Sandvik has secured a SEK 175 million order from LKAB to supply crushing and screening equipment for the new iron ore sorting plant at Malmberget, booked in Q2 2026. The package includes cone crushers, double-deck screens and vibrating feeders, forming the core of the primary and secondary sizing circuit. For plant designers and process engineers, the deal signals continued reliance on high-capacity, fixed crushing lines for Nordic underground iron ore operations rather than modular or fully mobile alternatives.

Eurasian Resources Group’s Aluminium of Kazakhstan unit has commissioned BAUER rotary drilling equipment at open pit No. 4 of the Vostochno-Ayatskoye Krasno-Oktyabrskoye bauxite mine to trial what is described as the world’s first vertical bauxite extraction project. The system uses vertical rotary drilling rather than conventional bench blasting and truck–shovel methods, aiming to access deeper ore zones within the existing pit footprint. For geotechnical and mine planners, the approach could alter pit slope design, drilling patterns and ground support requirements if adopted at scale.

Delivery of locomotives to Camalco Cameroon S.A marks a key step in Canyon Resources’ mine-to-port logistics build-out for the Minim Martap bauxite project. The rail units will underpin dedicated ore haulage from the mine in Cameroon to port export facilities, supporting the planned production ramp-up and reducing reliance on road trucking. For engineers, the move signals that bulk materials handling, rail integration and port interface design are now on the project’s critical path.