For industries across the world to reach net zero they are going to rely on mining critical minerals to allow for the electrification of their vehicles and machines. This has caused a huge leap in demand for minerals like lithium, nickel and cobalt.

Added to this, the mining industry itself is already a major polluter itself, so as the industry prepares for a massive rise in production it must also focus on its own decarbonisation efforts. Investment in new technology and the electrification of existing equipment will go a long way to helping mining decarbonise.

Mining has spent the last 20 years improving the industries safety record and now the same focus needs to be taken to solve the industries carbon problem.

Guests

Mark Adams, Vice President of Technology at SNC-Lavalin Mining and Metallurgy 

Jean-Luc Allard, Manager for acoustics, air quality and climate change for SNC-Lavalin 

Trevor Sparks, Vice President for Tailings and water management at SNC-Lavalin

Resources

For more information on the Minerals Security Partnership, click here

For more information on the UK’s Critical Mineral Strategy, click here

Partner

The SNC-Lavalin Group is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies.

Employing over 18,000 people across the UK, North America, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Europe, Atkins utilities the latest technology to deliver major capital projects, and provide expert consultancy for clients across the energy, transportation and infrastructure sectors.

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