AI Powered Geoscience Accelerates Development at Konkola Copper Mines

AI Powered Geoscience Accelerates Development at Konkola Copper Mines The global race for copper has intensified. From electrified transport and grid expansion to data centres and renewable power, copper sits at the heart of the energy transition. According to the International Energy Agency, demand for copper in clean energy technologies alone is expected to more … Read more…

Physics First Autonomy Reshaping the Economics of Mining Haulage

Physics First Autonomy Reshaping the Economics of Mining Haulage Autonomous haulage has spent more than a decade promising step changes in productivity, safety and cost control for the global mining industry. Yet progress has been uneven. Solutions that work well in controlled, shallow quarry environments have struggled to scale into deep pit, ultra class mining, … Read more…

Digitising the Last Major Bottleneck in Geotechnical Investigation

Digitising the Last Major Bottleneck in Geotechnical Investigation Across the global construction and infrastructure sector, ground investigation remains one of the most risk-laden phases of project delivery. Despite advances in digital engineering, laboratory testing workflows have often lagged behind, relying on fragmented systems, spreadsheets, emailed files and repeated manual data entry. The… Read more…

Control Tower Thinking Comes to Mining Equipment Inspections at Indaba

Control Tower Thinking Comes to Mining Equipment Inspections at Indaba Across the global mining industry, the conversation has shifted. Productivity, safety, compliance and cost control are no longer treated as separate ambitions but as interdependent outcomes of better information, better visibility and better decisions. Nowhere is that shift more apparent than in the way mining … Read more…

Hillhead 2026 Preparing for a Smarter and More Resilient Exhibition

Hillhead 2026 Preparing for a Smarter and More Resilient Exhibition The UK’s flagship quarrying and construction equipment exhibition is no stranger to scale, complexity or pressure. Every two years, thousands of professionals converge on a working limestone quarry to see heavy equipment in action, strike commercial deals and take the pulse of an industry that … Read more…

Cat Signals a Strategic Shift in Hauling with the 707 Wide Body Truck

Cat Signals a Strategic Shift in Hauling with the 707 Wide Body Truck Across mining, quarrying and large-scale earthmoving operations, hauling efficiency often decides whether a project runs smoothly or slowly bleeds margin. Wide body trucks sit at the centre of that equation, particularly in regions where infrastructure investment is accelerating but operational conditions remain … Read more…

Unlocking Subsurface Intelligence Across Mining Projects with Seequent

Unlocking Subsurface Intelligence Across Mining Projects with Seequent Across the global construction and mining ecosystem, the conversation around digital transformation often circles back to a single sticking point. Organisations aren’t short of data. If anything, they’re drowning in it. What remains elusive is the ability to convert sprawling, fragmented datasets into decisions that improve saf… Read more…

Precision Over Power Redefining Modern Demolition

Precision Over Power Redefining Modern Demolition Across the global construction landscape, demolition is undergoing a quiet but decisive shift. What was once framed as a blunt, high-impact phase at the start of a project has become a technically demanding discipline in its own right, governed by safety constraints, urban sensitivity, environmental performance and commercial pressure. … Read more…

Mining and Quarrying Return to the Centre of Global Strategy

Mining and Quarrying Return to the Centre of Global Strategy For much of the past three decades, mining and quarrying sat in an awkward position in the public imagination. Essential, yes, but often treated as background activity, somewhere between a commodity business and a legacy sector that policymakers preferred not to talk about too loudly. … Read more…

Evolving the Quarry and Mining Workforce From the Rockface to Cyberspace

Evolving the Quarry and Mining Workforce From the Rockface to Cyberspace In a remote control centre far from any pit, a young technician monitors drilling data on multiple screens as autonomous trucks haul ore below. On the other side of the world, a group of new recruits pulls on virtual reality headsets for a safety … Read more…

Rethinking Screen Media for Today’s Aggregates Operations

Rethinking Screen Media for Today’s Aggregates Operations In mineral processing, efficiency is rarely decided by a single machine. It is shaped by the interaction between crushers, conveyors, feeders and, critically, the vibrating screen. While the screen itself often draws attention as the mechanical centrepiece of classification, the screen media installed within it is where performance &#… Read more…

Electric Excavators Finding Their Place in Harsh Quarry Environments

Electric Excavators Finding Their Place in Harsh Quarry Environments Across the global construction and materials sector, electrification is no longer confined to urban job sites, indoor demolition, or tightly controlled municipal projects. It is edging into places long considered off limits for battery power. Quarries, crushing plants and heavy aggregates operations sit firmly at the … Read more…

Top 7 Mining Software Solutions for Geological Modeling and Mine Planning (2026)

Top 7 Mining Software Solutions for Geological Modeling and Mine Planning (2026) Selecting mine planning and geological modeling software affects operational efficiency for years. The market offers solutions ranging from enterprise platforms with decades of development to integrated alternatives targeting mid-market operations. This guide examines seven established mining software platforms based… Read more…

The New Blueprint for Sustainable Mining

The New Blueprint for Sustainable Mining Mining and quarrying have long been synonymous with environmental disruption, from gaping open pits and scarred landscapes to polluted waterways and deforestation. In the past, the focus was overwhelmingly on extraction at all costs, with little thought for what came after. Today, however, the industry is undergoing a profound … Read more…

The Smart Quarry and the Age of Data Driven Extraction

The Smart Quarry and the Age of Data Driven Extraction Modern quarrying is undergoing a quiet revolution. Once perceived as dusty, rugged sites relying on brute force and old-school intuition, quarries are now being reimagined as digitally-driven operations rich with data and automation. In fact, recent research found that traditional quarries currently use less than … Read more…

How Quarries and Aggregates Power Modern Infrastructure

How Quarries and Aggregates Power Modern Infrastructure Modern infrastructure is literally built on rock. Every highway, bridge, rail bed, airport runway, and wind farm rests upon millions of tonnes of aggregates: the sand, gravel, and crushed stone extracted from quarries. Yet the quarrying sector often operates in the shadows, underappreciated by policymakers and planners focused … Read more…

Rio Tinto Deepens Partnership with Yinhawangka People in the Pilbara

Rio Tinto Deepens Partnership with Yinhawangka People in the Pilbara Yinhawangka Aboriginal Corporation and Rio Tinto have taken a significant step in redefining how large-scale mining operates on traditional lands, formalising an Interim Modernised Agreement that signals a shift in both tone and practice. While the agreement is described as interim, its intent is anything … Read more…

Almonty and South Korea Take Centre Stage in the Global Tungsten Supply Chain

Almonty and South Korea Take Centre Stage in the Global Tungsten Supply Chain Almonty Industries Inc. has crossed a decisive threshold at its flagship Sangdong Mine in South Korea. The successful delivery of the first truckload of ore to the Run of Mine pad marks the transition from early stage development into active mining operations. … Read more…

Sharper Insights for Critical Minerals with Data-Driven Mining

Sharper Insights for Critical Minerals with Data-Driven Mining GeologicAI has taken a decisive step to strengthen its position in the global critical minerals sector with the acquisition of Lumo Analytics, a specialist in Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy technology. The move brings together advanced sensing hardware, deep geoscience expertise, and decision-focused analytics at a moment when th… Read more…

Unlocking Romania’s Rovina Valley Copper Gold Project

Unlocking Romania’s Rovina Valley Copper Gold Project Euro Sun Mining Inc. has taken a decisive step forward in positioning one of Europe’s most significant undeveloped copper and gold assets for construction. The company has entered into definitive agreements to amend and restate its pre development facility with Trafigura Pte Ltd, securing access to up to … Read more…

Advancing Underground Preparations at La Parrilla Silver Mine in Mexico

Advancing Underground Preparations at La Parrilla Silver Mine in Mexico Silver Storm Mining Ltd. has moved decisively to position its La Parrilla Silver Mine Complex in Durango State, Mexico, for a potential return to underground production. The Company has now placed orders for all critical equipment required to support underground activities, covering new mobile mining … Read more…

China Pushes Autonomous Mining to New Heights

China Pushes Autonomous Mining to New Heights At an altitude where the air is thin, temperatures plunge well below freezing, and human endurance is stretched to its limits, China has quietly achieved a milestone that signals where the future of mining is heading. At the Huoshaoyun lead-zinc mine in Xinjiang’s Kunlun Mountains, domestically built unmanned … Read more…

Fluor Advances Highland Valley Copper Mine Extension in British Columbia

Fluor Advances Highland Valley Copper Mine Extension in British Columbia Teck Resources Limited has appointed Fluor Corporation to deliver a major life extension project at the Highland Valley Copper Mine in British Columbia. Known as the Highland Valley Copper Mine Life Extension project, or HVC MLE, this significant undertaking will extend mine operations from 2028 … Read more…

Major Screen Media Innovations Taking Centre Stage At CONEXPO CON AGG

Major Screen Media Innovations Taking Centre Stage At CONEXPO CON AGG CONEXPO CON AGG remains one of the most influential gatherings for the global construction and aggregates sectors, welcoming professionals from quarries, mines, recycling operations and material processing facilities. Every three years, the event serves as a platform for unveiling cutting edge solutions, connecting industry &#82… Read more…

Harmony Building a Strategic Copper Future with Metso in Queensland

Harmony Building a Strategic Copper Future with Metso in Queensland Harmony has awarded Metso a significant order to supply the key process equipment for the Eva Copper Mine Project in Queensland, marking one of the most important greenfield copper concentrator developments in Australia in more than a decade. The mine is central to strengthening Australia’s … Read more…

Skillington Quarry Thrives With Develon Heavy Equipment

Skillington Quarry Thrives With Develon Heavy Equipment Skillington Quarry near Grantham in Lincolnshire has rapidly evolved from a grass-covered field into a fully operational limestone site, thanks in no small part to the deployment of a Develon DX490LC-7 crawler excavator and a top-of-the-range DL580-7 wheel loader. The quarry is owned by Heritage Quarry Group (North) … Read more…

Sandvik Secures European Financing to Advance Mining Automation

Sandvik Secures European Financing to Advance Mining Automation The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed a substantial €500 million loan to Sandvik, the Stockholm-based engineering giant, to underwrite its 2026-2029 R&D push. This financing is set to accelerate the development of next-generation cutting technologies, tooling systems, battery-electric mining equipment and advanced autom… Read more…

Cat Battery Electric Haul Trucks Begin Pilbara Testing with Rio Tinto and BHP

Cat Battery Electric Haul Trucks Begin Pilbara Testing with Rio Tinto and BHP Australia’s mining industry is entering a pivotal era of electrification and fleet decarbonisation, with two Cat 793 XE Early Learner battery-electric haul trucks now commissioned at BHP’s Jimblebar iron ore mine in the Pilbara. Delivered through an unprecedented collaboration involving BHP, Rio … Read more…

Smart Mining Gains Momentum With Rithmik And Hitachi Collaboration

Smart Mining Gains Momentum With Rithmik And Hitachi Collaboration Rithmik Solutions has taken a decisive step in its growth trajectory with Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. making a minority strategic investment as part of the company’s ongoing financing round. This development signals an important moment in the evolution of smart mining, bringing together Rithmik’s OEM‑agnostic, … Read more…

Bridging Continents and Building Futures

Bridging Continents and Building Futures Global infrastructure development is forging ahead at an unprecedented scale. From new highways carving through dense jungles to colossal bridges spanning rivers and bays, countries around the world are investing heavily in transportation and heavy infrastructure to drive economic growth and connectivity. In recent months, ambitious projects, particularly i… Read more…

Cummins and Komatsu Advance Hybrid Mining Haulage

Cummins and Komatsu Advance Hybrid Mining Haulage The global mining sector finds itself on the cusp of a transformative era, where decarbonisation is no longer on the horizon but firmly at the forefront of strategic planning. In a bold move to speed up the adoption of low-carbon haulage solutions, Cummins Inc. and Komatsu Ltd. have … Read more…

Rokbak Rugged ADT’s Hauling Africa’s Toughest Projects

Rokbak Rugged ADT’s Hauling Africa’s Toughest Projects In the relentless landscapes of Africa, where searing heat, swirling dust and torrential rains can turn a job site into a battleground, only the toughest machinery can keep pace. Rokbak articulated dump trucks (ADTs) have been proving their mettle across the continent, showcasing a rare combination of reliability, … Read more…

AGGPRO and Terracon Forge a Powerful Partnership to Advance Material Processing

AGGPRO and Terracon Forge a Powerful Partnership to Advance Material Processing AGGPRO, a long-standing leader in the UK’s aggregate processing machinery sector, has announced a strategic partnership with Terracon, a global pioneer in high-performance blenders. This collaboration marks a major milestone in AGGPRO’s journey, expanding its capabilities beyond its traditional strongholds of crushing… Read more…

Rio Tinto Powers Up in Mongolia with Battery Swap Electric Haul Trucks

Rio Tinto Powers Up in Mongolia with Battery Swap Electric Haul Trucks Rio Tinto has joined forces with China’s State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) Qiyuan to trial a ground-breaking battery swap electric haul truck system at the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia. The initiative marks Rio Tinto’s first use of such technology in a surface mining … Read more…

Sustainable Aggregates Are Changing How the World Builds

Sustainable Aggregates Are Changing How the World Builds Imagine a fine powdery dust piling up by the tonne at the edge of a quarry, once considered little more than an inconvenient by-product. Today, that very quarry dust is being reimagined as a treasure trove of sustainable building material. In an era when the construction industry … Read more…

CDE’s CIRCLE Symposium to Tackle PFAS Contamination

CDE’s CIRCLE Symposium to Tackle PFAS Contamination Balancing the demands of global infrastructure growth with the urgent call for environmental responsibility has become one of the great challenges of our era. Rising to meet it, wet processing pioneer CDE is setting the stage for CIRCLE 2026, a major waste recycling symposium in Brussels on 7th … Read more…

Saint-Gobain’s Canadian Kootenay West Gypsum Mine Reaches Full Production

Saint-Gobain’s Canadian Kootenay West Gypsum Mine Reaches Full Production Saint-Gobain Canada has marked a pivotal moment in its Western Canadian operations with the completion and commissioning of the CertainTeed Kootenay West Gypsum Mine near Canal Flats, British Columbia. With the installation of permanent equipment now finalised, the site officially transitions into full production capacity, r… Read more…

Odyssey Marine’s Autonomous Landers Unveil the Secrets of the Cook Islands Seabed

Odyssey Marine’s Autonomous Landers Unveil the Secrets of the Cook Islands Seabed Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. has achieved a major milestone in ocean science with the successful deployment of two Autonomous Benthic Mini Landers (ABML) in the Cook Islands’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The operation, conducted in partnership with German engineering firm Develogic GmbH, marks … Read more…

Robe River Joint Venture boosts Pilbara’s Future with $733m Investment

Robe River Joint Venture boosts Pilbara’s Future with $733m Investment In a significant move to strengthen Western Australia’s iron ore production, the Robe River Joint Venture partners, Rio Tinto, Mitsui, and Nippon Steel, have announced a US$733 million investment to develop new deposits at the West Angelas mine. Rio Tinto’s share in this venture amounts … Read more…

Hitachi and Rio Tinto Join Forces to Advance Remote Operation for Mega Excavators

Hitachi and Rio Tinto Join Forces to Advance Remote Operation for Mega Excavators Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. has inked a pivotal five-year Charter agreement with Technological Resources Pty Limited, a subsidiary of global mining giant Rio Tinto, to jointly develop remote operation technologies for ultra-large hydraulic excavators. The partnership, which strengthens an already well-es… Read more…