OSMRE has awarded nearly $120 million in FY2026 fee‑based Abandoned Mine Land grants (reduced to just over $113 million after a mandatory 5.7% sequestration) to 24 US coal‑producing states and two tribal programmes to tackle legacy coal sites, including an estimated 500,000 abandoned mines. Wyoming receives $21.8 million, Pennsylvania $18.9 million and West Virginia $13.7 million, with the Navajo Nation and Crow Tribe allocated $411,589 and $28,154 respectively. Projects will target open shafts, unstable highwalls, subsidence and polluted mine water threatening homes, roads and other infrastructure.

Queensland’s 2025 Resources Awards for Women have named 18 finalists spanning roles from engineering superintendent and diesel fitter to dragline operator and chief operating officer across coal, metals and quarrying operations. Nominees include frontline trades, site-based supervisors and corporate leaders from major producers and contractors, with categories covering technical excellence, safety leadership and gender diversity initiatives. For mine operators, the awards signal growing recognition of women in production-critical roles and may influence recruitment, apprenticeship intake and retention strategies on remote sites.

Tungsten Mining has raised $53 million via a placement after being listed in the Australian Critical Minerals Prospectus, bolstering funding for its tungsten-focused project pipeline. The capital injection strengthens the company’s balance sheet for advancing drilling, resource definition and feasibility work on Australian tungsten deposits, a metal critical for hardmetals, drill bits and high-temperature alloys. For mining engineers and project developers, the raise signals continued investor appetite for domestic critical minerals projects despite limited public detail on specific mine capacities or development timelines.