Mining

Following the celebration of World Oceans Day, focus is increasing on deep-sea mining to deliver critical minerals for the green transition. How can this be balanced with protecting the oceans?

Metso is reinforcing its mineralogy capabilities at its Research Centre in Pori, Finland, with a new investment designed to help customers move faster and make better-informed decisions across the full lifecycle of their minerals processing projects from early phase project design through to operational optimisation.

Sandvik is investing in a new logistics hub at its factory for load and haul underground mining equipment in Turku, Finland to strengthen customer service, improve material flow and support shorter factory lead times.

The exploration intelligence geoscientists have searched by hand for years is now callable by code (and by AI agents) spatially, textually, and by image type.

Weir, a mining technology company, has secured a multimillion-dollar contract in quarter two with a major Chinese non-ferrous metals company to supply WARMAN® pumps for the Phase III expansion of a Xizang copper mine.

Vema Hydrogen has announced that it has entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent (LOI) with First Atlantic Nickel & Cobalt Corp, to jointly develop Engineered Mineral Hydrogen (EMH) at the Pipestone XL project, a 30 km ultramafic belt in central Newfoundland.

Global motor and drive manufacturer WEG will exhibit at Hillhead 2026, taking place at Hillhead Quarry, Buxton, Derbyshire, UK, from 23 – 25 June.

In a key milestone for Codelco's sustainability strategy, the El Teniente Division obtained the responsible production certifications The Copper Mark and The Molybdenum Mark.

CRU, the global commodities experts, has been selected to lead the Mount Isa transformation study, a major joint Commonwealth–Queensland initiative designed to assess future opportunities across North West Queensland’s copper industry and support the region’s long-term industrial future.

Ryan Cunningham, CEO of American Mineral Resources, provides an analysis of how AI driven risk engines are reshaping mining finance.

Epiroc and Ericsson are joining forces through a global agreement to scale LTE and 5G connectivity for the mining industry.

JCHX has booked an order with Sandvik for a 45-unit fleet of underground mining equipment for use at MMG’s Khoemacau Copper Mine (KCM) in Botswana.

Robit has signed several supply agreements in strategically important mining markets for the company in Australia, North America, and South Africa.

Bowman has secured a series of mining-related contracts totalling more than US$4 million, including assignments supporting US-based extractors of critical minerals and precious metals.

Tim Wiitanen, Vice-President of Product Engineering at Railveyor, explores how mine depth, production rates, and life-of-mine considerations influence the trade-offs between battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and alternative electric haulage systems.