Mining companies are eager to embrace the benefits of an improved underground working environment through decarbonisation but must consider productivity and cost implications.
Project designers should explore various decarbonisation solutions to adapt to changing conditions and leverage emerging technologies. Strategic planning for decarbonisation, which can be initiated at any stage of mine development or production, benefits from a phased approach to narrow down options and focus on optimal solutions. Strategic Mine Planning requires a multi-disciplinary, iterative approach to consider many options and create value beyond economic performance, aiming to minimize Scope 1 and 2 emissions.
Business plans need balanced solutions to feasibility study level to meet emission targets for 2030 and Net Zero by 2050. Clear strategic planning assessments are essential for informed decision-making and identifying practical, economic paths. SRK, with its in-house specialists, advances transformative studies and delivers holistic solutions, and has developed a Trade-off spreadsheet tool to assess underground mining decarbonisation options and economic outcomes.
