TAKRAF Group has acquired Madrid-based FSI FILTRACIÓN SL, an engineering company specialising in liquid/solid separation and filtration technologies, with the transaction closing on 3 November 2026. FSI FILTRACIÓN will be integrated into TAKRAF’s DELKOR filtration portfolio but continue serving its existing customer base, adding proprietary filter designs and process know-how for mining and industrial slurries. The deal signals further consolidation in high-capacity filtration, relevant for tailings dewatering, concentrate filtration and water recovery in new and brownfield plants.

Fluor Corporation has received full notice to proceed as EPCM contractor for the Fourth Grinding Line Expansion Project at Sierra Gorda Sociedad Contractual Minera’s large open-pit copper-molybdenum operation, 60 km south of Calama in Chile’s Antofagasta Region. The brownfield project adds a new grinding line to the existing concentrator, requiring integration with operating crushing, conveying and process water systems. For geotechnical and civil teams, key tasks will centre on foundations, earthworks and tie-ins around an active plant with constrained layouts and ongoing production.

Waratah Minerals has defined a maiden JORC mineral resource of 3.1Moz gold at its Spur project in New South Wales, comprising 82.9Mt at 1.2g/t across the Spur and Consols zones. The company is planning further drilling to target a 5Moz resource, focusing on extensions of the current mineralisation envelope and infill of higher-grade shoots. For mine planning and geotechnical teams, the current scale suggests potential for a large-tonnage open pit with subsequent underground options if continuity at depth is confirmed.