McLanahan is promoting compact process solutions such as its recessed-plate filter presses and QUICKCHANGE filter cloth system to lift plant efficiency and reduce tailings water loss in existing mines. The QUICKCHANGE design allows individual cloths to be swapped without removing the plate pack, cutting press downtime, manual handling and confined-space exposure during maintenance. For brownfield operations constrained by legacy footprints and power limits, the company is positioning modular dewatering and screening units as bolt-on upgrades rather than full plant rebuilds.

Liontown Resources has appointed Vaughan Harris as the first Tjiwarl community apprentice at its Kathleen Valley lithium project in Western Australia, a key site being developed as a hard-rock lithium operation. The apprenticeship, created in partnership with the Tjiwarl Aboriginal Corporation, is structured to provide trade qualifications while Harris works on-site during construction and ramp-up. For mining engineers and project managers, this signals a move towards embedding local Indigenous employment and skills development directly into project delivery and long-term operations planning.

Global Lithium Resources (GL1) is targeting the Port of Esperance as an export outlet for spodumene concentrate from its Manna lithium project east of Kalgoorlie, signing an agreement to progress port access and logistics planning. The move focuses on securing ship-loading capacity and integrating road haulage from the mine to Esperance, rather than railing via existing iron ore corridors. For geotechnical and civil contractors, the strategy points to future demand for heavy-haul road upgrades, stockpile pads and bulk-handling infrastructure along the Kalgoorlie–Esperance corridor.