Decarbonizing The Mining Industry Research Report 2025 Opportunities In Advancing Technologies Like Electrification, Renewable Energy, And Alternative Fuels To Meet Net-Zero Targets

(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) The mining sector's decarbonization presents opportunities in advancing technologies like electrification, renewable energy, and alternative fuels to meet net-zero targets. Miners are signing PPAs to scale renewable energy, with a focus on technologies that balance sustainability with cost-reduction and interim solutions for short-term goals.

Dublin, Sept. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Decarbonizing the Mining Industry - 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets's offering.
Due to the significant volume of emissions from the mining sector, growing ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) concerns, and the rising demand for essential raw materials required for the energy transition, decarbonizing mining has become crucial for global climate mitigation and achieving net-zero goals.

This report assesses the suitability of energy transition technologies such as electrification, alternative fuels, renewable energy, hydrogen, and CCUS, all of which hold significant decarbonization potential for mining. Additionally, this report also presents an overview of emissions performance, as well as both interim and long-term climate and net-zero targets from a selection of mining companies.

Technologies that can help the industry achieve decarbonization will become commercially viable at different times, influenced by varying levels of technological maturity and market demand. Many energy transition technologies are still emerging and remain expensive. Even when technology costs decrease, scaling up production and developing the necessary infrastructure for industry-wide decarbonization requires significant investment.

Electrification remains the ultimate goal for the industry because it not only supports sustainability efforts but also helps reduce operational costs. However, numerous challenges hinder its commercial viability in the short term. Consequently, many mining companies are exploring more established interim solutions, such as trolley-assist systems and alternative fuels, to meet their short-term emissions targets.
Key Highlights

• In most cases, miners are targeting 2050 as the year to achieve net-zero operational emissions, with a proportion also aiming for net-zero Scope 3 emissions by 2050.
• Most major mining companies have set themselves interim emissions targets. A standard benchmark is a 30% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030, however, Fortescue has set the ambitious target of 'real' net-zero by 2030.
• There has been a notable increase in the number of PPAs signed by mining companies as they are a key vehicle for scaling renewable electricity consumption, particularly within on-grid mines, providing vital stability through long-term, fixed-price contracts.
• Technologies that can help the industry achieve decarbonization will become commercially viable at different times, influenced by varying levels of technological maturity and market demand.
• However, electrification remains the ultimate goal for the industry because it not only supports sustainability efforts but also helps reduce operational costs. However, numerous challenges hinder its commercial viability in the short term. Consequently, many mining companies are exploring more established interim solutions, such as trolley-assist systems and alternative fuels, to meet their short-term emissions targets.

Scope

• Overview of where emissions come from across the mining value chain
• Net-zero target for selected mining companies
• Mining companies' analysis of interim and long-term emission targets
• Mining companies' Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions data
• Analysis of different decarbonization technologies (renewable energy, alternative fuels, electrification, hydrogen, CCUS), including timeline for commercial viability and suitability assessment
• Macroeconomic challenges facing decarbonizing the mining industry
• Case studies of decarbonization technologies being trialled or implemented
• Analysis on how repurposing mines can aid the energy transition

Reasons to Buy

• Identify the market trends within the industry and assess what the biggest players in mining are doing to reduce emissions.
• Develop market insight of the major technologies used to decarbonize the industry, including timelines for their respective commerical viability, and the drivers and barriers to their implementation.
• Facilitate the understanding of what is happening within hard to abate industries as they look to becoming carbon neutral by 2050.

Key Topics Covered:

• Executive Summary
• Mining emissions across the value chain
• Mining companies' net-zero and emissions targets
• Net-zero targets for operational and Scope 3 emissions
• Interim emission targets
• Scope 1 and 2 emission disclosures
• Scope 3 emissions disclosures
• Decarbonization strategies in mining
• Key decarbonization technologies in the mining industry
• Timeline for the commercial viability of decarbonization technologies
• Assessing technologies for decarbonizing mining
• Macroeconomic challenges in decarbonizing mining
• Renewable energy in mining
• Miners' renewable electricity share
• Power purchase agreements
• Mining companies with renewable energy capacity
• Mine on-site power sources
• Renewable energy case studies
• Alternative fuels in mining
• Production outlook of alternative fuels
• Alternative fuels case studies
• Electrifying mining
• Electrifying mining is the industry's long-term solution
• Drivers and barriers to fleet electrification in mining
• The role of OEMs in advancing electrification within mining
• Company targets for EVs
• Electrification case studies
• Hydrogen in mining
• Global hydrogen capacity presents scope for hydrogen adoption in mining
• Hydrogen case studies
• CCUS in mining
• CCUS capacity outlook and applications in mining
• Repurposing mines
• How can old mines be repurposed to aid the energy transition?

15 leading mining companies by percentage of electricity consumption from renewable sources in 2024

• Number of signed PPAs by selected mining companies over the period of 2018-2025
• Top mining companies renewable energy capacity by technology as of July 2025
• Mining companies active and pipeline renewable energy capacity as of July 2025
• Share of on-site power capacity in mines by power type and plant status as of July 2025
• Mine on-site fuel source by type and region for active and upcoming mines as of July 2025
• FAME biodiesel, renewable diesel and ethanol production capacity 2022-2030
• Mines utilizing conventional fuels as power source by capacity and project count as of July 2025
• Number of electric equipment by company as of July 2025
• Drivers and barriers to implementation of battery electric fleets
• Top 10 estimated market shares by OEM for electric trucks
• Top 10 estimated market shares by OEM for electric loaders/LHDs
• Low-carbon hydrogen outlook based on active and announced projects 2022-2030
• Low-carbon hydrogen production capacity by region 2022-2030
• Carbon capture capacity based on active and announced projects 2022-2030
• End-purpose of active CCUS projects in 2024 vs 2030
• Mines coming to an end of production 2022-2030

Companies Featured

• Fortescue
• AngloAmerican
• Sibanye Stillwater
• Harmony
• Barrick
• Glencore
• Agnico Eagle
• Ma'aden
• South32
• Newmont
• Freeport-McMoran
• BHP
• Boliden
• Rio Tinto
• Teck
• Antofagasta
• Lundin Mining
• GrupoMexico
• Vale
• Coal India
• Norilsk Nickel
• First Quantum
• Zijin Mining
• Engie Energia Chile
• Solidcore Resources
• Collgar Wind Farm
• African Clean Energy Developments
• African Infrastructure Investment Managers
• Reatile Renewables
• Windlab
• European Energy
• ZESCO
• Edify Energy
• BMA
• CleanCo
• Sasol
• De Beers
• Komatsu
• Cummins
• Shandong Gold
• China Datang
• Jinchuan
• China General Nuclear Power
• Winning International
• China National Nuclear
• China Materials
• Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara
• Exxar
• ARMZ Uranium
• Shandong Honghe Bali
• Hitachi
• Caterpillar
• Yutong
• Tonly
• XCMG
• Sany
• Sandvik
• Epiroc
• Liebherr
• Atlas Copco
• ARMZ Mining/Aramine
• RDH
• PIMCU
• Artisan
• Zibo God Rock
• MTI
• JCHX
• ABB
• Sumitomo
• China State Power Investment Corporation
• CRRC Qishuyan
• Orica
• Fertiberia
• Arca
• RWE
• Peabody
• R3 Renewables
• Mine Storage
• Bluejay Mining

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