DELKOR India has completed a major revamp of Tata Steel’s 145 m² horizontal belt filter at the West Bokaro coal field, originally supplied in 2006, extending the life of one of the steelmaker’s largest filtration assets. The TAKRAF Group business upgraded key components and control elements to current DELKOR standards, improving cake washing and dewatering performance on fine coal. For plant engineers, the project shows the viability of large-scale refurbishment over full replacement for ageing vacuum belt filters in high-throughput coal circuits.

Gold extended gains on Friday as the US–Iran nuclear standoff escalated, with spot prices up 1.2% to above $5,250/oz and silver jumping 6% to $94/oz. Bullion has rebounded from last month’s 10% single-day crash, remains about 20% higher year-to-date, and is holding technical support above $5,000/oz. Inflows into gold-backed ETFs this week have more than offset late-January outflows, while traders also price in potential 2026 US rate cuts flagged by Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee.

Dateline Resources is moving into heavy rare earths by acquiring the Music Valley project in Riverside County, California, covering 57 mining claims over 1,140 acres with historical USGS rock chips grading 6.69%–15.04% TREO and a fractionated HREE signature rich in yttrium and dysprosium. The deal includes a US$1 million investment in Fermi Critical Minerals, adding exposure to drill‑permitted uranium and rare earth projects in Wyoming and Colorado. Music Valley complements Dateline’s Colosseum project in the Mojave Desert, which hosts a 1.1‑million‑oz JORC‑2012 gold resource in a Mountain Pass‑style geological setting.