Laura Boland

The financial, environmental and social feasibility of mining in some of the world’s driest regions could be unlocked through shared water supply networks according to a new project led by The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI).

Dr Liliana Pagliero, who will present the findings and details of the tool at the World Mining Congress in Brisbane later this month, said the project demonstrates the benefits of moving beyond an ‘everyone for themselves’ approach to development in the mining industry.

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How will more extreme weather events affect mining operations?

ESG Session/Climate change and Mining – 11 am Wed 28 June

One of the unknowns for the mining sector globally is how climate change will affect day to day operations.

“I think most mining companies are totally unaware of this issue,” says leading Australian academic and author, Professor Ian Lowe.

This session discusses global climate change issues that directly impact the more resilient supply of critical minerals and materials for the manufacture of equipment and technologies to deliver net-zero emissions. We’ll hear from experts from Mongolia, Chile, and Austria.

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Mining, a heavy industry, is directly responsible for 4% to 7% of greenhouse gas emissions globally.

But the emissions produced by downstream industries such as steel and cement are even more significant.

Decarbonisation at the World Mining Congress, Wed 28 June and Thursday 29 June.

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Welcome to the future of mining

The global transition to renewable energy technologies is a hot topic as reality hits about how much more mining will be needed to service the transition.

There’s a very real risk of losing the mining sector’s hard-won advances in delivering environmental sustainability, social performance and good governance.

Introducing the Environmental and Sustainability Stream at the World Mining Congress, Tuesday through Thursday.

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Address to the World Mining Congress 27 June 2023.

POLICY AND GOVERNANCE FOR THE NEW ECONOMY

1. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Acknowledge Traditional owners and leadership.

Charlie Sartain and the organising committee.

Ministers and other dignities.

Industry colleagues and friends.

And to borrow from my African friends, all other protocols observed.

It is certainly a great honour to be here with you today.  I can only hope the papers presented and the ensuing discussions prompt both honest dialogue and some fresh ideas on how we deal with a fundamentally broken system.

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Original text from BHP

Thank you Jillian, and good morning everyone.

Firstly I’d like to echo the thoughts of our hosts in acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the land on which we meet.

I am pleased to be here today.

This is a pivotal time for mining. 

The past few years have seen a marked increase in awareness on the part of policy makers  of the importance of metals and minerals, not only to the functioning of the economy today, but the functioning of the economy of tomorrow and, critically, to the urgent global effort towards decarbonisation.

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Chairman of International Organising Committee of World Mining Congress

Ladies & Gentlemen

I would like to begin by acknowledging the Turrbul and Yuggera peoples as the Traditional Owners of the land that we’re meeting on today, and pay my respect to their Elders past and present.

The organization called the World Mining Congress was established on the initiative of Professor Bolesław Krupinski in 1958.

The World Mining Congress was appointed in specific geopolitical conditions as a reaction of the mining community in the world to the irresistible need for mutual cooperation and development of the mining industry, which is crucial for the economy of each country.

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27 June 2023, Brisbane, Australia: Today, ICMM is announcing a new collective commitment by members to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the mining and metals industry and positively influence the communities that mining companies are a part of.

ICMM members have committed to work together to improve the experience of all workers and eradicate discrimination, harassment, and assault from our workplaces.

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