Mining news updates

Caterpillar has just opened the Black Hills Engineering Design Center, offering a firsthand look at how virtual reality and advanced visualisation are transforming equipment development and training.

Victory Metals Limited has provided an update on the continued successful operation of its flotation pilot plant in Perth, Western Australia.

James Deckelman, CEO of Deep Sea Minerals Corp., examines how supply and demand pressures, evolving offshore capabilities, and emerging regulatory frameworks may be positioning seabed minerals as a new critical mineral supply source.

Goldsky Resources Corp has announced that Goldsky and Ocean Partners have entered into a MOU to establish a framework cooperation agreement to investigate the technical and economic viability of recovering cobalt from Goldsky’s Rajapalot gold-cobalt Project in Finland.

BHP has awarded a design and supply contract to China Nerin Engineering Co. Ltd (Nerin) for key processing facilities as part of the proposed smelter and refinery expansion project in South Australia.

Teck Resources Limited, Canada Growth Fund Inc. (“CGF”), and Natural Resources Canada (“NRCan”)’s Canada Critical Minerals Accelerator have announced that they have signed a Strategic Investment Agreement to support expanding production capacity for germanium, gallium, and antimony at Teck’s Trail Operations smelting and refining complex in British Columbia (“Trail”).

Ioneer Ltd have announced the signing of non-binding MOUs with the Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development Corporation ("KIND"), the Republic of Korea’s specialised public institution mandated by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport ("MOLIT"), and Hyundai Engineering Co. Ltd. to advance the development of the Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Project.

Caterpillar Inc. has acquired Skycatch, Inc., a leading provider of spatial data capture, processing, and analysis solutions for the mining industry, further enhancing its capabilities following the recent acquisition of RPMGlobal (RPM).

Randy Heisler, Vice President, Life Cycle Engineering, and Corey Simpson, Manager, Life Cycle Institute, highlight the importance of the mining industry providing comprehensive training programmes for the professional development of their workforce.

Mario Saavedra V, General Manager at Multotec Chile & Perú, discusses South America's potential to lead the next era of global copper and lithium supply.

Weir, a global leader in mining technology, was awarded an order to supply a crushing circuit for Brightstar Resources’ Laverton Processing Plant, part of the Goldfields gold project in Western Australia.

Gunnar Zergiebel, Dr. Mario Dilefeld, and Steffen Vollrath, TAKRAF, describe how the evolution of gearless drive conveyors over the past decades is reshaping how modern mining conveyors are designed, operated, and maintained.

Jim Thomas, Lubrication Reliability Consultant at Lubrication Engineers, discusses how advanced gear lubrication can significantly reduce unplanned downtime, extend equipment life, and improve production efficiency in high-wear, high-impact crushing operations.

Metso has secured the continuation of a long-term supply agreement with a major mining company in South America for MX crusher wear parts used in Nordberg® MP1250 crushers.

COMINVI S.A. de C.V. (CoMinVi), one of Latin America’s leading underground mining contractors, has invested in a total of 73 Sandvik trucks, loaders, and drills across 2025 and 2026 for use at several of CoMinVi’s contracts across Mexico.

Building on an existing customer relationship, FLS has been awarded a key contract for the delivery of complete mill liner solutions to a gold mining operation in the Australia South-East Asia (ASEA) region.

Metso has been awarded an order to supply key cellhouse process equipment for a zinc smelter expansion project in South Asia.

More than 5500 participants from 55 countries gathered in Lima to discuss the challenges and opportunities that will shape the future of mining over the next decade.

Rosh Pinah Zinc (RPZ) and Appian Capital Advisory Limited (the investment advisor to long-term value-focused private capital funds) have announced the commissioning of the new SAG (semi-autogenous grinding) mill.

Rio Tinto and the Government of Mongolia have reached agreement to adjust the shareholder loan interest rate for the Oyu Tolgoi project, in line with the requirement under the Shareholders Agreement to periodically review the appropriateness of the rate.

Mohamed Ghali, Komet Irrigation, explores why reliability is becoming a key consideration in dust suppression systems and how this supports safer, more efficient mining operations.

Aramine and sensmore are introducing an automated Aramine L140B Loader into underground production at Cemex in Germany, turning a proven underground machine into an autonomous production system for real operating conditions.

SiTration, a materials recovery and processing startup serving the mining and metals industries, recently collaborated with BHP Invent and Copper South Australia to complete 5-weeks of prototype test work, trialling SiTration’s patented processing technology on local copper samples.

Sim Sharphouse, Operations Manager at mechanical and electrical engineering firm Salko UK, discusses how implementing small actionable steps consistently over a period of time is the key to making tangible long term difference and the importance of reliability, maintenance, and lifecycle planning in reducing mining's environmental impact.