VEGA’s MINITRAC 31 radiometric sensors are being used in Madagascar to measure ore slurry density directly from the mine, providing non-contact readings through the pipeline wall under highly abrasive laterite nickel–cobalt conditions. The system operates reliably in tropical climate extremes and with variable solids content, where conventional differential pressure or nuclear gauges struggle with scaling, wear and calibration drift. For process engineers, more stable density data supports tighter control of slurry transport, thickener performance and downstream hydrometallurgical circuits.

Atlas Copco’s AIRCUBE modular compressor rooms replace conventional stick-built compressor houses on mines, arriving as pre-engineered containerised units with integrated ventilation, electricals and controls for rapid plug-and-play deployment. Units can be craned into position on simple concrete pads, connected to existing ring mains and power within days rather than the weeks or months typical for full civil works and building construction. For brownfield expansions and remote greenfield sites, this compresses project schedules, reduces on-site trades and simplifies future capacity upgrades or relocations.

Blue Moon Metals is acquiring 33 tungsten and antimony projects on BLM and Forest Service lands in the western U.S. in a US$20.5 million cash-and-shares deal, adding a 1% NSR royalty and annual holding costs of about US$162,000. The portfolio includes historic high-grade tungsten assets such as the Oregon mine in Colorado (5,000 tonnes at 14.51% WO₃) and Wildhorse Canyon in Idaho (7,461 tonnes at 0.62% WO₃) as potential direct-shipping feed to the Springer processing complex in Nevada, plus five antimony projects grading 2–10% stibnite, marking Blue Moon’s first move into antimony.