Sandvik Mining is expanding its Papua New Guinea footprint with larger service facilities, higher workshop and parts-handling capacity, and upgraded logistics to support major hard-rock operations such as Porgera and Lihir. The company, which has run a local entity in PNG for over five years, is adding in-country technical staff and training to support its underground loaders, TH trucks and rotary drill rigs under long-term maintenance and rebuild contracts. For mine operators, the move reduces reliance on offshore rebuild centres and shortens critical spares lead times.

Jianlong Group and battery giant CATL have signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Ningde, Fujian, to electrify key stages of the steel industry value chain, including green smart mines and on-site logistics. The partnership covers deployment of new energy systems in steel production, mine haulage and plant logistics electrification, and development of zero‑carbon industrial parks. For mine operators and plant engineers, this signals increased demand for battery‑powered mobile equipment, high‑capacity charging infrastructure, and integrated energy‑storage solutions across Chinese steel and mining assets.

Improving safety across Australia’s mining sites focuses on cutting persistent fatality and injury risks despite a 65 per cent drop in deaths between 2003 and 2015. The piece points to haul truck collisions, fall-of-ground incidents in underground stopes, and maintenance work around conveyors and crushers as continuing high-consequence hazards. Emphasis is placed on controls such as proximity detection on large mobile plant, remote or autonomous operation in high-risk zones, and stronger critical control management tied to real-time monitoring of leading indicators.