Mining news updates

SLR announces that it has acquired Forte Dynamics and Forte Analytical, leading US mining engineering and metallurgical testing specialists.

Vulcan Energy announces Australian company, JordProxa, as the technology and equipment partner for the lithium purification, concentration and conversion process for the Phase One Lionheart Project near Landau, Germany, following the signing of the supply contracts.

The Trump administration’s energy dominance agenda is accelerating US critical mineral projects through deregulation, financing, and tariffs - creating a narrow window for shovel-ready miners to act. Rebecca Campbell and Jamie Franklin, Partners at global law firm White & Case LLP, discuss this shifting policy and the risks and opportunities that may come with it.

Digital Catapult has announced a £400,000 investment in deep tech startup Optimal Slope, a mining technology company on a mission to transform opencast mining into a more efficient and environmentally sustainable industry.

Alfred H Knight (AHK), a global provider of inspection, testing, and consultancy services with a rich heritage in the mining, metals, and minerals industry, has formed a strategic partnership with Ajlan & Bros Mining (ABM), a leading force in Saudi Arabia’s mineral development sector.

Jane Marsh posits that wireless technologies are the new backbone of ethical mining from a safety, productivity and sustainability perspective, with evidence showing that connectivity helps companies overcome common stressors in the sector.

Mike Whitelock, Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas, USA, discusses the how new technologies are helping to create a safer, more sustainable, yet increasingly productive mining industry.

American Pacific Mining Corp highlights the strategic importance of its Palmer VMS Project in Southeast Alaska due to its abundance of a key critical mineral – barite – to the US critical mineral supply chain.

A report by the Essential Minerals Coalition, led by CEBDS, Vale, and IBRAM, was delivered to the president of COP30.

American Pacific Mining Corp. announces Phase II drill targets at its 100%-owned Madison Copper-Gold Project, located in the heart of the Idaho-Montana Porphyry Belt, 43 km southeast of Butte, Montana.

ABB has successfully completed a gearless mill drive (GMD) service scope at Barrick’s Pueblo Viejo gold mine in the Dominican Republic during a planned maintenance shutdown.

Caterpillar Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire RPMGlobal Holdings Limited, an Australian-based software company.

Vulcan Energy announces that it has signed an offtake agreement with a wholly owned subsidiary of Glencore plc, one of the world’s largest natural resource companies, to provide battery-quality lithium hydroxide monohydrate (LHM) from its Phase One Lionheart Project.

I-Pulse Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO Robert Friedland and Laurent Frescaline, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, welcome Codelco as the company’s latest strategic investor and key partner in the development and commercialisation of its disruptive pulsed power technologies.

Komatsu announces the arrival of a P&H 2100BL electric rope shovel to serve as a landmark at its Elko, Nevada, campus.

By Henry Craukamp, Managing Director of Sulzer South Africa, considers the crucial importance of groundwater management for mining across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Josh Griffiths, Bridgestone Americas, USA, highlights how developments in tread compound formulation can be used to optimise performance for use in mines worldwide.

American Pacific Mining Corp. congratulates Trilogy Metals and its partners on the historic advancement of the Ambler Road Project, following the Trump Administration’s directive to reauthorise all necessary permits for project development in Alaska’s Ambler Mining District.

Metso is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its iconic Nordberg® C Series™ jaw crushers – a globally trusted solution in primary crushing applications in aggregates and mining.

Daniele Pedron, Segment Manager at ABB at Motion High Power, explores how modular synchronous generator solutions are helping the mining industry’s energy transition while also maintaining the stability and reliability that its operations demand.

Only seven days remain before the closing of the call for technical abstracts for the World Mining Congress (WMC) 2026, the world’s premier mining event, to be held in Lima, Peru, from June 24 to 26, 2026, under the theme “Mining for the Future: Trust, Technology & Transformation.”

Metso has opened a new, state-of-the-art separation laboratory and pilot area at its Research Centre in Pori, Finland, bringing expanded research and development services for its customers.

Epiroc AB, a leading productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has won a large order for mining equipment and digital solutions from Asante Gold Corp. for a gold mine in Ghana.

Pablo Manfredi, Austin Powder, considers the transition of blasting services at Veladero Mine in Argentina.