SANY is targeting Saudi Arabia’s mining sector with China-built wide body haul trucks, despite a marked slowdown in local construction megaprojects. The company is promoting its SKT130S 90 t class diesel–electric hybrid mining truck as a fit for large open pits and quarry operations, where wide body designs can reduce unit haulage costs on short, high‑throughput routes. For mine planners and fleet engineers, the move signals growing competition to conventional 100–150 t rigid trucks in Gulf markets, with potential implications for haul road design and maintenance strategies.

Komatsu and subsidiary EARTHBRAIN have formed a strategic partnership with AIM Intelligent Machines to deploy autonomous operation technology on bulldozers and hydraulic excavators in Japan and the US. AIM’s retrofit autonomy stack, already used on dozers for automatic blade control and path following, will be integrated with Komatsu’s machine control platforms and site management systems. For mine and heavy civil contractors, the move signals faster access to OEM-supported autonomy on existing fleets, with particular relevance for bulk earthworks, overburden stripping and repetitive grading tasks.

Capricorn Metals’ Karlawinda Gold Project in Western Australia delivered record annual output of 123,589 ounces in FY 2025–26, at the top of its 115,000–125,000 ounce guidance, including 30,437 ounces in the June 2026 quarter. The operation is now transitioning to an expansion phase, signalling higher future throughput from its single large-scale open pit and associated CIL plant. For mine planners and geotechs, the ramp-up will likely require updated pit designs, revised geotechnical domains and potential upgrades to haulage and tailings capacity.