Two sets of mine hoisting equipment from Tianjin SIEMAG TECBERG Machinery Co Ltd have passed final acceptance at the SDE 2# coal mine in Indonesia, confirming the German group’s first operational hoisting installation in the country. The project, delivered for the developing SDE 2# shaft complex, includes complete mechanical and electrical hoist systems engineered for deep coal operations. Successful commissioning signals SIEMAG TECBERG’s technical and service capability for shaft hoisting in Indonesia and supports its broader expansion strategy in Southeast Asia.

Commissioning has started on Rio2’s new Tailings Filtration Facility at the Condestable copper mine in Peru, an 18‑month build with a reported capital cost of about US$27 million to convert the operation to dry‑stack tailings. The facility will replace conventional slurry deposition with filtered tailings stacked on a compacted, engineered surface, reducing water return pipelines and large impoundment requirements. For geotechnical and tailings engineers, the shift implies new demands on filtration performance, stack stability design and operational monitoring in a seismically active coastal region.

WireCo has identified vibration and shock transfer as a major driver of structural fatigue in draglines and electric rope shovels, and is promoting its UNION Gladiator synthetic pendants to reduce these dynamic loads. By replacing traditional steel pendants with synthetic elements, the system is designed to dampen impact forces transmitted through the boom and rigging, lowering peak stresses on critical welds and chord members. The approach targets mines operating equipment at higher duty cycles, aiming to extend structural life and defer major rebuilds or replacements.