Advanced Navigation America has opened a US manufacturing facility to scale production of its inertial navigation and robotics systems for GPS-denied underground and surface mines, reducing reliance on vulnerable, legacy GPS-based infrastructure. The plant will build mining-grade INS/IMU units and navigation systems designed to maintain centimetre-level positioning in dust, blast-induced shock and long-haul drifts where satellite signals are unavailable or intermittent. For mine operators, this supports more reliable autonomous haulage, drilling guidance and fleet tracking without installing extensive fixed beacons or repeaters.

Multotec Zambia is marking its 25th anniversary in 2026 by opening a new Central Africa Regional Head Office that will expand local manufacturing, assembly and service support for the Zambian and regional mining sector. The facility is intended to bring Multotec’s process equipment expertise and technology—such as wear linings, screening media and cyclones—closer to copper and cobalt operations that currently rely heavily on imported or South African-supplied components. For mine operators, increased in-country capacity should shorten lead times for critical spares and enable more responsive on-site technical support.

Minera Saucito, one of Fresnillo PLC’s highest‑producing silver and gold operations in Mexico, has boosted underground productivity by replacing conventional units with two Atlas Copco XRVS 960E electric air compressors. The E-Air machines, installed deep underground, deliver compressed air via electric drives rather than diesel, cutting operating costs and reducing heat and exhaust loads in confined headings. For mine engineers, the shift supports higher air availability for drilling and bolting while easing ventilation demand and power‑supply planning.