I-Antofagasta (LON: ANTO) isibe yinkampani yokuqala yezimayini eChile ukumisa i-iphrojekthi yokuhlola ukuthuthukisa ukusetshenziswa kwe-hydrogenemishinini emikhulu yezimayini, ikakhulukazi amaloli athutha impahla.
Umshayeli wendiza, obekwe emayini yethusi yenkampani i-Centinela enyakatho yeChile, uyingxenye yephrojekthi ye-HYDRA eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-1.2, eyathuthukiswa uhulumeni wase-Australia, isikhungo socwaningo lwezimayini esizinze eBrisbane iMining3, Mitsui & Co (USA) kanye ne-ENGIE.I-ejensi yokuthuthukisa yaseChile i-Corfo nayo inguzakwethu.
Isinyathelo, ingxenye ye-Antofagastaisu lokulwa nokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu, ihlose ukwakha injini eyingxube esekelwe ku-hydrogen enamabhethri namaseli kanye nokuqonda amandla ento angempela okushintsha udizili.
"Uma lo mshayeli eletha imiphumela emihle, silindele ukuthi sibe namaloli akhipha i-hydrogen phakathi neminyaka emihlanu," kusho imenenja jikelele yeCentinela, uCarlos Espinoza, esitatimendeni.
Umkhakha wezimayini eChile uqashe amaloli angaphezu kuka-1,500, ngalinye lidla amalitha kadizili angu-3,600 ngosuku, ngokusho komnyango wezimayini.Izimoto zenza u-45% wokusetshenziswa kwamandla embonini, ezikhiqiza u-7Bt/y wokukhishwa kwekhabhoni.
Njengengxenye Yesu Lokuguquguquka Kwesimo Sezulu, i-Antofagasta ithathe izinyathelo zokunciphisa imithelela engaba khona yemisebenzi yayo.Ngo-2018, bekungenye yezinkampani zokuqala zezimayinizibophezele emgomweni wokunciphisa ukukhishwa kwesisi esibamba ukushisa (GHG).amathani angu-300,000 ngo-2022. Ngenxa yochungechunge lwezinhlelo, leli qembu aligcinanga nje ngokuhlangabezana nenhloso yalo eminyakeni emibili edlule, liphinde lacishe laphindeka kabili, lazuza ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni engamathani angu-580,000 ekupheleni kuka-2020.
Ngasekuqaleni kwaleli sonto, umkhiqizi wethusi uhlanganyele namanye amalungu angama-27 e-International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) ukuzibophezelaumgomo wokukhishwa kwekhabhoni eyiziro eqondile nengaqondile ngo-2050 noma maduze nje.
Umvukuzi osohlwini lwaseLondon, onemisebenzi emine yethusi eChile, uhlelaisebenzise imayini yayo yaseCentinela ngamandla avuselelekayo kuphelakusukela ngo-2022 kuya phambili.
Ngaphambilini i-Antofagasta isayine isivumelwano nomkhiqizi kagesi waseChile, i-Colbún SA, ukuze inike amandla imayini yethusi yase-Zaldívar, okuyibhizinisi elihlanganyelwe le-50-50 ne-Barrick Gold yaseCanada, enamandla avuselelekayo kuphela.
Le nkampani, iningi lomndeni wakwaLuksic waseChile, ongomunye wabacebe kakhulu ezweni, yayinayonginethemba lokuthi i-Zaldívar izoguqulelwa ngokuphelele ezintweni ezivuselelekayo ngonyaka odlule.Ubhubhane lomhlaba wonke lubambezele uhlelo.
I-Antofagasta isiguqule zonke izinkontileka zayo zokuphakela ugesi ngasikhathi sinye ukuze isebenzise imithombo yamandla ahlanzekile kuphela.Ekupheleni kuka-2022, yomine imisebenzi yeqembu izosebenzisa amandla avuselelekayo angu-100%.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Oct-11-2021