# How do I calculate diesel emissions per tonne of material moved by dumpers at a mine?

Canonical: https://senseible.earth/answers/mining-dumper-diesel-per-tonne-moved

Divide the diesel issued to haul trucks by the tonnes they moved in the same period, then multiply by 2.68 kg CO2 per litre. Use the fuel issue register and the weighbridge or survey tonnage. Haul distance drives the number, so report tonne-kilometres too.

## Records

- Fuel issue register per dumper.
- Tonnes hauled: weighbridge, truck factor or survey.
- Average haul distance per bench.

## Who reports it

Your own fleet is Scope 1. A hired contractor buying the diesel is your Scope 3, so ask for litres, not just the bill.

## One month

- Diesel 84,000 L for 600,000 t moved
- 84,000 x 2.68 / 600,000 = 0.375 kg CO2 per tonne

## What Senseible does here

Senseible reads quantities, dates and units from your bills and invoices and shows the factor and source used on every line.

- [Excavator diesel per hour](https://senseible.earth/answers/excavator-diesel-consumption-per-hour)
- [Quarry blasting emissions](https://senseible.earth/answers/quarry-blasting-explosives-scope-1)

Sources: [IPCC 2006 Guidelines, Volume 2: Energy](https://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/2006gl/vol2.html), [GHG Protocol Corporate Standard](https://ghgprotocol.org/corporate-standard)

Last reviewed 2026-10-22.