In this episode, we chat with Andrew Cooper, who is an Energy Specialist with New Gold, a Canadian-focused producing gold mining company with a portfolio of two core producing assets located in Canada. It also has a stake in the Artemis Gold Blackwater development project.

Andrew is an enthusiastic and energetic Strategic Energy Management Specialist and is an International Energy Manager of the Year award winner. In 2020, he was inducted as a Fellow Member with the Association of Energy Engineers, in recognition of his significant contribution to energy management. In this episode, he outlines why energy conservation needs to be a key component of a mining company’s low-carbon objectives going into 2023 and beyond.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• New Gold has two operational mines.
• Their New Afton mine became the 1st in North America to implement the ISO 50,001 energy management system
• Energy conservation is all about reducing waste, which saves a lot of money.
• Most businesses, including mines, waste 8 to 10% of the energy they pay for.
• In terms of energy conservation, there is still a lot of low-hanging fruit.
• As technology and working practices evolve, new low-hanging fruit (easy wins) emerge.
• Minimising energy waste by between 30 and 50% takes a sizeable chunk out of your greenhouse gas reduction target.
• Reducing energy waste has to be a corporation-wide target.
• When it comes to energy conservation, your employees will be the ones that have the best ideas.
• Make it super easy for people to make suggestions. Incentivise them to do it and reward them.

BEST MOMENTS

‘Within our industry, we have a lot of waste. In fact, energy waste at a mining operation can account for up to 8 to 10% of your energy expense. ´

‘Energy conservation is at the end of the day all about minimising waste and maximising efficiency.’

‘Suggestions came from the whole cross-section of the mine, from maintenance, finance, procurement, the mining and milling - all groups.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

Website: https://www.newgold.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/new-gold/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NewGoldInc

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ABOUT THE HOST

Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from first-world to third-world countries from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients' organisations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.

CONTACT METHOD

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Podcast Description

Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.