Mining

Global mining strategies for a sustainable future

Each year, the production of over 3.3 billion tonnes of metals involving the extraction of materials and minerals from the earth supplies key ingredients and components that are pivotal to the global economy. Predictions of demand show increasing consumption of these non-renewable resources in the coming decades, including as a part of the transition to renewable energy and transport. Factors such as volatile commodity prices; climate change; environmental, social and governance (ESG); and net-zero carbon targets present increasing challenges to the mining sector. A shift towards sustainable mining must recognise the social impacts of mining and must enact laws and regulations that require community consultation throughout the life cycle of a mine.

RSK’s mining-specialist businesses understand the complexities associated with mining operations and can help mining companies achieve regulatory compliance and sustainable solutions, resulting in enhanced stakeholder confidence and profitability. Our wide breadth of mining hydrology, hydrogeology, hydrogeochemistry, geotechnical, geophysical and environmental permitting expertise is a powerful and unique mix in the mining market and we can work on every stage of the mining life cycle. Our mining offering is global and we have a strong history of expertise in Europe, Africa and South America.

As climate change is at the forefront of many worldwide agendas, RSK has used its years of industry experience to build an offering to help mines with a multitude of related issues, from reducing dependence on volatile fuel prices and insecure supplies to offsetting greenhouse gas emissions, reducing carbon footprints and helping businesses conform to ESG standards and attain net zero.

As a part of this process, we can utilise our years of experience in renewable energy, water use and transport logistics to produce energy audits and devise strategies to assist in the shift towards implementing non-disruptive mining practices that restore the nature disturbed by mining in a way that preserves and enhances local biodiversity.

Mining is the foundation upon which the green energy transition and energy independence depends to resource these massive changes and RSK is here to help mines live up to their potential in creating a sustainable future.