Net Zero Emission Mining

The Challenge

Technological innovation holds the key for the Western Australian minerals sector to make a major contribution towards the State’s commitment to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Context

Western Australia is on a mission to set a global example in decarbonising the state’s mining industry while delivering competitive low-emissions raw materials to underpin the renewable and low-carbon energy transition.

Decarbonising Western Australia’s mining industry will be fundamental to achieving the State Government’s commitment to net zero emissions by 2050, and to ensuring our mineral exports remain competitive and our communities continue to prosper in a low-emissions global economy.

Technological innovation holds the key to this challenge, with significant investment in research and development required to de-risk a range of emerging technologies critical to overcoming the technical and commercial barriers to delivering reliable low emissions practices in the mining sector.

In striving toward this goal, MRIWA encourages collaboration between the minerals industry, researchers and government to support goals including:

• Advancing research and innovation to reduce the mining sector’s carbon footprint, lower energy costs, and improve energy efficiency.
• Developing and demonstrating the viability of new technologies supporting low-emissions mining
• Providing a roadmap to coordinate mining industry decarbonisation investments.

Current Activities

• M10644 – Data Visualisation and Machine Learning for Truck Performance Prediction and Analysis
• M10629 – Australian intermediate product exports in a decarbonised global steelmaking industry: scenarios and pathways.
• M10600 – Net Zero Research, Development & Deployment Inventory
• M10542 – The Unintended Effects of Carbon Emission Policy: International Evidence from the Paris Agreement and its Impact on the WA Mining Sector.
• M10535 – Net Zero Research Development and Demonstration Roadmap

Completed Activities

• M10468 – Mining in a low-emissions economy
• M10464 – CSIRO Renewable Energy Storage Roadmap
• M10447 – Wetland in a Box (EnphytoBox®): A smart water treatment system to support the decarbonisation of water in mining
• M10443 – Stationary Mine Electrification
• M0533u – Assessment, design and operation of battery-supported electric mining vehicles and machinery (FBI CRC)

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Focus Area Lead

Geoffrey Batt

Research Portfolio Manager

Email: Geoffrey.batt@mriwa.gov.au

Phone: 61804344