bhp - waio oPERATIONS

BHP contracted MEC to assist them in undertaking an opportunity assessment to identify options to enable a step-change in carbon emissions to meet their net-zero 2050 target across their WAIO Operations.

MEC developed a baseline, life of asset emissions model to understand the opportunities presented by In-Pit Crushing and Conveying, Excavator Electrification, Trolley Assist, and the revolutionary Small Autonomous Battery Electric Truck Fleet or SWARM Principal to directly abate emissions and enable the early capture of “Green Electrons”.

Utilising our expertise in this field MEC was able to present elegant solutions to the practical and pragmatic application of each technology to not only achieve significant reductions in emissions but simultaneously maintain or improve BaU production and quality, operational productivity and reduce strip ratios through reduced waste mining while increasing ore recovery. The study found a reduction in mine operations emissions opportunities of up to 50% from the baseline across the technology options.