ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance)

Fuel cells with brains: How smart methanol tech is keeping remote mine sites running, quiet, and green - even when solar taps out or winter bites

What if the smartest way to power your remote mine site was silent, clean, low-maintenance - and already outsmarting diesel and solar in the field? For Chelsea Kovacs, business development manager at SFC Energy Canada, the answer lies in compact, intelligent fuel cell technology - specifically, direct methanol fuel cells that operate quietly, efficiently, and with minimal emissions.

Truck collisions and gas outburst highlight ongoing safety risks as NSW Regulator urges stricter controls and compliance across mining operations

The NSW Resources Regulator has reported 37 incidents for the week ending 11 July 2025, including three dangerous occurrences involving haul truck collisions and a significant gas outburst at a coal mine, as part of its ongoing effort to improve mine site safety across the state.

Broken Hill mine fire and Appin arc flash expose deep safety flaws as NSW Regulator pushes for urgent reforms in contractor and risk management systems

The NSW Resources Regulator has released two major safety investigation reports highlighting systemic failings at two mining operations in the state, with one incident involving a serious underground fire at Perilya’s Broken Hill Southern Operations and another where an electrician suffered burns from an arc flash at Appin Mine North.