Mill relining systems OEM RUSSELL MINERAL EQUIPMENT has completed the final milestone of its transitional sale agreement with Resource Capital Funds, bringing Singapore-based industrial and technology investor Novo Tellus onto the share register. The deal, signed on 16 November 2024, secures new growth capital for RME’s specialised mill relining machines and liner handling systems used on large SAG and ball mills worldwide. For mine operators, the move signals continued OEM backing for high-availability relining services and potential acceleration of automation and digital tooling across shutdown-critical mill maintenance.

Eldorado Gold has fed first ore through the crushing circuit at its Skouries copper-gold project in northern Greece, marking the transition from construction to commissioning. The company reports that Skouries is in the final stages of build-out and is targeting first production of copper-gold concentrate in the September quarter of 2026. For mine planners and process engineers, the milestone confirms that primary crushing infrastructure is mechanically complete and that downstream concentrator commissioning is imminent.

A new strategic partnership between the Resources Centre of Excellence (RCOE), The University of Queensland and Mining3, launched at the Queensland Mining & Engineering Exhibition in Mackay, will focus on accelerating commercialisation of critical minerals technologies. The collaboration is designed to link laboratory-scale research with field deployment, using RCOE’s Mackay facilities as a testbed for mining equipment, processing flowsheets and digital tools. For engineers, this signals more opportunities to trial critical-mineral extraction and processing innovations in operating Queensland coal and metalliferous mines.