Power
We are transitioning to cleaner and cheaper solutions and investing in alternative power sources for a cleaner future for us and our industry.
The mining industry's energy costs for power generation and mobile equipment operations are driven by a reliance on diesel fuels.
MinRes is working to future-proof the supply of natural gas to fuel our sites, allowing us to reduce our dependence on diesel fuels.
We are currently installing gas power solutions for our remote operations, while also assessing off-grid renewable energy sources including solar and wind power generation complemented with battery storage.
MinRes’ transition to alternative gas solutions complements our progressive decarbonisation strategy, which also includes hybrid and full electrification of our mobile fleet, adoption of new technology, and developing a proof of concept world-first battery-powered autonomous road trains for our Onslow Iron project.
Natural gas and LNG
We are investing in gas fuel sources for a cleaner future for our company and industry.
Natural gas and liquefied natural gas power stations are delivering emissions savings at our Mt Marion and Wodgina lithium operations and our 64MW capable power station at Wodgina is the largest of its kind on a mine site in the southern hemisphere.
We are committed to transitioning to cleaner and cheaper gas solutions.
Renewable energy
Installation of solar panels across our Perth-based facilities has so far reduced our greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 981,000kg of CO₂ per year.
The successful installation of a 2.1MW solar panel-battery system at our Wonmunna iron ore project was another major step forward in our decarbonisation pathway.
The technology is expected to reduce diesel consumption by approximately 760,000 litres and carbon emissions by around 2,000 tonnes of CO₂ each year.
