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