JOEST Australia has secured the largest order in its history from Pilgangoora Operations Pty Ltd for the PLS P2000 Expansion Project at the Pilgangoora hard rock lithium mine in Western Australia. The contract covers multiple vibrating screens, feeders and a primary grizzly, building on JOEST’s previous scope at the site. With the P1000 Expansion Project due to complete in 2025, the new package signals further scaling of front-end crushing and screening capacity, with implications for equipment sizing, wear-liner selection and maintenance planning in high-throughput lithium circuits.

FLANDERS has completed a claimed world-first installation of its hybrid-electric control cabinet on a diesel-electric Komatsu 930E haul truck operated by Eagle Summit Resources at the Belle Ayr coal mine in Wyoming. The retrofit cabinet replaces legacy electric-drive controls to address haul truck obsolescence while retaining the existing diesel-electric drivetrain. For mine operators, the approach signals a pathway to extend 930E fleet life and prepare for future higher-level electrification without full truck replacement.

FLS is evolving its KREBS slurry pump range as African mines push higher plant throughputs, run more complex circuits and pump tailings over longer distances to remote storage facilities, according to Nico Erasmus, Vice President and Head of Pumps, Cyclones and Valves in Africa. The company is focusing on hydraulic redesign, wear-material upgrades and improved sealing to handle higher solids loadings and elevated discharge pressures without excessive maintenance. For engineers, the message is tighter pump selection and lifecycle management as duty points shift beyond traditional design envelopes.