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Thomas J. Elpel is the author of Living Homes: Stone Masonry, Log, and Strawbale Construction, as well as host of the Slipform Stone Masonry and Build Your Own Masonry Fireplace DVDs. He is the founder and director of Green University®, LLC, "connecting the dots from wilderness survival to sustainable living in the modern world."
Jungle dreams - new cement plant in Colombia. Imagine orchestrating a delicate, yet complex surgery involving large equipment in the middle of a jungle. This is what Empresa Colombiana de Cementos encountered when building its new cement plant. Despite facing challenges with location, size, logistics and weather, sheer precision through ...
Building a modernised, sustainable mining industry in South Africa Guardian Web By Anglo American Friday February 13, 2015 6:43 AM Leaders from across the mining world gathered at this week's Mining Indaba 2015, held in South Africa, to discuss the future of the industry.
It has been applied in more than 80 office and administrative, commercial and industry buildings in practice since autumn 2008 and offers a clear orientation concerning matters of sustainable building. Certification of buildings is the instrument for clearly highlighting your commitment in sustainability.
Two-speed approach. Under the two-speed approach, the IT organization produces quick iterations and launches of front-end customer-facing applications while continuing to ensure the stability of slower, back-end systems that handle foundational transactions and record keeping. 1 Companies prioritize two or three high-value customer experiences—say, opening an account for a mobile phone …
Mining Phakisa strategic coordinator Edwin Ritchken tells Mining Weekly that the main objective for the establishment of the Mining Precinct-based mining technology, manufacturing and sustainable development hubs is to position mining as a core engine for the development of the South African economy, through acting as the driver of the building ...
InfraBuild building and construction products are trusted across Australia's manufacturing, housing, agricultural and mining industries. The InfraBuild Recycling business is one of the largest ferrous and non-ferrous recycling businesses in the country. Primary Steel and Mining is an integrated steel manufacturer and mining business.
The termination of mining activities resulting from the exhaustion of mineral resources usually kills the local economies of mining communities and ultimately impoverish the inhabitants of the affected communities. Underpinned by this, sustainable livelihoods in artisanal small-scale mining communities have assumed prominence in international and national discourses. This study thus …
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame announces 2021 inductees. The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame will welcome five new members at its July 2021 gala dinner and induction ceremony, An Evening Under the ...
Building a Diversified and Sustainable Rural Economy: The Case of Sweden ... where mining and forestry related industries have shed employees has also been badly affected. ... whose ecönomies have been rapidly modernised since the opening of the flxed link between Sweden and Denmark.
Obuasi: Creating a sustainable future for AngloGold Ashanti. AngloGold Ashanti, one of Africa's largest gold producers, has successfully proven its ability to transform the historic Brownfields Obuasi gold mine in the Ashanti region of Ghana into a modern, mechanised mining operation capable of producing more than 400 000 ozpa of gold over ...
The role of the mining industry in implementing the SDGs will be discussed at the UN Sustainable Development Summit in New York on 27 September by a panel of experts including Helen Clark (Administrator, UNDP), the Hon. Christopher Yaluma (Minister of Mines, Energy and Water Development, Zambia), H.E. Didier Reynders (Deputy Prime Minister and ...
to weigh down the mining sector in 2015, we made significant strides in Building a Sustainable Future for our company and stakeholders. Our main objectives were to maintain production, reduce operating costs, and maximize free cash flow, and we successfully achieved each of these goals. By continually reducing costs and
The first way in which proposed mining projects differ is the proposed method of moving or excavating the overburden. What follows are brief descriptions of the most common methods. 1.1.3.1 Open-pit mining Open-pit mining is a type of strip mining in which …
Mining Phakisa strategic coordinator Edwin Ritchken tells Mining Weekly that the main objective for the establishment of the Mining Precinct-based mining technology, manufacturing and sustainable ...
Often, the most sustainable and beneficial legacies of community development programs are those that support the upskilling or capability building of local people through training, employment and education; and drive benefits that convert mining assets, namely non-renewable natural resource capital, into other local assets, namely sustainable ...
A modern innovative industry in which South Africa's youth can build careers, employees can provide for their families and, after each day's work, return to home safe and sound in stable and flourishing mining towns.
Whether a building is old or new, modernizing is a significant challenge, and no single organization can go it alone. Every building project is a collaboration of many professionals and disciplines: architects, engineers, technology providers, installers, integrators, facility management companies and the building owners themselves.
Building on the XRP Ledger provides developers a unique opportunity to run more sustainable NFT apps and marketplaces while eliminating a heavy burden for the planet. XRPL's approach to sustainability also results in cost-efficient NFT projects that are more profitable for creators and accessible for mainstream consumers.
Building a sustainable post-COVID future. During the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations have experienced a burst of acceleration, fast-forwarding into the future of work in ways that stress-tested their ability to blend people and technology in the most dynamic business environment many of us have ever seen.
And finally, let's take a look at another office building complex. Boston Scientific in Marlborough, MA has achieved an annual cost savings of approximately $30,000 – $40,000 with an integrated building analytics solution for its five-building campus. During the first year of operation, a total electric savings of 160,184 kWh was realized, and an additional 137,200 kWh in the second year ...
Obuasi: Creating a sustainable future for AngloGold Ashanti. AngloGold Ashanti, one of Africa's largest gold producers, has successfully proven its ability to transform the historic Brownfields Obuasi gold mine in the Ashanti region of Ghana into a modern, mechanised mining …
Victor. Diamonds. +1 (0) 416 645 1710. C$6.7 billion. Cumulative GDP impact for all of Ontario during the life of the Victor Mine. 15 hectares. Surface area. 0.4 million. Carats mined.
PDF | On Apr 17, 2016, Eugene Preis and others published A Revitalised & Sustainable Socio-Economic Model for South Africa's Mining Communities | …
has implemented Sustainable Development (SD) as well as the Agenda 21 and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation (JPI). In this regard, the summary focuses on conclusions, challenges and recommendations. Conclusions Zambia has made notable progress towards the implementation of Sustainable Development (SD).
The heads of 193 UN member states have now signed on to a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will be the shared global development framework for the coming generation. Mining ...
Akufo-Addo launches $6bn projects for bauxite mining and refinery. LISTEN SEP 15, 2021. President Nana Akufo-Addo Tuesday launched Ghana's Integrated Aluminum Industry projects that would drive the full commercial but environmentally friendly exploitation of the country's bauxite reserves. This will serve as the key pillar for the national ...
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly) – Modern, sustainable and innovative mining was capable of building thriving mining communities that were healthier, better e...
Today, the sustainable development of mining is the key to the security of raw materials and energy for many countries in the world, with a special importance also to Poland. 3. Public awareness that mineral resources are non-renewable assets, is, unfortunately, small and therefore improvements or changes to the situation in this area is ...
The Chamber of Mines discussed the mining industry as a whole and did not address specifically on the draft Mineral Development Bill. The mining industry in South Africa is now leaner, more focused, and more internationally competitive. Today South Africa produces just over 400 tons of the world wide gold production of 3500 tons.
Sustainable development is generally defined as using the earth resources in such a way that meets the human needs at present times without prohibiting future generations of the same opportunity. The 1987 Brundtland Report [1] was the first major international engagement in this direction.
Gibson says modernised mining businesses regard sustainable practices as a fundamental component of planning and development, and that they are incorporating these practices into all decision ...
The Sherman Jen Building was a renovation project that aligned with and advanced Canada's climate change and sustainability goals and created an exceptional opportunity to re-purpose a 3,120 square metre century old, federally-recognized heritage building (The Mews) which was underutilized, energy inefficient and in critical need of upgrades.
Gibson says modernised mining businesses regard sustainable practices as a fundamental component of planning and development, and that they are incorporating these practices into all decision ...
Sustainable Mining Industry" in 2013 ... South Africa a competitive mining jurisdiction building off the ... appropriately skilled, modernised, invests in R&D and a compelling investment destination 4. Benefits all South Africans, and is valued by communities and society as a whole
The perceived irony of suggesting that deep sea mining, an activity against which many environmental groups have protested, could be considered truly green or sustainable is appreciated. However, the exploitation regulations (drafted by the International Seabed Authority, an arm of the United Nations) have been developed during a time of ...
The degree programme in Sustainable Mining and Remediation Management imparts knowledge and skills to the students for self-reliant scientific work in the fields of environmentally friendly mining, mining remediation, and vitalisation of industries. The programme is based on the worldwide unique German know-how on mining remediation, especially ...
According to "what get's measured get's done", sustainable building rating tools and certificates offer outstanding planning guidelines, quantification methods and benchmarks for a large number of environmental, social and economic aspects. The real estate sector asks for marketing green and sustainable buildings.
Remining-Lowex: Redevelopment of European mining areas into sustainable communities. Remining-Lowex was a research, development and demonstration project, co-funded by the European Union's 6th Framework Programme (FP6) CONCERTO II, which intended to use locally available, low-temperature geothermal energy from abandoned mines as energy source ...
Building a more sustainable, equitable future with trust. IBM has a strong heritage in social responsibility. Our technical and industry professionals across business units and research divisions develop new ways of helping to solve difficult environmental problems based upon data and today's exponential information technologies — including AI, automation, IoT and blockchain, which …