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copper-gold mine in South Australia , was also put through a three-month trial .
Back in 2019 , Normet made history with the MC 605 VE SD by demonstrating battery-electric emulsion charging in an underground production environment for the first time in Europe at Pyhäsalmi .
Barminco recently signed up to trial Normet ’ s Charmec MC 605 VE Smart Drive batterypowered emulsion charger at the Independence Group-owned Nova nickel-copper-cobalt underground mine in Western Australia
at the Independence Group-owned Nova nickelcopper-cobalt underground mine in Western Australia .
Barminco , a Perenti company , says the trial is part of its commitment to improving performance and driving sustainability initiatives across its business .
The MC605 VE Smart Drive will be a direct replacement for the diesel-powered MC605 D Barminco uses at its underground client sites , with the battery-electric trial likely involving a mix of production and development operations .
“ Along with the maintenance and cost benefits of using battery-electric equipment underground , it will also provide an improved work environment for our people ,” Barminco said .
OZ Minerals , in October , became the first miner in Australia to take delivery of a batterypowered Normet Charmec MC 605 VE SD . The charging unit , which arrived at the Carrapateena
Sustainable solutions
Looking to showcase their own sustainability leadership in the mineral processing and mobile mining equipment spaces , Metso Outotec , Sandvik and Epiroc are all refining their product lines to help reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions associated with operating their products .
Metso Outotec has recently introduced a new approach to sustainability that , it says , covers the environmental , social and financial aspects of the topic area .
Its ‘ Planet Positive ’ efforts enforce the company ’ s purpose to enable sustainable modern life , building on its commitments to limit global warming to 1.5 ° C , with targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative , Metso Outotec said .
The Planet Positive portfolio focuses on the most environmentally efficient technologies – of which there are more than 100 – in the company ’ s current portfolio , responding to the sustainability requirements of its customers in the aggregates , mining and metals refining
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