Global Mining Guidelines Group

  • GMG publica la tercera versión de la guía sobre Prácticas Recomendadas para Vehículos Eléctricos a Batería en Minería Subterránea

    January 12, 2023

    Prácticas recomendadas que permiten la incorporación de vehículos eléctricos a batería en la minería. Las empresas mineras mencionan diferentes razones para enfocarse en la incorporación de vehículos eléctricos a batería (BEV) en sus operaciones, entre ellas los objetivos corporativos de reducción de carbono o la…

  • Electric Mine Virtual Forum Workshop Outcomes

    October 6, 2020

    At the GMG Electric Mine virtual forum, participants collaborated on considerations for developing the business case for BEVs in greenfield, brownfield, and expansion/new mine in a brownfield project. The outcomes from this breakout session, while not a final form of guidance, will be used to…

  • GMG in the news: Rokion battery-powered vehicles hit new depths at Vale Creighton

    April 9, 2020

    GMG’s recommended best practices for Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) in underground mining were referred to in International Mining’s recent article as a useful resource for developing standardized system for Vale’s Creighton nickel mine, which aims to lower operating costs and improve environmental conditions for its personnel….

  • Boliden Aitik Electric Trolley

    Global drive to the electric mine

    March 26, 2020

    The mining industry is searching for solutions to the same challenge that many other industries are facing right now: how to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels. While the industry has seen some great progress in eliminating diesel from underground mines, there are still many challenges surrounding the electrification of vehicle fleets at surface mines…

  • Updates from the GMG Electric Mine Working Group  

    March 5, 2020

    The GMG Electric Mine Working Group, launched last Fall, is gearing up to launch its first projects. A project on electric equipment tracking would capture key learnings and KPIs and enable the development of case studies. The output would be a platform that takes a…

  • GMG launches two working groups on cybersecurity and the electric mine

    October 21, 2019

    The Global Mining Guidelines Group (GMG) has just launched two new working groups on cybersecurity and the electric mine to create safe and sustainable mines of the future. Cybersecurity Working Group The Cybersecurity Working Group aims to help mining stakeholders as they look to design safe,…

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