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- BHP Group Ltd. entered a multiyear global framework agreement with technology firm ABB Ltd. to boost decarbonization efforts across the mining giant's global operations. The miner said the deal will create more opportunities for BHP and ABB to team up in support of project delivery, operations, and maintenance across BHP's portfolio, including the Escondida copper mine in Chile, the preproduction-stage Jansen potash project in Canada, and the company's Australian assets. READ MORE
- Rio Tinto Group completed the shift from conventional to renewable diesel for all heavy mining equipment at the Kennecott copper project in Utah. The company said the mine's fleet of 97 haul trucks and heavy machinery, as well as the concentrator, smelter, refinery, and tailings, are now powered by renewable diesel sourced from the US. The transition is expected to reduce the operation's Scope 1 emissions by 450,000 metric tons, equivalent to the annual emissions of 107,000 cars, Rio Tinto said in a news release. READ MORE
- Duma Boko, Botswana's new president, aims to complete a new sales agreement with Anglo American PLC's De Beers SA as soon as possible, Reuters reported. The proposed deal, which remains unsigned, will increase the government's share of diamonds from the Debswana Diamond Co. (Pty.) Ltd. joint venture to 50% over the next decade, the report said. Debswana currently sells 75% of its output to De Beers. Boko said De Beers has been "considering walking away" and "not signing at all," making the situation a "very dangerous position to be in as a country." As a response, the new Botswanan president gave his commitment to continue engaging with the company and understand its concerns. READ MORE
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