Mining news updates

Fran van der Berg and Ashwini Khunte, Martin Engineering, offer their perspectives on how the transformation of the gender imbalance in mining is unfolding.

The global leader in bulk material handling solutions, Martin Engineering, has announced the acquisition of ConveyorTech Pty Ltd (CVT) of Australia, expanding its worldwide portfolio of conveyor belt cleaners and components.

An Australian listed company, Papyrus Australia Limited has developed a proprietary technology that is seeing it supply biodegradable blast collars made from banana plantation waste to the Australian mining sector.

MaxMine have announced the successful deployment of a production-grade machine learning (ML) system for load and dump classification across its Australian mining customers, including Glencore, NRW Holdings, and Macmahon.

Rio Tinto has celebrated the shipment of 8 billion t of iron ore to global markets from the Pilbara region, 60 years after the company’s first shipment set sail from Western Australia for Japan.

Sandvik has won a further order of mining equipment from Canadian gold miner, Aris Mining, to support its Segovia Operations located in Antioquia, Colombia.

Metso has been awarded orders for the delivery of two horizontal grinding mills to Emerald Resources NL for the Dingo Range Gold Project in Western Australia and the Memot Gold Project in Cambodia.

Fulcrum Metals plc, a company pioneering the use of innovative cyanide-free technologies to recover precious and critical metals from mine waste and support site remediation, announces that it has signed agreements to acquire surface rights at the Teck Hughes tailings project.

Epiroc is now launching a comprehensive set of digital mine planning solutions globally to further strengthen mining companies’ operations.

Codelco, the University of Chile, and the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that lays the foundation for creating the Institute of Complex Mining.

Dr Uwe König, Global Mining Segment Manager at Malvern Panalytical, identifies seven trends that are reshaping mining operations in 2026, and at their core lies a common thread: automation, real-time measurement, and digitalisation.

Fugitive dust at mining sites causes equipment damage, downtime, health risks, and regulatory issues. Poor maintenance increases operational costs, while effective dust control improves safety, compliance and overall operational performance.

Terrafame, a leading European producer of critical raw materials, has launched a pre-feasibility study to assess the recovery of scandium from its existing production process.

This article examines thermal management challenges in deep mining operations, exploring how extreme heat affects worker safety and equipment reliability while highlighting modern solutions like computational modelling and regulatory compliance.

Trilogy Metals Inc. has announced that its flagship Arctic Project in northwestern Alaska's Ambler Mining District, being advanced by Ambler Metals LLC – its 50/50 joint venture with South32 Limited – has been officially accepted as a 'Covered Project' on the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council's Federal Permitting Dashboard under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST-41).

The countdown is nearing its end. On 26 May, the international mining community will converge at Skellefteå Kraft Arena in Sweden for Euro Mine Expo 2026.

Sandvik has signed an agreement to form a joint venture with Alpha Metallurgical Resources through which it will establish local manufacturing for its Ground Support business in the US market.

Mining operations can meet ESG targets through systematic equipment electrification supported by strategic infrastructure upgrades. A phased approach delivers emission reductions, cost savings, and improved worker safety alongside environmental compliance.

TNC Kazchrome JSC, owned by Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), has deployed a high-precision ground-based radar monitoring system at the Mirny open pit of its Donskoy Ore Mining and Processing Plant (Donskoy GOK).

Bravo Mining Corp. reports encouraging metallurgical test results after incorporating Glencore Technology’s Jameson Cell flotation technology into test work for its PGM and copper-gold Luanga Project.

Core Lithium Ltd has announced the award of a three year contract to Dev Mining Services Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Develop Global Limited for underground mining services at the company’s BP33 deposit.

The first fully female-founded Canadian junior mineral exploration company, Maven Exploration, is moving from formation to active project evaluation, supported by a gender-diverse investor base drawn from both inside and outside the mining industry.

The World Mining Congress 2026 (WMC 2026) has confirmed the participation of Natascha Viljoen, President and Chief Executive Officer of Newmont Corporation, the world’s leading gold company, as a speaker in its upcoming edition to be held from 24 – 26 June 2026, in Lima, Peru.

Ivanhoe Electric Inc. has announced that it intends to acquire a purpose-built, Crossover XRE Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) and material handling system from The Robbins Company.