Mining equipment news

Fieldstone Bio, a synthetic biology company building a new class of critical-mineral biosensors, has announced its selection for the Mining Tech Accelerator programme, run by Founders Factory in partnership with global mining leader Rio Tinto.

Multotec Zambia is marking its 25th anniversary in 2026 with the opening of a new facility which serve as the Central Africa Regional Head Office, reinforcing its long-standing commitment to the country and the region’s mining industry.

Caterpillar has announced West Gold Mining Limited’s installation of two Cat G3500K series gas generator sets supplied by Borusan Cat for prime power at a new gold mining operation in the Aktobe region of Kazakhstan.

Glencore Technology has successfully demonstrated a new application for the Jameson Cell.

Advanced Navigation America, the US arm of global robotics company Advanced Navigation, is expanding manufacturing in Huntsville, Alabama, to scale high-precision navigation technology designed to keep mining equipment positioned and operating when GPS cannot be relied on.

Metso has entered into an agreement to provide a comprehensive thickener modernisation for a customer site in Chile.

Global Air Cylinder Wheels (GACW) wins the 2026 People’s Choice Safety Innovation Award at the Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety Conference in Australia.

Following five years of intense R&D, global leader in explosives Dyno Nobel, has unveiled a fully autonomous system which tackles one of mining's last, manual, and safety-critical processes – the drill and blast bench.

Metso has commissioned a new 4-MW extra-large slurry pump test rig at its Test and Training Center in Sala, Sweden.

Epiroc AB, a leading productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has won a large order for underground mining equipment from Sibanye-Stillwater for a platinum mine in South Africa.