Seequent has released a major Leapfrog update for mining, adding new workflows for drill hole planning, stratigraphic modelling and data preparation aimed at faster, more consistent resource estimation. The upgrade deepens subsurface modelling by improving handling of complex stratigraphy and drillhole datasets, enabling geologists to iterate models more quickly and reduce manual rework. For mine planning teams, tighter integration of geological models with estimation inputs should sharpen pit optimisation, cut-off decisions and early-stage project evaluation.

Moxa has secured the world’s first IEC 62443-4-2 certification under the IECEE scheme for serial device servers, covering its NPort 6000 G2 series used to connect legacy RS-232/422/485 equipment to IP networks in harsh industrial and mining environments. The certification verifies embedded security functions such as secure boot, user authentication, encrypted protocols and integrity checks at the component level, rather than only at system level. For mines running brownfield SCADA and PLC infrastructure, this signals a path to harden serial-to-Ethernet gateways without wholesale replacement of field devices.

Jenike & Johanson has launched the second module in its Solids Flow Essentials microlearning series, focused on flow patterns in bins, hoppers and chutes for process and plant engineers. The Flow Patterns module covers mass flow versus funnel flow behaviour, common failure modes such as arching and ratholing, and the impact of wall friction and hopper angle on discharge. The short-format training is aimed at engineers responsible for designing or troubleshooting bulk solids handling systems in mines and processing plants, where poor flow can choke crushers, feeders and transfer points.