XCMG Australia has hosted a Wirlu-Murra Enterprises delegation from the Pilbara at XCMG Group’s Xuzhou headquarters to deepen collaboration on mining equipment supply and support. The visit centred on large-scale haul trucks, excavators and autonomous-ready fleets for iron ore operations, along with discussions on parts warehousing, technician training and lifecycle service models tailored to remote Western Australian sites. For geotechnical and mining teams, the partnership signals closer integration of Traditional Owner enterprises into OEM selection, site maintenance contracts and long-term fleet planning.

Gold Candle is acquiring Pan American Silver’s Larder property in Ontario’s Abitibi greenstone belt in an all-share deal worth 15,000,000 common shares, giving Pan American about 12.9% of Gold Candle on closing. The transaction covers the entire Larder package, including the Bear Lake, Cheminis and Fernland gold zones along the Cadillac–Larder Lake break, a major Archean shear-hosted gold corridor. For miners and explorers, the deal consolidates control of a structurally complex, high-potential orogenic gold trend under a single, exploration-focused junior.

JCHX has broken ground on a new underground high-end intelligent heavy mining equipment factory for its King Ant product line in the Daye Lake High-Tech Zone, Huangshi City, Hubei Province, expanding domestic capacity for loaders, trucks and other mechanised mining fleets. The facility, led by subsidiary JCHX (Hubei) Intelligent Equipment Co Ltd, will focus on intelligent, battery-electric and automation-ready machines tailored to Chinese hard-rock mines. For contractors and mine owners, the project signals stronger local supply options for advanced underground fleets and reduced reliance on imported OEMs.