European mining news
Metso introduces a groundbreaking Life Cycle Services model for minerals processing
Metso is strengthening its position as the number one service partner from pit to port for the minerals processing industry by introducing a groundbreaking Life Cycle Services (LCS) framework.
Digging Deep: How Drones Are Moving Into Underground Mining
Eloise McMinn Mitchell, Flyability, Switzerland, explores the applications of drones in underground mining.
World’s Deepest Marathon makes history as runners complete the deepest marathon ever in an underground zinc mine
History has been made deep beneath the earth’s surface, in one of the world’s most modern mines, as 55 runners from 18 countries have completed the World’s Deepest Marathon.
Metso to deliver an iron ore sintering plant to India
Metso has received an order to deliver the third iron ore sintering plant to be built at Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) IISCO Steel Plant (ISP) in Asansol, West Bengal, India.
Cornish Lithium becomes the first company to produce lithium hydroxide mined and refined here in the UK
Cornish Lithium, the innovative mineral development company, today announced that, in a first for the UK, it had started production of refined LHM from lithium extracted from granite in Cornwall.
Epiroc and Hancock Iron Ore reach milestone as Roy Hill becomes world’s largest fully agnostic autonomous mine
Epiroc AB, a leading partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has successfully converted – from manual to fully driverless – all 78 mining haul trucks at Hancock Iron Ore’s Roy Hill mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
Hägglunds storms into new territory with a permanent magnet torque motor: Hägglunds Thunder
The new Hägglunds Thunder is a fully electric, frequency-controlled drive solution with the proven advantages of Hägglunds drive technology.
ABB enables rapid recovery at Valterra Platinum’s Tumela Mine
Following a flooding incident at Tumela Mine in early 2025, ABB stepped in to restore critical infrastructure and restart mining operations.
World’s Deepest Marathon set to make history with two Guinness World Record attempts and an exciting new collaboration
With just three days to go, anticipation is building for the World’s Deepest Marathon, an extraordinary event taking place 1120m below sea level in Boliden’s Garpenberg zinc mine in Sweden, one of the world’s most modern mines.
Epiroc’s ground-breaking drill rig Pit Viper celebrates 25 years including a decade with autonomous operations
After 25 years since the launch of the Pit Viper, Epiroc’s largest surface blasthole drill rig continues to outperform.