(The Guardian, 22.Oct.2019) — Mining giant says contracts will cut energy prices by 20% and save 3m tonnes of carbon The mining giant BHP has signed four renewable energy contracts that will replace coal-fired power at two of its copper mines in Chile, a move it says will mean both […]
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BHP Switches to Green Power in Chile
(Reuters, Barbara Lewis, 20.Oct.2019) — BHP, the world’s biggest miner, said on Monday it had signed four renewable energy contracts to supply all of its Chilean copper operations beginning in 2021, cutting energy costs by 20%. Miners, which often use fossil fuels as the energy source in their operations, are […]