Cleanova has launched the patent-pending OMNI™ feed interface system, targeting slurry entry as a key bottleneck in filter press performance and designed for universal compatibility across existing press designs. By re-engineering the feed zone rather than the plates or cloths, OMNI™ aims to improve cake formation, reduce cycle time and cut energy use in high-throughput dewatering circuits. The system is positioned for brownfield retrofits in tailings, concentrate and industrial mineral applications where press capacity is constrained by feed distribution rather than installed filtration area.

Engineering firm Salko UK has secured a 12‑month contract extension with Redpath Deilmann to continue supplying mechanical labour at Anglo American’s Woodsmith polyhalite mine in North Yorkshire, set to become Europe’s deepest mineshaft. A dedicated Salko team will support ongoing shaft and materials-handling installations, working alongside Redpath Deilmann’s specialist sinking crews. The extension signals continued demand for experienced mechanical contractors as Woodsmith advances critical underground infrastructure for large-scale polyhalite extraction.

A new highwall mining machine from Gainwell Engineering was inaugurated on 19 April 2026 at the Sharda Open Cast Mine in SECL’s Sohagpur Area, adding to Coal India’s growing fleet of highwall units. SECL has used highwall mining since the early 2010s, applying the method to extract residual coal from exposed highwalls where dragline or shovel–dumper operations have reached economic or geotechnical limits. The additional unit should increase recovery from existing highwalls while deferring new box-cutting and overburden removal.