Holcim is expanding its electric mining equipment fleet at the 2 Mt/y Małogoszcz cement plant in Poland, backed by completion of the second stage of a dedicated charging station for its quarry vehicles. The large captive limestone quarry is being used as a testbed to run battery-electric mining units in a continuous production environment, with infrastructure scaled to support multiple heavy-duty machines. For geotechnical and quarry operators, the project offers an early full-scale reference for integrating high-capacity charging into hard rock extraction logistics.

Wheaton Precious Metals’ new CEO Haytham Hodaly plans to make multi‑billion‑dollar streams, like this year’s US$4.3‑billion silver deal on BHP’s Antamina copper‑zinc mine in Peru, a roughly annual feature as the company deploys about US$4.7 billion in 2026 while keeping over US$2.5 billion in undrawn credit. Wheaton forecasts production rising from 803,000 to 1.2 million gold‑equivalent oz. between 2025 and 2030 from 22 producing assets and more than 20 development projects, with about 80% of its portfolio in the lower half of the cost curve. Newer contracts link ongoing payments to a percentage of spot prices rather than fixed escalators, modestly raising Wheaton’s unit costs but easing long‑term pressure on operators’ cash flow and balance sheets.

Captura, a US electrochemical platform provider, and ElectraLith, a direct lithium extraction specialist, have formed a strategic partnership to commercialise ElectraLith’s DLE-R extraction-and-refining technology. The collaboration aims to deploy lower-impact, lower-cost lithium recovery using electrochemical processes rather than traditional evaporation ponds or hard‑rock routes. For project developers, the deal signals growing commercial backing for DLE flowsheets that can be integrated with brine operations to reduce surface footprint and potentially shorten time to first production.