XCMG has unveiled the XES55 ultra-class electric rope shovel at its International Customer Festival in Xuzhou, expanding its high-end open-pit mining line beyond the XES35 launched in 2023. Positioned for ultra-large surface mines, the XES55 targets pairing with 220–300 t class haul trucks and long-life benches, signalling China’s push to localise production of large-capacity electric shovels traditionally dominated by Western OEMs. For mine planners and owners, the new model introduces another domestic option for high-throughput truck–shovel fleets in Chinese and Belt and Road projects.

MaxMine has rolled out a production-grade machine learning system for load and dump classification across Australian mine fleets operated by Glencore, NRW Holdings and Macmahon, with the platform now running continuously for six months. The edge-deployed models automatically tag truck payload events in near real time, sharply cutting missed or misclassified loads and reducing manual data cleaning by site engineers. Early results point to tighter haulage cycle control and more reliable production reporting, giving dispatch and planning teams higher-confidence payload and cycle-time data.

Metso has secured orders worth over €10 million to supply two horizontal grinding mills to Emerald Resources NL for the Dingo Range gold project in Western Australia and the Memot gold project in Cambodia, with booking recorded in the Minerals segment’s June 2026 quarter. The twin-mill package signals parallel process plant build-outs across two jurisdictions, giving Emerald commonality in comminution equipment, spares and control philosophy. For project engineers, early mill selection fixes key design envelopes for foundations, power demand and downstream throughput at both greenfield sites.