How does a Satna cement plant count diesel and blasting at its limestone mine?
If the plant owns or runs the mine, diesel for drills, shovels and dumpers is Scope 1 at about 2.68 kg CO2 per litre. Explosives also release CO2 when they detonate, a small amount per tonne of rock. Report the mine with the plant, but as its own line.
Records
- Diesel issued to mine equipment, from fuel logs or invoices.
- Explosives used, in kg, by type.
- Limestone mined and sent to the crusher, in tonnes.
Contractors
If a contractor runs the mine and buys its own diesel, it is Scope 3 for you, unless you supply the fuel. Check the contract.
Size of it
Mining is small next to calcination and kiln fuel, but auditors check that it is there.
What Senseible does here
Senseible reads fuel, electricity and freight invoices into a dated, fingerprinted record per site, so each figure you send a buyer traces back to the documents behind it.
Sources: 2006 IPCC Guidelines, Volume 2: Energy, GHG Protocol Corporate Standard
Last reviewed 2026-10-21.