Mining safety specialist David Coghlan, head of technology and product at TURCK, argues that connected sensing and control must shift mines from reactive alarms to predictive intervention as fleets, conveyors and fixed plant become more automated. He points to integrated proximity detection, real-time location and condition monitoring on mobile equipment, tied into site-wide networks, as the basis for predicting collision and entrapment risks rather than just logging incidents. For geotechnical and operations teams, this means designing safety systems around data quality, latency and interoperability, not just compliance with existing guarding and lock-out procedures.

Evolution Mining has become Carnaby Resources’ largest shareholder with a 13.7 per cent stake after acquiring the QIC Queensland Critical Minerals Fund’s ~37.9 million Carnaby shares as part of its proposed $213 million takeover. Evolution also issued about 2.6 million new shares to QIC, signalling continued use of scrip-based structures in Australian mid-tier M&A. For copper–gold project developers, the move points to stronger strategic interest from established producers in advanced exploration portfolios rather than greenfield assets.

Forrestania Resources has awarded MEGA Resources a ~$145 million contract for a two-year open-pit mining campaign at the Johnson Range gold project in Western Australia. The scope covers end-to-end pit development, including production drilling and blasting, ore and waste haulage, and construction of haul roads and associated mining infrastructure. Contractors and suppliers can expect near-term demand for drill-and-blast services, mobile fleet, and road construction materials, with geotechnical design and pit slope performance critical over the compressed two-year schedule.