IM September 2026 is here - have a read to get updated on the next wave of #autonomoushaulage; what's happening in #shaftsinking tech; plus #miningconsultants; #miningnetworks & comms; #minesafety as well as a High Profile article on #MeiTeng's #drysorting tech tinyurl.com/k57y5dv6

In June, #Hammerstone Infrastructure Materials took delivery of an R 9150 excavator. This delivery brings Hammerstone’s number of these 150-tonne-class @Liebherr #excavators to three, with all of these machines working at Hammerstone’s #MuskegQuarry, one of Western Canada’s biggest limestone quarries tinyurl.com/y84bp82z

The Geological Survey of Finland has acquired two Roxia Smart Filter Press™ filters for the GTK Mintec research and pilot environment in Outokumpu, Finland | tinyurl.com/33yte8ab #GTKMintec #Roxia #filtration #mineralprocessing

Metso has expanded its product development, testing and technology demonstration capabilities with the commissioning of a new 4 MW extra-large slurry pump test rig at its Test and Training Center in Sala, Sweden | tinyurl.com/stur2vxt @MetsoOfficial #slurrypumps #METS

Epiroc has won an order for underground mining equipment - including the LHD 5.5 LP low-profile loader, UV42 utility vehicle, as well a range of UV42 cassettes - from Sibanye-Stillwater for its Siphumelele platinum mine in South Africa | tinyurl.com/yst9z3d8 #Epiroc @SIBSTILL

Sandvik is looking to shift the battery-electric dynamic in underground drilling from one focused on vehicle propulsion to one that also directly improves the drilling process, Johannes Välivaara, President, Underground Drilling, told IM | tinyurl.com/bp7e9yt4 @Sandvik_Mining

What distinguishes the #DosAmigos #copper-#gold project in #Chile is not only what @SC_Americas found, but how it found it. The project was identified and structured through #GMiningCapital, an upstream #copper business development platform jointly established and operated by @SumitomoCorpor1 & the #Gignac family, founder of @GMiningVentures tinyurl.com/2rwbvb5w

.@Eldorado_Gold Corporation has announced that the #Skouries mine in northern #Greece has been successfully energised following completion of the permanent connection to the Greek national #powergrid following final inspection, testing and approval by the Greek transmission authority tinyurl.com/jtpsdrjz

On September 28, #Chile Joint Minister of Economy, Development & Tourism and Mining, Daniel Mas, was present at the #Quilapilún Station in Colina commune for the opening of a pipe valve, marking the beginning of the supply of #desalinated #water to @AngloAmericanCL's #LosBronces #copper mining operations tinyurl.com/64fbu5z8 @AngloAmerican

.@CaterpillarInc has been increasing the pace of deployment of its #Commandforhauling #autonomoushaulage tech in the #quarrying & small mining sector. Following successes with Luck Stone and Carmeuse, it is now deploying Command for hauling on a 777 fleet at the #RichardsSpur operation of @DoleseBros in #Oklahoma supported by @WarrenCAT tinyurl.com/2sc33z84

MACA has secured a two-year contract extension with Emerald Resources at the Okvau gold mine in Cambodia, extending the partnership through to February 2030 | tinyurl.com/2u77k8nb #MACA #EmeraldResources #Okvau #METS #contractmining

Perenti's five drilling businesses, Ausdrill, DDH1 Drilling, Ranger Drilling, Swick Mining Services and Strike Drilling, have been awarded multiple contracts, while its underground mining business, AUMS, has been awarded a contract with Endeavour Mining at the Sabodala-Massawa Mining Complex in Senegal | tinyurl.com/4y69mktc #Perenti #METS

#EnvisionEnergy, a global leader in green technology, recently announced the successful energisation of #Morocco’s first large-scale #lithiumironphosphate (LFP) #battery #energystorage system at @OCPGroup’s #Benguerir #phosphate mining site. The 25 MW/125 MWh system was supplied and commissioned by Envision Energy under a contract signed in late 2025 & is now undergoing testing before entering commercial operation tinyurl.com/e952ev4k

.@EaconMining says it has completed validation of an autonomous driving capability at #Zijinshan copper-gold mine that enables #miningtrucks to maintain #driverless operation through extended #tunnelsections where Global Navigation Satellite System (#GNSS)/Real-Time Kinematic (#RTK) positioning & network connectivity are temporarily unavailable tinyurl.com/k6are7e8

.@SandvikGroup has received an order from #Orken LLP, the #ironore division of #Qarmet JSC, to supply a 27-unit #underground #miningfleet to support the transition from manual development to #mechanisedmining at its #Atasu operation at the #WesternKarazhal mine in #Kazakhstan tinyurl.com/37a39ayb @Sandvik_Mining

Italy's global leadership in #miningequipment #undercarriage components was highlighted again this week with the agreed sale of #Valsamoggia, Bologna based #Italtractor #ITM by US wheels & tyres company @titan_tire to #Modena's #USCO SpA tinyurl.com/4rn8ma4z

In a milestone achievement, @VolvoGroup #AutonomousSolutions recently announced that it has hauled more than 3 Mt of material #autonomously in the #mining & quarrying segment. It says this demonstrates the ability of autonomous transportation to deliver consistent & reliable value to customers tinyurl.com/3md9fny4

Martin Engineering says it has broadened its footprint in Ghana by partnering with Aggrey & Associates, one of the country’s most trusted mining and industrial operations consultants | tinyurl.com/28d3sdeu @MARTINupdates #bulkhandling #AggreyAssociates #miningconveyors

BQE Water Inc has announced the successful restart and operation of the selenium removal treatment plant at the Kemess project in collaboration with Centerra Gold Inc, in British Columbia, Canada | tinyurl.com/4w9tzz7y @bqewater @CenterraGold #Kemess #watertreatment

.@Accenture has launched #AccentureConstruct, a new global business to help project owners plan, deliver and optimise large infrastructure & #capitalprojects, including in the mining industry. The new entity is designed to reinvent how capital projects are delivered to overcome delays, cost overruns and execution risk by evolving fragmented #projectdelivery models with the use of #AI and data shorturl.at/DtbkT

Sandvik in Australia has marked 10 years of its formal reconciliation journey by launching its 2026-2028 Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan, setting new commitments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment, supplier participation, cultural capability and organisational accountability | tinyurl.com/k78436dx @Sandvik_Mining