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As the global transition toward cleaner energy accelerates, copper has become one of the most strategically important minerals in the world. Its exceptional conductivity makes it essential for: • Power transmission networks • Renewable energy infrastructure • Electric vehicles and charging systems • Modern construction and industrial development Demand for copper continues to grow as countries invest in resilient energy systems and sustainable infrastructure. At BetaMark Mining, we recognize the critical role strategic minerals play in enabling long-term economic growth and industrial development across Africa. Copper is not just powering electrification. It is powering the future. #BetaMarkMining #Copper #CriticalMinerals #Mining #EnergyTransition #Infrastructure #RenewableEnergy #MiningAfrica #IndustrialDevelopment #Sustainability

1. Why is Wesfarmers expanding its lithium investment now? Wesfarmers' Mt Holland expansion strengthens Australia's lithium supply chain and supports rising global EV battery demand. A major step for long-term resource growth. Read More : https://lnkd.in/ga4D5SJx 2. Why is Beach Energy gaining investor attention now? Beach Energy continues expanding production and strategic projects, positioning itself to benefit from Australia's growing energy demand and long-term market opportunities. Read More : https://lnkd.in/gQZr9ByJ #Wesfarmers #Lithium #ASX #Mining #EVBatteries #CriticalMinerals #Australia #InvestmentNews#BeachEnergy #Energy #ASX #NaturalGas #OilAndGas #Australia #InvestmentNews #EnergySector

Kusini Gateway Industrial Park LTD is advancing construction on its new graphite processing plant in Tanzania, engineered for a capacity of 1,200 tonnes per day and designed to run entirely on clean solar energy. #Mining #Graphite #Tanzania #SolarEnergy #Sustainability #KGIP #CleanTech

Renewable energy company Seriti Green has announced the start of commercial operations at its Ummbila Emoyeni wind farm in Mpumalanga, providing a fresh source of clean energy for the area’s coal mining sector. Read more: https://zurl.co/TxCIu #RenewableEnergy #WindPower

#GeothermalFacts | #Did_You_Know 🇦🇷 Argentina is one of South America's largest untapped geothermal opportunities. Although the country has no commercial geothermal power plants today, more than 25 geothermal prospects have been identified, with flagship projects such as Copahue and Domuyo moving development closer to reality. As Argentina's lithium and copper industries expand, geothermal energy is emerging as a reliable source of clean baseload power to support mining while reducing emissions. More Insights: #Geothermal #Argentina #EnergyTransition #RenewableEnergy #CleanEnergy #Alphaxioms

Oil and Gas Development Company Limited - OGDC has identified lithium in formation water from a geothermal well in Sindh, marking a significant milestone in Pakistan’s critical minerals exploration and clean energy ambitions. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dt4F-6Uh #OGDC #Lithium #CriticalMinerals #GeothermalEnergy #CleanEnergy #EnergyTransition #Mining #Pakistan #Sindh #ElectricVehicles #BatteryTechnology #Sustainability #NaturalResources #Energy #Innovation

#GeothermalFacts | #Did_You_Know 🇦🇷 Argentina is one of South America's largest untapped geothermal opportunities. Although the country has no commercial geothermal power plants today, more than 25 geothermal prospects have been identified, with flagship projects such as Copahue and Domuyo moving development closer to reality. As Argentina's lithium and copper industries expand, geothermal energy is emerging as a reliable source of clean baseload power to support mining while reducing emissions. More Insights: https://lnkd.in/dfXcfvm9 #Geothermal #Argentina #EnergyTransition #RenewableEnergy #CleanEnergy #Alphaxioms

Can you really put solar panels next to a mine? 🤔OCP just proved you can :⁠-⁠) at scale. For years, the conventional wisdom was that PV and mining don't mix: dust soiling can cut panel output by 15-25%+ in arid conditions, unstable terrain threatens tracker foundations, and a 24/7 mining operation can't rely on a power source that switches off at night. OCP Group (the world's largest phosphate miner) didn't avoid these problems — they engineered around them: ▶️ 202 MWp already operational across Benguerir, Foum Tizi, and Oulad Farès (Khouribga) — the largest PV plant in Morocco ▶️A second phase adding 400 MW + 100 MWh of battery storage, backed by a €100M IFC - International Finance Corporation green loan ▶️Mzinda site alone targeting 440 MW of solar as part of a fully renewable production complex by 2027-28 ▶️A dedicated subsidiary, OCP GREEN ENERGY, built solely to run this as its own utility business The key moves: siting plants near the mining towns rather than inside active pits, using trackers + high-efficiency modules to offset soiling losses, and pairing solar with battery storage to solve the intermittency problem mines can't tolerate. Target: 100% renewable energy in fertilizer production by 2027. Coming from a background in renewable energy and efficiency (BTS EREE) at Le Centre de Formation aux Métiers de Développement Vert (CFMDV), this is exactly the kind of applied engineering that gets me excited — turning a "theoretically impossible" pairing into one of North Africa's largest solar-plus-storage projects. #RenewableEnergy #SolarPV #Mining #Morocco #OCP #EnergyTransition #Phosphate

Gold mining meets solar power in northern Nevada! Nevada Gold Mines — the Barrick/Newmont joint venture and the largest gold-producing complex in the world — is putting serious money into decarbonizing its operations, and it's a great example of heavy industry going solar at scale. The headline numbers: 💰 Up to $95M awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy (part of a $475M national clean-energy demonstration package) ☀️ 40 MW solar + 100 MWh battery storage → Turquoise Ridge Mine, Humboldt County ☀️ 60 MW solar + 148 MWh battery storage → Cortez Mine, Lander County 🏗️ ~300 construction jobs expected 🌍 ~2 million tons of CO2 avoided over the project's lifetime This isn't NGM's first move either. They already built the TS Solar Power Plant near Battle Mountain — 200 MW across two phases — which alone supplies about 17% of the company's annual power needs. Add in EV fleet charging infrastructure, a shift to cleaner-burning natural gas at their TS Power Plant, and even exploratory work on deep-drilling geothermal, and you've got a mining company treating decarbonization as core strategy, not a side project — with a stated goal of net-zero operations by 2050. DOE designed this specifically as a "Clean Energy Demonstration Program on Current and Former Mine Land" — the goal is a replicable model other mining operators can copy. Worth watching whether it becomes the industry template. #Solar #CleanEnergy #Mining #Nevada #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability