Integrated Pump Technology is using Grindex submersible pumps and Godwin diesel-driven units to expand mine dewatering supply across both mature and emerging African jurisdictions. The company is banking on the brands’ large installed base on the continent and strong after-sales support to win contracts where pump reliability and serviceability are critical selection criteria. For mine operators, the move signals wider access to established high-head and high-abrasion dewatering solutions without changing existing spares, maintenance practices or pump curves.

Cove Kaz Capital Group has appointed DRA Global, ERM and Knight Piésold to deliver a definitive feasibility study for the Northern Katpar tungsten project in Kazakhstan, held by Severniy Katpar LLP in which Cove Kaz holds an interest. DRA Global will lead process plant and mine design, ERM will focus on environmental and social impact assessment, and Knight Piésold will cover tailings, water management and geotechnical engineering. The DFS mandate signals movement towards detailed design of tungsten concentrator flowsheets, TSF layouts and permitting packages in a critical minerals jurisdiction.

Explosives and blasting suppliers are rolling out remote and automated systems to keep personnel away from the underground face and surface bench during loading and initiation. Technologies include tele-remote blast-hole charging units, wireless electronic detonators with encrypted bidirectional communication, and blast management platforms that sequence shots from control rooms. For geotechnical and mining engineers, this shift changes blast design constraints, demands more precise timing and burden control, and requires closer integration of drilling data, fragmentation modelling, and ground control plans.