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Recycling of mining tyres gets new momentum
Things are really moving now in large mining tyre recycling – with action from tyre OEMs , tyre management groups , and the miners themselves . As an example copper mining major Collahuasi in Chile says it will start recycling its tyres in the second half of 2021 . The company already reuses 50 % of the steel from mill linings to manufacture new parts . Collahuasi designed a Circular Economy Strategic Plan , based on its management model called the Risk Management Cycle , its sustainability policy and the new Extended Producer Responsibility ( REP ) law , which will allow it this year to recycle mining truck tyres . In this way , it will initiate the process a year and a half before the regulatory requirement , formulated for January 2023 . For
Dalibor Dragicevic , Executive Vice President Operations , with the execution of the Circular Economy Strategic Plan , the company seeks “ the integration of the circular economy from the processes carried out in Collahuasi , achieving greater productivity , contributing to the care of the environment and development regional of Tarapacá . For that , we are in a process of validation of technological solutions such as high standard pyrolysis and / or chipping ; with the review of prices offered , volumes , deadlines and productivity , as well as the management of chopping , at a midpoint between the site and the final destination .”
It should be noted that last January the REP Law came into force in the country ; and the decree that sets collection and recovery goals for tyres is the first to come into force , out of a total of six “ priority products .” By 2030 , producers will have to recycle 90 % of tyres and 100 % in the case of mining tyres .
Over in Australia , in the Bowen Basin a new partnership between BHP and Novum Energy aims to recycle mining truck tyres for the first time in the country . Used earthmoving tyres from all seven BMA and BMC sites in Queensland will be supplied to Novum who will convert the tyres into heavy and light oils , carbon black , syngas and steel at a processing plant being built in Nebo in the Isaac region .
BMA Asset President James Palmer said recycling the tyres would create new jobs for the community , increase sustainability and reduce emissions at BHP ’ s Queensland operations . “ We are constantly looking for ways to increase the sustainability of our operations , reduce emissions and contribute to regional communities , and this new BHP-led initiative does just that . New technology means rather than storing old tyres , which weigh around 4.9 t each , they can be now be recycled and turned into new products . This helps us create a circular economy in the region by re-purposing waste locally and creating activity in the region .”
BMC Asset President Elsabe Muller said BHP will start by supplying 2,000 tyres annually to Novum . “ This is a first for BHP in Australia , and is another example of the mining industry in Central Queensland leading the way ,” said Muller .
Novum Energy Australia Managing Director Rowan Kendall said work was underway on a processing plant that would employ up to 30 full-time employees once fully operational . “ Our target is to process 19,000 t of rubber per annum , which will produce approximately 9 million litres of fuel oil , 4,500 t of recycled carbon black , 2,500 t of waste steel and excess syngas for electricity generation . This is an effective way to ensure used tyres are being reclaimed in a safe and sustainable manner ,” Kendall said .
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