Emerging Australian iron ore miner IMX Resources Limited (IMX) has announced that its Cairn Hill mine will be the first mine in Australia to use B20 biodiesel from the mining operation right through to the loading of the ore into vessels at the port of Adelaide, Australia. The resulting greenhouse gas savings are almost 2,300 mt CO2 per year, the company said.
IMX will provide the B20 biodiesel for use on site in mining, drill and blast, crushing, off-road haulage and rail loading activities. In total, the Cairn Hill pit to port solution will use approximately 15.6 million liters per year for a saving of 2,294 mt CO2 per annum.
All the B20 biodiesel supplied to IMX and its supply partners will be provided by Logicoil. In addition, tankers transporting the biodiesel to the Cairn Hill mine will also run on B20 biodiesel and will consume 100,000 litres per year.