Heidelberg Materials is accelerating a global rollout of autonomous heavy mobile equipment across its quarries, signalling quarry-scale adoption of autonomous haulage systems comparable to large open-pit mines. The company is working with Applied Intuition and Pronto for autonomy software and validation, sensmore for sensor and perception solutions, and Epiroc for compatible haul trucks and drilling platforms. For geotechnical and quarry planners, this points to tighter integration of fleet autonomy with shorter haul profiles, smaller truck classes and less severe duty cycles than typical mining AHS deployments.

DISA Technologies has closed a US$33 million strategic financing round led by Galvanize, with participation from BHP Ventures, to scale its mineral processing, domestic uranium remediation and resource recovery platform. CEO Greyson Buckingham positions the funding as a growth milestone for deploying DISA’s high‑impact processing solutions across critical minerals and legacy uranium sites in the United States. For miners and remediation contractors, the deal signals growing backing from majors for specialised processing technologies targeting both production and clean‑up of uranium and other critical commodities.

Komatsu Rental has expanded its full-service equipment rental offering into Western Australia, giving contractors in construction, quarrying and mining short- and medium-term access to Komatsu earthmoving and production machinery without capital outlay. The fleet includes late-model excavators, loaders and haul trucks with factory-integrated telematics and emissions-compliant engines, supplied with maintenance, parts and condition monitoring bundled into the hire rate. For project managers facing tighter delivery timelines and cost pressures, the model allows rapid up- or down-scaling of fleet size without long-term ownership risk or workshop overheads.