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1. voda 23 november 2022 06:39

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   Rio Tinto Develops BioIron for Low-Carbon Iron Making
   
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   23 Nov, 2022, 6:18 am
   
   Australian iron ore miner Rio Tinto has proven the effectiveness of its low-carbon iron-making process using ores from its mines in Australia in a small-scale pilot plant in Germany, and is now planning the development of a larger-scale pilot plant to further assess its potential to help decarbonize the steel value chain. BioIron’s potential was confirmed in a comprehensive and independent technical review by Hatch, the global engineering, project management and professional services firm. Hatch noted the thorough work completed by the team and BioIron’s capacity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while converting Pilbara iron ore into iron and steel.
   
   The BioIron process will now be tested on a larger scale, at a specially designed continuous pilot plant with a capacity of one tonne per hour. The design of the pilot plant is underway and Rio Tinto is considering suitable locations for its construction.
   
   The process, known as BioIron, uses raw biomass instead of metallurgical coal as reductant and microwave energy to convert Pilbara iron ore to metallic iron in the steelmaking process. The BioIron process works using lignocellulosic biomass including agricultural by-products (e.g. wheat straw, canola stalks, barley straw, and sugar cane bagasse) or purpose-grown crops. The biomass is blended with iron ore and heated by a combination of combusting gases released by the biomass and high-efficiency microwaves that can be powered by renewable energy. BioIron has the potential to support near-zero CO2 steel-making, and can result in net negative emissions if linked with carbon capture and storage.
   
   Over the past 18 months, the process has been tested extensively in Germany by a project team from Rio Tinto, sustainable technology company Metso Outotec, and the University of Nottingham’s Microwave Process Engineering Group. Development work was conducted in a small-scale pilot plant using batches of 1,000 golf ball-sized iron ore and biomass briquettes.
2. voda 23 november 2022 06:46

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   Coal & Mining
   
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   23 Nov, 2022, 5:41 am
   
   BHP has submitted a revised non-binding indicative proposal to the Board of OZ Minerals to acquire 100% of OZL by way of a scheme of arrangement for a cash price of AUD 28.25 per OZL share. This offer price represents the best and final price BHP is willing to offer under the Revised Proposal, in the absence of a competing proposal.
   
   The OZL Board has confirmed to BHP that it intends to unanimously recommend the Revised Proposal to OZL shareholders as being in the best interests of OZL shareholders in the absence of a superior proposal subject to the parties entering into a binding scheme implementation agreement following completion of BHP’s confirmatory due diligence and an independent expert concluding that the Revised Proposal is in the best interests of OZL shareholders.
   
   The Revised Proposal price of AUD 28.25 per share corresponds to an enterprise value of AUD 9.6 billion for OZL and represents a significant and attractive premium of:
   
   BHP has entered into a Confidentiality and Exclusivity Deed with OZL in relation to the Revised Proposal. Under the Confidentiality and Exclusivity Deed, OZL has granted BHP 4 weeks to undertake exclusive confirmatory due diligence and negotiate abinding SIA reflecting the key terms of the Revised Proposal. The 4 week period is expected to commence on or around Monday 21 November 2022.
   
   OZL is an Australian based mining and exploration company with a portfolio of operating and development stage projects. OZL’s primary activities in Australia consist of the operating Prominent Hill and Carrapateena underground copper-gold mines in South Australia, and the West Musgrave copper-nickel development project in Western Australia. OZL also operates the Carajás East copper-gold hub in the Para state of Brazil and exploration activities both in Australia and internationally.
3. voda 28 november 2022 07:17

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   Rio Tinto Develops BioIron for Low-Carbon Iron Making
   
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   28 Nov, 2022, 4:30 am
   
   Australian iron ore miner Rio Tinto has proven the effectiveness of its low-carbon iron-making process using ores from its mines in Australia in a small-scale pilot plant in Germany, and is now planning the development of a larger-scale pilot plant to further assess its potential to help decarbonize the steel value chain. BioIron’s potential was confirmed in a comprehensive and independent technical review by Hatch, the global engineering, project management and professional services firm. Hatch noted the thorough work completed by the team and BioIron’s capacity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while converting Pilbara iron ore into iron and steel.
   
   The BioIron process will now be tested on a larger scale, at a specially designed continuous pilot plant with a capacity of one tonne per hour. The design of the pilot plant is underway and Rio Tinto is considering suitable locations for its construction.
   
   The process, known as BioIron, uses raw biomass instead of metallurgical coal as reductant and microwave energy to convert Pilbara iron ore to metallic iron in the steelmaking process. The BioIron process works using lignocellulosic biomass including agricultural by-products (e.g. wheat straw, canola stalks, barley straw, and sugar cane bagasse) or purpose-grown crops. The biomass is blended with iron ore and heated by a combination of combusting gases released by the biomass and high-efficiency microwaves that can be powered by renewable energy. BioIron has the potential to support near-zero CO2 steel-making, and can result in net negative emissions if linked with carbon capture and storage.
   
   Over the past 18 months, the process has been tested extensively in Germany by a project team from Rio Tinto, sustainable technology company Metso Outotec, and the University of Nottingham’s Microwave Process Engineering Group. Development work was conducted in a small-scale pilot plant using batches of 1,000 golf ball-sized iron ore and biomass briquettes.
4. voda 30 november 2022 07:07

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   Rio Tinto Acknowledges Response to Juukan Gorge Report
   
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   30 Nov, 2022, 4:30 am
   
   Australian iron ore miner Rio Tinto has acknowledged the release of the Australian Federal Government’s response to the Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia’s report into the destruction of rock shelters in Juukan Gorge on the land of the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura people in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia.
   
   Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm said, “Since the tragic events of May 2020, we have been tirelessly focused on changing the way we engage and work in partnership with Indigenous communities, to protect and preserve cultural heritage. We acknowledge today’s announcement and will explore the government’s response to the report’s recommendations in detail, as we continue to strive to be the best partner we can be, and play an active role in ensuring heritage sites of exceptional significance are protected.”
   
   This includes:
   
   Continuing to work towards remedying and rebuilding our relationship with the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura people and on the remediation of the Juukan Gorge rock shelters
   
   Supporting the strengthening of cultural heritage legislation at both State and Commonwealth levels
   
   Shifting to a model of co-management to enhance the protection of heritage and provide better outcomes for Indigenous peoples and our business
   
   Revising internal standards, improving risk management systems and strengthening assurance processes
   
   Changing our culture and processes to ensure Traditional Owner views are understood at all stages of the mine life
5. voda 1 december 2022 07:11

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   BHP's CEO Expects Chinese Economic Growth to Continue for 20 Years
   
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   Australian iron ore giant BHP’s Chief Executive Mr Mike Henry told the Reuters NEXT conference that all fundamentals are in place in China for continued economic growth over the next 20 years. He said “He expects to see an increasing domestic drive towards economic growth in China. He expects China's steel sector to grow in 2023 as the economy starts responding to government stimulus efforts and its steel output, which dropped 3.4% in the first seven months of 2022, slowly recovers.”
   
   He also said “Decarbonisation, electrification doesn't happen without mining. The world is going to require roughly four times as much nickel over the next 30 years as it did in the past three years, two times as much copper and steel. He expects to see an increasing domestic drive towards economic growth in China.”
   
   BHP is a top producer of iron ore with more than 250 million tonnes mined in the financial year to June. BHP also mines copper, nickel and other metals needed to power the energy transition that will help the world meet climate commitments.
6. voda 6 december 2022 08:04

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   Rio Tinto to Expand Renewable Energy Assets in Pilbara
   
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   6 Dec, 2022, 4:30 am
   
   Rio Tinto is planning to invest a further AUD 600 million in renewable energy assets in the Pilbara as part of the company’s efforts to decarbonise its Western Australian iron ore operations. The investment will fund the construction of two 100MW solar power facilities as well as 200MWh of on-grid battery storage in the Pilbara by 2026. This is in addition to the 34MW of solar power installed at the recently commissioned Gudai-Darri iron ore mine.
   
   Initial funding for Rio Tinto’s first major stand-alone solar farm on the Pilbara coast has been approved, a 100MW solar photovoltaic system and associated transmission infrastructure. Construction, which will involve the installation of approximately 225,000 solar panels built to withstand the Pilbara’s cyclonic conditions, is expected to start next year ahead of project commissioning in 2025.
   
   Rio Tinto is engaging with State and local authorities as well as Traditional Owners about the project and relevant approvals. Final capital approval is expected in the second quarter next year.

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7. voda 7 december 2022 07:35

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   Rio Tinto Progresses Strategy to Strengthen & Decarbonise
   
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   7 Dec, 2022, 4:31 am
   
   Rio Tinto is providing an update at its Investor Seminar on progress against its long-term strategy to strengthen the business, grow in a decarbonising world and continue to deliver attractive shareholder returns. Updates will include Rio Tinto’s market outlook, with the energy transition expected to add as much as 25% in new demand above traditional sources on a copper equivalent basis across the Group's key products by 2035. Rio Tinto is targeting investment of up to AUD 3 billion per year in growth to meet this demand, including the Oyu Tolgoi copper, Rincon lithium and Simandou iron ore projects.
   
   There are now 30 deployments of the Rio Tinto Safe Production System across 16 sites. Roll-outs are ongoing to continuously improve safety, drive employee satisfaction and lift operational performance across Rio Tinto’s global portfolio, delivering benefits such as up to 5 million tonnes of production uplift expected at the Group’s Pilbara iron ore assets in 2023.
   
   Executives will outline projects underway to meet challenging decarbonisation targets to halve Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 2030, on the road to net zero by 2050. Six large emissions abatement programmes are focused on renewable power, process heat, diesel and the ELYSISTM zero carbon aluminium smelting technology to drive the transition to net zero by 2050, supported by high-quality nature based solutions.
   
   Investments of around AUD 7.5 billion are expected between 2022 and 2030, including around AUD 1.5 billion over the next three years which will be back-end dated. Investments are being prioritised and phased in the most logical way, with consideration for near-term work around energy inputs and attractive economics. New long-term power contracts will also be required for the aluminium business to meet targets. Incremental operating expenditure on building new teams and energy efficiency initiatives remains around AUD 200 million per year, in addition to research.

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8. voda 8 december 2022 10:19

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   Rio Tinto Completes Kemano Hydropower Project
   
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   8 Dec, 2022, 4:30 am
   
   Rio Tinto has commissioned a second tunnel to carry water into the Kemano Powerhouse in British Columbia in Canada, marking the end of the Kemano T2 hydropower project. The new, 16-kilometre tunnel was filled up with water and produced its first megawatt of electricity in July 2022 after its construction was completed in May 2022. Both T1 and T2 are now operating together, ensuring the long-term reliability of the power supply for Rio Tinto’s BC Works aluminium smelter in Kitimat and neighbouring communities.
   
   The original tunnel was developed in the 1950s and operated on its own for over 70 years. At the time, a 50-metre long intake stub-tunnel was also built at Tahtsa Lake, but the construction of the second tunnel only started in the early 1990s. The project was then halted in 1995 after 8.4 kilometres, then restarted in 2018 to refurbish the initial portion of the tunnel and complete the last 7.6 kilometres. This final section of the tunnel took 30 months to dig, using a 1,300 tonne tunnel boring machine named tl’ughus by the Cheslatta Carrier Nation after a legendary giant monster snake.
9. voda 9 december 2022 09:27

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   Anglo-American ziet productie volgend jaar weer stijgen
   
   Na daling van 3 procent in 2022.
   
   (ABM FN-Dow Jones) Anglo-American verwacht een productiedaling in 2022, maar rekent voor volgend jaar weer op groei. Dit meldde de mijnbouwer vrijdag in een update, waarin ook de verwachtingen voor de komende drie jaar werden afgegeven.
   
   Voor 2022 voorziet Anglo-American een productiedaling van circa 3 procent, terwijl de kosten per eenheid met ongeveer 16 procent stijgen. De investering komen naar verwachting uit op 5,7 miljard dollar, het werkkapitaal tussen de 2,0 en 2,5 miljard dollar.
   
   Anglo American benadrukte voor 2022 de gevolgen van de coronacrisis en de geopolitieke uitdagingen die daarbovenop kwamen, evenals extreme weersomstandigheden en lokale verstoringen. Maar in de tweede jaarhelft verbeterde de situatie operationeel.
   
   Voor 2023 wordt een productiestijging voorzien van circa 5 procent en een kostenstijging van ongeveer 3 procent. Anglo American denkt 6,0 tot 6,5 miljard dollar te investeren.
   
   Het jaar erop gaat de productie opnieuw met 5 procent omhoog, bij 5,5 tot 6,0 miljard dollar aan investeringen.
   
   In 2025 blijft de productie naar verwachting op het peil van 2024. De investeringen komen naar verwachting uit tussen de 5,0 en 5,5 miljard dollar.
   
   Door: ABM Financial News.
   
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10. voda 20 december 2022 08:51

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    Metso Outotec & Rio Tinto Join Hands for BioIron
    
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    20 Dec, 2022, 4:24 am
    
    Metso Outotec is working with Rio Tinto on the development of the BioIronTM project for low-carbon iron making. As recently announced by Rio Tinto, process effectiveness of the novel low-carbon iron-making process has been successfully proven by small-scale pilot tests, which were conducted at Metso Outotec’s research center in Frankfurt, Germany.
    
    Extensive process tests were conducted by a project team from Rio Tinto, Metso Outotec and the University of Nottingham.
11. voda 23 december 2022 11:42

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    Miljardenclaim dreigt voor mijnbouwer BHP om ramp Brazilië 2015
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    LONDEN (ANP/AFP) - Een miljardenclaim dreigt voor een van de grootste mijnbouwers ter wereld, BHP. Een Britse rechter heeft besloten dat het bedrijf zich voor de rechter moet verantwoorden voor het instorten van een dam in Brazilië in 2015. Dat leidde tot een van de ergste milieurampen in het land, waarbij 39 steden overstroomden en meerdere mensen om het leven kwamen.
    
    Bij de ramp stroomde een enorme hoeveelheid giftig afvalwater en slib weg waardoor negentien mensen om het leven kwamen. Het slib maakte een dorpje met de grond gelijk en richtte ook ver stroomafwaarts grote schade aan. De Samarco-mijn is een samenwerkingsproject van Vale en BHP, twee van de grootste mijnbouwers ter wereld.
    
    De schadevergoeding die geëist wordt bedraagt naar schatting zo’n 12 miljard dollar, omgerekend zo’n 11,3 miljard euro. Meer dan 400.000 schuldeisers zouden zich uiteindelijk kunnen aansluiten bij de claim tegen BHP bij het Hooggerechtshof in Londen. Het proces zal op 9 april 2024 van start gaan.
    
    Een woordvoerder van BHP stelt dat de Britse claim "onnodig" is. Zo zou het bedrijf al gerechtelijke procedures hebben lopen in Brazilië, waarmee volgens hem "dubbelingen" ontstaan.
    
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    CIMIC’S CPB Selected for Rio Tinto's Western Range Bulk Earthworks
    
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    26 Dec, 2022, 3:30 am
    
    CIMIC Group’s CPB Contractors has been selected by Rio Tinto to deliver main infrastructure bulk earthworks for the Western Range iron-ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The contract will generate revenue of approximately AUD 250 million for CPB Contractors.
    
    The project includes construction of structural earthworks to allow installation of new materials handling infrastructure, sustaining production at the Paraburdoo Central Facilities.
    
    Work will commence in 2023 and is scheduled to be completed in 2024.
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    Rio Tinto Completes Acquisition of Turquoise Hill
    
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    27 Dec, 2022, 3:30 am
    
    Rio Tinto has completed its acquisition of Turquoise Hill Resources for a consideration of approximately AUD 3.1 billion, simplifying its ownership of the world-class Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia, significantly strengthening Rio Tinto’s copper portfolio, and demonstrating its long-term commitment to the project and Mongolia.
    
    Rio Tinto now holds a 66% direct interest in the Oyu Tolgoi project with the remaining 34% owned by the Government of Mongolia through Erdenes Oyu Tolgoi. The transaction closed following approval from the Yukon court in Canada and the majority of TRQ minority shareholders supporting the deal.
    
    Turquoise Hill has become a wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto and Turquoise Hill shares will cease trading.
14. voda 2 januari 2023 08:08

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    Ms Kaisa Hietala to Join Rio Tinto Board
    
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    2 Jan, 2023, 3:30 am
    
    Rio Tinto has appointed Ms Kaisa Hietala as a non-executive director. Ms Hietala, a Finnish citizen, will join the Board on 1 March 2023. Ms Hietala is an experienced executive with a strong track record of helping companies transform the challenges of environmental megatrends into business opportunities and growth. She began her career in upstream oil and gas exploration and, as Executive Vice President of Renewable Products at Neste, a petroleum refining and marketing company, she played a central role in its commercial transformation into the world’s largest and most profitable producer of renewable products.
    
    An experienced non-executive director, Ms Hietala serves on the Boards of Exxon Mobil and Smurfit Kappa Group, a global packaging company, and is Chair of the Board at Tracegrow, a private Finnish sustainable fertilisers company. She is a member of the Supervisory Board of Oulu University and was formerly a Board member of Kemira Oy, a Finnish specialty chemicals company.
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    Rio Tinto Trials Renewable Diesel at Boraz Mine in US
    
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    Rio Tinto is progressing plans to swap conventional diesel for renewable fuel in haul trucks at its US operations to reduce the carbon footprint of its fleet. The company successfully completed a renewable diesel trial at its US Borax mine in Boron, California, and is now conducting a second trial at the Kennecott copper operations in Salt Lake City, Utah, to determine the suitability of renewable diesel for open pit haulage.
    
    The first trial was conducted through 2022 in partnership with Neste and Rolls-Royce. Rio Tinto U.S. Borax used Neste MY Renewable Diesel, a Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) made from sustainably sourced renewable raw materials such as used cooking oil and animal fat from food industry waste. Results showed that a truck running on renewable diesel delivered similar performance and reliability as trucks running on conventional diesel. Based on these positive results, Rio Tinto US Borax will continue to work with the Environmental Protection Agency, the state of California, and engine manufacturers with a goal of having a full transition of the heavy machinery fleet onsite to renewable diesel by 2024, representing an anticipated CO2e reduction of up to 45,000 tonnes per year.
    
    A second trial has also launched at Rio Tinto Kennecott’s Bingham Canyon mine in collaboration with Cummins to test renewable diesel in a different operational environment and on different mining equipment. The seven-month trial, which started in October 2022, will compare acceleration, speed, cycle times, fuel usage, and engine inspection reports for two trucks running on renewable diesel versus two trucks running on conventional diesel, complementing the data collected in California.
    
    Both trials support Rio Tinto’s global decarbonization objectives, which include a 50 per cent reduction in Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 2030, and a commitment to reach net zero by 2050. The company estimates carbon emissions from the use of diesel in its mobile fleet and rail account for 13% of its Scope 1 & 2 emissions.
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    Rio Tinto Expects High Volatility over COVID Outbreaks in China
    
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    Australia’s leading iron ore miner Rio Tinto while announcing operational performance for 2022 expects a volatile start to 2023 as the end of China’s zero-COVID policy raises the risk of new waves of infections pummeling demand across its biggest customer base. Rio Tinto said “Market conditions improved towards the end of 2022, sending iron ore prices 22% higher. China’s steel sector benefited as Beijing unleashed three stimulus packages to aid the country’s property sector, before the further easing of pandemic-related public health controls in December and gradual reopening of the economy. However, the coming months will likely bring high volatility, as China faces a growing wave of coronavirus cases. New outbreaks were expected to intensify short-term risks of supply chain disruptions and labor shortages across the country. Steel demand recovery hinges on the country’s ability to control the COVID outbreak.”
    
    Rio Tinto’s iron ore production from its Pilbara operations in Western Australia increased by 6% YoY & QoQ in October-December 2022 quarter to 89.5 tonnes, while iron ore shipments from its Pilbara operations amounted to 87.3 million tonnes, up by 4% YoY & 5% QoQ
    
    In 2022, Rio Tinto’s iron ore production from its Pilbara operations rose by one year on year to 324.1 million tonnes, while its iron ore shipments in the same period totaled 321.6 million tonnes, remaining stable compared to the previous year.
    
    Rio Tinto's Pilbara iron ore shipment guidance for 2023 is at 320-335 million tonnes subject to weather and market conditions.
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    BHP WA Iron Ore Celebrating 10 Years of Remote Operations
    
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    24 Jan, 2023, 3:30 am
    
    BHP WA Iron Ore has celebrated 10 years of its remote operations centre in Perth. The Integrated Remote Operations Centre began operating from BHP’s St Georges Terrace office at the end of 2012.
    
    The IROC is responsible for operating most of BHP’s WA iron ore logistics and processes, connecting the four processing hubs and five mining hubs with more than 1000km of rail and port facilities in the Pilbara.
    
    The centre operates a wide range of machinery, trains, trucks and drill rigs in the Pilbara and has recently begun the process of automating the company’s shiploaders in Port Hedland.
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    BHP Xplor Selects 7 Companies for Copper & Nickel Exploration
    
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    25 Jan, 2023, 3:30 am
    
    BHP Xplor, an accelerator program introduced by BHP in August 2022, has announced its first cohort. The first cohort of seven has been selected out of hundreds of applications received from all around the world, all focused on discovering the copper, nickel and other critical minerals needed to support the energy transition. The seven companies have been selected to receive funding and support under the BHP Xplor accelerator program, which is designed to help provide participants with the opportunity to accelerate their growth and the potential to establish a long-term partnership with BHP and our global network of partners. The program will offer candidates funding, in-kind services, mentorship and coaching, and opportunities with BHP’s network of suppliers and service providers.
    
    The seven companies selected to join the BHP Xplor accelerator program are:
    
    Tutume Metals – a private, junior exploration company with secured ground searching for critical minerals in Botswana.
    
    Impact Minerals – a junior explorer listed on the Australian Stock Exchange with a variety of battery metals projects across Australia.
    
    Asian Battery Minerals – a junior exploration company focused on finding economic deposits of critical minerals in the Asia Pacific region.
    
    Red Ox Copper – a private minerals exploration group in Australia, specialising in generating grassroots, greenfield conceptual plays with potential for tier 1 ore deposits.
    
    Bronzite Exploration Corp - an early-stage exploration for copper in northern Canada. It is spearheaded by Prof James Mungall, experienced field and economic geologist at Carleton University, Ottawa.
    
    Nordic Nickel – a brand new nickel sulphide explorer, listed on the Australia Stock Exchange and focused on two projects in Northern Finland, in the Central Lapland Greenstone Belt.
    
    Kingsrose Mining – a junior exploration company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange with regional projects in Norway and Finland targeting nickel, copper and platinum group elements.
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    H3 Dynamics & Hylium to Progress Liquid Hydrogen- Flights
    
    Strategic Research Institute
    Published on :
    25 Jan, 2023, 3:30 am
    
    H3 Dynamics and Hylium Industries have joined forces to boost the performance of zero emission hydrogen-electric flight, by combining the strengths of Hylium’s liquid hydrogen storage and liquification solutions, and H3 Dynamics’ distributed hydrogen-electric propulsion nacelles, ultra-light fuel cells, and new hydrogen drone refueling stations.
    
    Moving to liquid hydrogen represents a significant capability leap for small electric-powered unmanned systems. Cryogenic (liquid) hydrogen stores 3 times more energy as compressed gas in the same given volume. This means delivery drones will be able to fly further, mapping and ISR missions could be done on a much bigger scale.
    
    To illustrate the jump in performance, the same 25kg hydrogen-electric propulsion UAV demonstrated by H3 Dynamics last July in France, will be able to fly over 900km with a single fill. With pressurized hydrogen, that range reduces to 400km, which is still 3 times more than a battery-powered equivalent.
    
    Now all the various forms of hydogen drones and UAVs powered by H3 Dynamics including hydrogen airships, multi-rotors, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL), have a way to further boost flight durations by another factor of 3 over pressurized hydrogen systems, or a factor of 10 compared to batteries.
    
    H3 Dynamics also recently announced a first hydrogen production, and automated hydrogen refueling mobile station for hydrogen UAV operations. Named H2FIELD the mobile station produces hydrogen from water and delivers compressed hydrogen gas tanks to the operator with little human intervention and no required hydrogen expertise. H3 Dynamics and Hylium’s partnership will upgrade the station so that it can fill liquid hydrogen tanks.
    
    Developed in South Korea, Hylium’s breakthrough technology provides one of the most advanced solutions and has already been proven in a number of applications. South Korea is also leading the development for LH2 standardisation. One local proposal was accepted as a draft standard by a global ISO committee.
    
    Hylium and H3 Dynamics technologies are currently being integrated to attempt a 3,300km crossing of the South Atlantic, in a program led by ISAE SUPAERO Toulouse, one of the world’s leading aerospace engineering schools. H3 Dynamics’ team developed a special fuselage design that can store a small LH2 tank and manage the thermal behavior of all the propulsion sub-systems.
    
    LH2 technology will also be a next step in H3 Dynamics’ hydrogen-electric propulsor nacelles roadmap. A first twin engine cargo drone powered by these self-contained nacelles took off in the sky of Paris during the summer 2022, using 2 compressed hydrogen tanks – one in each nacelle. The goal now will be to switch them out for liquid hydrogen tanks with a lighter construction and a higher fuel capacity.