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Carbon price could help miners overcome high capital spend on electric mines, group says

Published 10:59 on September 13, 2023  /  Last updated at 10:59 on September 13, 2023  / Helen Clark /  Asia Pacific, Australia, International

Electric mines could decarbonise much of mining companies' Scope 1 and 2 emissions, while offering health benefits to workers no longer trapped underground with diesel fumes and particulate matter, and could be made more affordable through a price on carbon, a conference heard this week.
Electric mines could decarbonise much of mining companies' Scope 1 and 2 emissions, while offering health benefits to workers no longer trapped underground with diesel fumes and particulate matter, and could be made more affordable through a price on carbon, a conference heard this week.


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