CiDi Inc’s 2025 full-year report shows revenue rising from RMB410 million as it scales autonomous haulage systems for mining fleets in China and overseas, competing with EACON Mining, Shanghai BOONRAY, TAGE Idriver and WAYTOUS. The company is deploying retrofit autonomy kits and full-drive‑by‑wire platforms on large rigid and wide‑body trucks, targeting multi‑truck fleets in open pits. Reported challenges include integrating mixed fleets from different OEMs, maintaining reliable GNSS and perception in deep pits, and aligning autonomy roll‑outs with existing haul road geometry and dispatch systems.

Tianjin Meiteng Technology has commissioned five XRT ore sorting systems for Tajik-China Mining Co’s lead-zinc operations in Tajikistan after completing trial runs in March 2026. The intelligent sorting line, supplied as a full-service system, is now in production at one of the country’s largest integrated mining enterprises. For process engineers, the move signals further uptake of sensor-based sorting in Central Asian base metals, with implications for upstream grade control, reduced haulage of waste and potential debottlenecking of downstream milling circuits.

Sandvik will supply three DR413i rotary blasthole drill rigs to Glencore for the restart of the Bajo de la Alumbrera copper mine in Argentina, with the order booked in Q1 2026. The first DR413i is due on site in April 2026, with the remaining two units scheduled for delivery in Q4 2026, supporting pre-stripping and production drilling for the brownfield operation. The deal signals early capital deployment into large-diameter rotary drilling capacity ahead of full-scale mine recommissioning.