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Expanding Canada’s mining tax incentives to include engineering, feasibility and technical studies as Canadian exploration expenses could lift exploration spending by up to US$1.1 billion (C$1.6 billion) per year, EY estimates for the Association for Mineral Exploration. EY projects this could advance three to five additional mines, adding C$5.2–12.2 billion to GDP from exploration and a further C$12.9–21.4 billion over mine construction plus 15–20 years of operations, against C$6.6 billion in forgone tax revenue over a decade. Budget 2025 currently proposes excluding feasibility-related costs, despite support for broader eligibility from six provinces and Yukon.

McEwen has agreed to sell its Fuller and Paymaster gold properties in Ontario’s Timmins district to Discovery Mining for $55 million in cash and stock, freeing capital to push a production target of 250,000–300,000 gold-equivalent ounces per year by 2030. The deal covers 210 hectares at Fuller, a 60% stake in the 179-hectare Paymaster property, and associated surface rights, consolidating Paymaster under Discovery’s Dome Mine subsidiary. Proceeds will be reinvested into the Fox Complex (Froome, Stock, Grey Fox), Nevada’s Gold Bar Complex, and Mexico’s El Gallo build, with Stock Mine slated for first ore in Q4 2026 and commercial output in Q1 2027.

Rare earth recycler Paladin EnviroTech is investing over US$5 million to expand its Ohio recovery facility from 40 to 150 tonnes per year by Q3 next year, targeting end-of-life hard drives, EV motors, generators, MRI machines and wind turbines containing neodymium, praseodymium, terbium and dysprosium (up to ~16% Dy in MRI magnets). Working with Western Digital and Critical Materials Recycling, Paladin uses a non-acidic selective leaching process achieving 97–98% rare earth recovery and about 90% total value recovery, feeding mixed rare earth oxides back into Western magnet supply chains.

Superior Industries is making its patented Titanium Seal standard on all conveyor idlers, shifting it from a premium option to baseline specification across its bulk material handling range. The seal is engineered to protect idler bearings from contamination and extend service life by at least 25% compared with conventional designs, directly targeting failures from dust and moisture ingress on overland and plant conveyors. For mine operators, the change signals longer idler replacement intervals, reduced unplanned stoppages and potentially lower spares inventories on high-tonnage conveyor systems.

Australia’s Resources Minister Madeleine King is using IMARC 2026 in Sydney to position the country as a central hub in global critical minerals supply chains, with a strong focus on lithium, nickel and rare earths projects. The event is expected to draw thousands of delegates and several hundred exhibitors across exploration, mine automation and downstream processing, including OEMs showcasing autonomous haulage fleets and OEM-agnostic fleet management systems. For engineers, the agenda signals continued investment in electrified mobile equipment, high-throughput ore sorting and low-carbon refining technologies.

FLSmidth has secured a major order in Chile to supply core grinding technologies for a new copper grinding line, including high-pressure grinding rolls (HPGR) and a ball mill. The package follows earlier collaborative engineering work on the mine’s expansion and is positioned as the next phase of a long-term process plant partnership with the unnamed customer. For process engineers, the HPGR–ball mill configuration signals continued confidence in energy-efficient comminution flowsheets for large-scale copper operations in the Andean region.

Hexagon AB has agreed to acquire geotechnical analysis specialist Rocscience from TA Associates and the company’s founders, integrating it into Hexagon’s Radar & Monitoring Division within the Infrastructure & Geospatial Business Area. The move targets tighter coupling of slope stability and underground excavation models in Rocscience with real-time data from Hexagon’s radar, GNSS and other deformation monitoring sensors. For mine operators and infrastructure owners, this signals faster feedback loops between numerical models and field measurements for managing geological risk and ground movement.

Mastermyne Group has secured a new mining services contract with GMT Mining Pty Ltd for the restart and ongoing operation of the Tahmoor underground coal mine in New South Wales. The mine was recently acquired by a consortium of M Group – Mastermyne’s largest shareholder – and Golden Energy and Resources (GEAR), and will be operated by GM3. The deal signals a structured restart pathway for Tahmoor, with clear separation between ownership (M Group/GEAR), operations (GM3) and contracted underground services (Mastermyne).

The last phase of $12 million upgrades to the Newell Highway’s Tycannah heavy vehicle rest areas in New South Wales has begun, under the Federal Heavy Vehicle Rest Area initiative within the Safer Roads programme. Works target high-use stops on the Victoria–Queensland freight corridor, used intensively by B-double and road train operators as well as caravan traffic. For pavement and civil designers, the project signals continued investment in heavy-axle-load parking bays, safer access geometry, and amenities that support mandated fatigue management stops.

Construction has begun on the first package of the $25 million Bridport Road Freight Efficiency and Safety Upgrades in north‑east Tasmania, a key route for heavy vehicles servicing regional agriculture and forestry. Jointly funded by the Australian and Tasmanian governments, the staged works will target freight pinch points with geometry improvements, shoulder widening and intersection upgrades to reduce crash risk and travel time variability for B‑doubles and other high-mass vehicles. Geotechnical and pavement design will need to accommodate existing rural subgrades and high seasonal moisture, with minimal disruption to current freight flows.

Black Cat Syndicate has intersected 9.86m at 27.38g/t gold from 107.44m, including 0.60m at 186.27g/t, in surface diamond hole LXDD26007 at the near-surface Lynx lode within the Paulsens gold operation in Western Australia. The company reports that early drilling around Paulsens points to similar high-grade structures elsewhere on the mine lease, suggesting additional near-surface lodes could be defined with relatively short-hole surface programmes. For mine planners and geotechs, this supports potential for shallow, high-grade feed and may influence pit-shell optimisation and geotechnical design around new lode geometries.

Following the recent High Court ruling on New South Wales’ Mount Pleasant coal mine, the Mining and Energy Union (MEU) has backed the operation as a “critically important employer” and urged that its long-term future be secured. MEU Northern Mining and NSW Energy officials are pushing for certainty for the workforce at the Muswellbrook-area thermal coal site, which supplies the domestic power market. The decision signals ongoing legal and regulatory risk for NSW coal approvals, with direct implications for mine life planning, capital deployment and regional employment stability.

Ore from Meeka Metals’ Andy Well underground mine is averaging about one-third above reserve grade, lifting September-quarter gold output 13 per cent to 7237oz from 6424oz in June. The processing plant treated 150,000 tonnes of ore at 95 per cent recovery, indicating strong metallurgical performance as underground stoping ramps up. Higher-than-modelled head grades and stable recoveries will feed directly into unit cost reductions and may justify updates to resource models and mine scheduling.

Renascor Resources has produced spherical graphite at 99.97 per cent carbon purity at its Adelaide demonstration plant, exceeding the ~99.95 per cent threshold typically required for lithium-ion battery anodes. The trial validates its chemical purification flowsheet on South Australian graphite concentrate, a critical step before scaling to commercial production for electric vehicle and stationary storage markets. For process engineers and metallurgists, the result suggests Renascor’s route can meet battery-grade specifications without additional high-temperature thermal purification.

Ausgold’s September quarter centred on a Binding Scheme Implementation Deed for its proposed acquisition by OceanaGold and the grant of new mining leases covering all ground needed to develop the Katanning gold project (KGP) in Western Australia. The consolidated tenure package now secures the planned open-pit footprint, waste rock landforms and associated infrastructure corridors across the KGP. For geotechnical and mine planners, this removes a key permitting constraint and clears the way for detailed pit design, geotech drilling and long-lead infrastructure studies under a potential OceanaGold ownership.

Fabrix and Cushman & Wakefield have been appointed by the London Legacy Development Corporation–Vistry joint venture to develop two commercial plots at Pudding Mill Lane, Stratford, delivering part of more than 1,000 homes and about 330,000 sq ft of commercial and community space. The commercial strategy will focus on two parcels of roughly 113,000 sq ft and 167,000 sq ft within Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park’s planned innovation district, adjacent to UCL East, BBC Music Studios and other East Bank institutions. The fossil fuel free scheme, using on-site air source heat pumps, green infrastructure and SuDS, will be built in phases to 2033 under existing outline consent.

Robertson Construction North West has completed the new two-storey Whitefield Community Fire Station for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, replacing the demolished original and adding a revitalised appliance bay, training tower, gym, upgraded parking and improved site landscaping. Sustainability measures include a green roof for thermal regulation and stormwater control, roof-mounted solar panels, air source heat pumps, energy‑efficient lighting and multiple EV charging points, supporting Greater Manchester’s 2038 carbon‑neutral target. The £65m estate investment has already delivered Blackley Community Fire Station and now moves to planning new facilities at Heywood and Withington.

Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe has partnered with Akkodis, part of the Adecco Group, to co-develop smart attachments and integrated machine solutions through Hitachi’s European Customisation Centre. The collaboration will focus on embedding advanced electronics, sensors and software into attachments and base machines, enabling tighter integration with Hitachi’s existing telematics and machine control platforms. For contractors and plant hirers, this signals a push towards factory-integrated, plug‑and‑play attachment packages rather than ad‑hoc aftermarket systems.