Mining equipment news

Dyno Nobel has introduced the newest addition to its electronic initiation offering, the Navus handheld blaster.

Rio Tinto has energised a new 25-megawatt solar plant at its Kennecott copper operations in Utah, showcasing a circular critical-minerals supply chain in which tellurium produced at the site is used to manufacture the panels now powering it.

Jane Marsh, Editor-in-Chief at Environment.co, outlines best practices in post-mining site remediation and equipment selection, with a focus on proactive strategies aligned with long-term environmental and operational goals.

Metso’s Direct Blister Furnace has been successfully started up at Kamoa Copper’s Kamoa Kakula copper smelter in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the first copper anodes cast at the end of December.

Barrick Gold Corporation has selected Metso’s Concorde CellTM flotation technology for its Lumwana expansion project in North-Western Province in Zambia.

Maaden has commissioned Metso to supply a gold processing plant for their Ar Rjum mine located in the Makkah Region, approximately 200 km northeast of Ta’if, Ar Rjum in Saudi-Arabia.

Ausenco has mobilised its technical team to implement the Jervois project in São Paulo, taking on responsibility for the engineering, up to pre-commissioning, of the nickel and cobalt refinery.

Sandvik will supply 16 surface drills with AutoMine® readiness for Vale Base Metals’ copper operations in Brazil.

Metso saw record sales of stirred mills in 2025 as mining customers opted for energy-efficient grinding solutions.

Kal Tire’s Mining Tire Group and Decoda, an Australian mining technology firm, have announced a strategic alliance that will bring mines real-time, autonomous haul road hazard detection to increase truck productivity, tyre life, and fuel efficiency.