Metso has staged a three-day live demonstration in Suzhou, China, of its mobile Media Pumping System (MPS) for HIGmill™ and SMD fine grinding applications, drawing customers and media suppliers from multiple countries. The MPS is designed to automate and simplify grinding media handling and transfer, replacing manual loading with pumped media circulation between storage and mills. For plant engineers, the system targets reduced liner damage risk, more controlled media addition rates, and lower manual handling exposure around vertical stirred mills.

DryFlow Magnetics has secured up to A$48.4 million from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s Future Made in Australia Innovation Fund to build a first-of-a-kind dry magnetite upgrading demonstration plant in South Australia. The 1.5 Mt/y facility will convert magnetite iron ore into high‑purity iron using a dry beneficiation flowsheet, eliminating process water and associated tailings dams. For process and project engineers, the key questions will centre on ore feed specification, power demand versus wet circuits, and integration with existing crushing and screening infrastructure.

Greatland Resources’ September-quarter results show the Telfer gold–copper operation in Western Australia generated $289 million in operating cash flow, cementing its role as the funding base for the nearby Havieron development. The company is simultaneously investing in sustaining capital at Telfer and advancing Havieron, a high-grade gold–copper deposit located about 45km away in the Paterson Province. For mine planners and project financiers, the update signals a strategy of using mature Telfer cash flows to de-risk Havieron’s construction and ramp-up profile.