Alemlube is supplying its Dingo series transfer pumps to mine sites to streamline handling of multiple fluids such as diesel, oils and coolants through a single, modular system. The electric and air-operated Dingo units are offered in multiple sizes to match different flow and viscosity requirements, enabling centralised storage and distribution rather than scattered drum pumps. For maintenance teams, the focus is on fast swap-out of pumps and components, reducing fluid cross-contamination risk and cutting unplanned downtime on large mobile fleets.

Geopolitical shocks from the US–Iran conflict are strengthening copper’s bull case, with Sprott analyst Jacob White forecasting that electrification, data centres and grid upgrades could lift these “strategic” uses from 32% of demand in 2024 to 45% by 2040, and noting this demand is less price-sensitive than construction. On the supply side, closure of the Strait of Hormuz has nearly doubled sulfuric acid prices, threatening SX-EW output that supplies about 4.8 Mt of copper and depends on sulfur flows from countries providing 49% of global sulfur trade. Despite higher sulfuric acid and diesel costs, Sprott says almost all copper mines remain profitable at the current US$13,000/t spot price, with copper equities already up 7.98% in April.

Peru’s $1.8 billion Tía María copper project saw its exploitation permit voided on 19 March 2026 and reissued on 20 April, despite being 23% built and targeting 120,000 tonnes of copper per year by early 2027, exposing acute regulatory volatility. Minem cited incomplete waste-dump design and inadequate scheduling, yet the rapid reversal amid a fragmented presidential race with 35 candidates shows how technical findings are weaponised by shifting political forces and local opposition in the Tambo Valley. With 200–400 permits, ~30 authorities and 5–15 year timelines now typical in Peru, operators must price in abrupt legal reversals even after construction approval.