LGMG is partnering with autonomous driving specialist Boonray to develop the RTE156, a factory‑fitted autonomous, battery electric mining truck aimed at the Chinese surface mining market. The collaboration integrates Boonray’s AHS stack directly into LGMG’s haul truck platform, avoiding aftermarket retrofits and allowing tighter control of drive‑by‑wire, perception and fleet management systems. For mine operators, the model signals growing availability of OEM‑level autonomous electric haulage options that can be specified at purchase and tuned to local duty cycles and ramp profiles.

A large South American copper mine has increased crusher availability to production by 2.2% after switching the bushing gear oil to a formulation supplied by Lubrication Engineers. The change also cut lubricant consumption by 83%, delivering direct cost savings alongside reduced handling and storage requirements. For reliability engineers, the case underlines the impact of lubricant selection on crusher uptime without major mechanical modifications.

ACG Metals has reported sustained improvement in gold recovery at the Gediktepe mine in Türkiye after introducing a proprietary heap leaching process, already patented locally and in progress across 35 other jurisdictions. The new metallurgical approach is applied as an additional product within the existing recovery circuit rather than a full plant redesign, targeting higher extraction from oxide ore heaps. For engineers, the key point is a process-intensification route to lift recoveries on current pads, potentially deferring major capital for new leach infrastructure.