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Barrick Gold has chosen Metso’s Concorde Cell flotation technology for the expansion of its Lumwana copper project in Zambia’s North-Western Province. This decision builds upon Metso’s existing relationship with Barrick, as the mining giant had previ

Maaden, Saudi Arabia’s state-owned mining company, has taken a significant step in bolstering its gold production capabilities by commissioning Metso, a Finnish industrial machinery company, to supply a comprehensive gold processing plant for its Ar

The board of Coal India Ltd. (CIL) has taken a significant step towards the listing of its subsidiary, South Eastern Coalfields Ltd. (SECL), marking a potential shift in the state-owned coal giant’s strategic approach to its subsidiaries. The board’s

The mining and energy sectors are witnessing a quiet revolution, with artificial intelligence and robotics stepping in to address workforce challenges and optimize operations. Myles Recny, co-founder of Texas-based AI software company Realm Alliance,

The Government of San Juan is expanding its technological training initiative, Verano Tech 2026, into the province’s mining departments for the first time. This move signals a strategic shift in how the mining sector engages with local communities, p

Variant Mining Technologies (VMT), an Ontario-based underground mining equipment and engineering company, has secured a multi-year contract to supply truck loading chutes at the Rio Tinto-operated Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia. This deal ma

The Weir Group PLC and Olayan Saudi Holding Company have formally inked a shareholders’ agreement to establish a joint venture in Saudi Arabia, a move that underscores the growing momentum in the Kingdom’s mining sector and the strategic importance o

Glencore’s McArthur River Mine (MRM) has taken a significant step towards enhancing safety in surface mining operations by successfully trialling and committing to expand the use of RCT’s Remote Shutdown System. The system, initially tested on a grad

Chile’s state-owned productive development agency, Corfo, has awarded funding to two research and development projects aimed at advancing direct lithium extraction (DLE) technologies and rare earth recovery. The initiatives, backed by up to US$5.8 mi

Australia’s mining sector is not just digging deeper and faster; it’s innovating smarter, with breakthroughs that are reshaping sustainability and safety standards across industries. From waste-to-energy systems to life-saving detection technology, t