Mining

ICMM welcomes Maaden (Saudi Arabia Mining Company), one of the fastest growing mining companies and largest in the Middle East, as its 26th company member.

ABB and Codelco have announced their latest collaboration to optimise the Chilean state-owned copper mining company’s maintenance programme.

Metso has secured an order from Fortress Minerals Inc. to supply a comprehensive suite of minerals processing equipment for two strategic projects in Malaysia.

BME and Hypex Bio Explosives Technology have advanced a partnership focused on an infrastructure and product development programme for the SADC market.

RPMGlobal has announced that it has entered into an exclusivity deed with Caterpillar Inc. following receipt of a non-binding indicative ordinary share acquisition proposal.

Hindustan Zinc Ltd has agreed a strategic partnership with Epiroc AB based around the company’s collision avoidance system (CAS), in a move focused on strengthening mine safety.

Critical One Energy Inc. has announced a 67% expansion of land holdings at its wholly owned Howells Lake Antimony-Gold Project in the Thunder Bay Mining Division of Ontario, Canada.

Mining artificial intelligence software company PETRA Data Science is celebrating 10 years in business, a milestone that only 10% of tech startups achieve.

Philippi-Hagenbuch is now stocking one of its most in-demand sizes of HiVol Water Tanks fit for the popular Caterpillar 730 articulated haul truck.

Sandvik Mining has introduced a new AutoMine Surface Drilling Training Simulator, designed to accelerate operator competence and enhance the efficiency of automated drilling operations.

Epiroc AB has broken ground on a new production and R&D facility in Nashik, India.

Weir has entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with MINEXXT, Inc., to strengthen its global leadership in thickened and paste tailings solutions.

Doris Hiam-Galvez PhD, Programme Chair WMC 2026, comments on the role of South America, and especially Peru, in meeting the demand for critical minerals in the context of the global energy transition.

JCHX Mining Management has selected Sandvik Mining to supply a 32-unit underground equipment fleet to support mining operations at MMG’s Khoemacau Copper Mine.

Janus Electric has signed an MOU with EVUNI, marking a significant step in advancing the company’s international expansion strategy for the electrification of heavy transport.