Paul Moore

Things move fast in mining technology in China, especially when backed by one of the world’s largest mining companies. Back in January 2026, IM reported that Zijin Mining had begun producing its own battery electric mining trucks through a company it controlled called Fujian Longking, based in Longyan, Fujian Province. This was highly significant given

Evolution Mining in a recent post says it recognises climate change is a global issue requiring sustained action to ensure a positive future for the environment, communities and business. It added: “Our approach is to focus on practical measures to reduce emissions by building effective partnerships and strengthening our people’s capabilities to shape our preparedness

DryFlow Magnetics has secured up to A$48.4 million in grant funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) for a first-of-a-kind commercial demonstration project in South Australia. Supported under ARENA’s Future Made in Australia Innovation Fund, DryFlow will design, construct and operate a 1.5 Mt/y plant that upgrades magnetite iron ore into the high-purity iron

Recently, customers from around the world joined Metso in Suzhou, China, for a live demonstration of Metso’s revolutionary Media Pumping System (MPS) for HIGmill™ and SMD applications. The event brought together Metso experts, media suppliers and customers for three days of classroom sessions and hands-on demonstrations, showcasing how the mobile MPS simplifies media handling before

Wabtec Digital Mine and Razor Labs have announced a new partnership, unveiled at IMARC 2026. Through this partnership, Wabtec will offer Razor Labs’ DataMind AI™ predictive maintenance solution to its mining customers. The partner companies stated: “Many mine operators have long managed fleet safety, fleet operations and equipment health through separate systems, often drawing on

Epiroc is already known globally in mining as one of the leading suppliers of autonomous solutions. What is less known is that in the past few years, it has put a lot of effort and investment into building new innovation environments dedicated to autonomy around the world. Known as Surface Mining Automation Centers, or within

BHP and Rio Tinto say they have successfully completed the first “megawatt scale” charge – described as more than a MW of power – into of one of the two Cat® 793 XE Early Learner battery-electric haul trucks they are jointly evaluating in testing at BHP’s Jimblebar iron ore mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara. They

Emeco is Australia’s leading mining equipment rental and maintenance services provider, and at IMARC 2026 in Sydney this week in a presentation from Ian Testrow, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, the company talked about connecting maintenance strategy, condition monitoring and execution on a mining fleet. The company has around 840 of its own equipment

Evolution Mining’s Cowal Gold Operations, located in New South Wales, Australia, operates a large-scale gold processing facility with a conventional comminution circuit consisting of primary crushing followed by semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) and ball milling. The circuit is configured to process a blend of open pit and underground ores and feeds downstream flotation and leaching processes.

AngloGold Ashanti’s Obuasi Gold Mine in Ghana has been a long-standing supporter of Gekko Systems’ InLine Leach Reactor (ILR) technology, having adopted the technology during its early years of commercial deployment. In 2027, the Obuasi processing plant, which incorporates a BIOX® circuit, will commission its fourth ILR. The site has successfully operated three ILRs since