Applied Intuition has launched Dana, an agentic platform for building, testing, deploying and operating physical AI systems, targeting applications such as autonomous haulage, drilling automation and robotic inspection in mines. The platform combines agentic AI with the company’s existing simulation, scenario generation and validation toolchain, allowing developers to iterate control policies and perception models in software before field deployment. For mine operators and OEMs, Dana is positioned to shorten integration cycles between virtual testing and on-site commissioning of AI-enabled mobile equipment and fixed-plant robotics.

Wesfarmers and SQM have jointly approved a final investment decision to expand the Mt Holland lithium project in Western Australia, adding a new integrated ore sorting facility alongside the existing mine and concentrator. The project, operated by Covalent Lithium, will double spodumene concentrate output and is expected to materially reduce unit operating costs while accelerating cash flow from the operation. For mine planners and process engineers, the key change is the upstream ore sorting step, which should improve feed grade and reduce downstream milling and flotation load.

Aeris Resources has more than quadrupled the ore reserve at its Tritton copper operations in central New South Wales to 10 Mt at 1.7 per cent Cu and 0.38 g/t Au, securing over five years of mill feed for the existing processing plant. The enlarged reserve base underpins Aeris’ strategy for a long-life, multi-mine hub, giving planners clearer visibility on stope sequencing, backfill requirements and ventilation upgrades across multiple underground orebodies. For contractors and suppliers, the five-year runway signals sustained demand for ground support, pastefill, and mine services in the Tritton district.