits

  • Immediately reduces Scope 2 emissions
  • Advances corporate sustainability goals

Considerations

  • Grid availability
  • Cost variability
  • Certification verification challenges
On-site Power Generation

On-site Power Generation

Opportunity

Deploy on-site renewable energy (solar, wind, or hydro) or hybrid systems to supply mine operations

Benefits

  • Reduces diesel use
  • Enhances energy independence
  • Delivers long-term cost savings

Considerations

  • Significant capital investment
  • Intermittency challenges
  • Land and water requirements
Mining Engineers

Mining Engineers

Opportunity

Employ and train engineers to design, operate, and optimise decarbonised mining operations

Benefits

  • Embeds decarbonisation into operational decisions
  • Improves safety and efficiency

Considerations

  • Time commitment
  • Training needs
  • Skill development requirements
Re-mining

Re-mining

Opportunity

Extract residual ore from tailings, waste rock, or old dumps to minimise new excavations

Benefits

  • Uses existing assets
  • Uses less energy and produces fewer emissions than new mining operations

Considerations

  • Economic feasibility
  • Ore quality issues
  • Regulatory approval requirements
  • Environmental impacts