Exxaro’s Grootegeluk coal mine in South Africa will serve as the test bed for Hitachi Construction Machinery’s new hybrid mining truck, aimed at cutting diesel consumption and advancing dump-truck decarbonisation ahead of the company’s rebrand to LANDCROS in April 2027. The trial will focus on integrating hybrid drive with digital monitoring systems to optimise haul profiles and energy recovery on large, continuous-pit haul routes. For mine planners and fleet engineers, performance data from Grootegeluk’s high-volume overburden and coal haul will be critical for future fleet selection and infrastructure power planning.

World Mining Congress 2026 in Lima drew more than 5,500 participants from 55 countries, turning Peru into a temporary hub for global mining policy, technology and project development debates. Delegates from industry, government, academia and international organisations focused on mining’s role in tackling major challenges such as energy transition metals, decarbonisation of operations and social licence to operate. For engineers and operators, the scale and diversity of attendance signal strong international interest in Peruvian deposits, project pipelines and regulatory stability.

Metso has secured continuation of a long-term supply agreement with a major South American miner for MX crusher wear parts used in Nordberg MP1250 cone crushers, in what it calls one of its largest such orders in the region. The deal is underpinned by joint technology development and continuous improvement work with the client, enabling Metso to roll out new wear-liner solutions tailored to the MP1250 duty. For plant and maintenance engineers, the agreement signals ongoing OEM-backed optimisation of liner life, crusher availability and energy performance on high-throughput secondary/tertiary circuits.