Hägglunds has introduced the CA280 radial piston hydraulic motor from Bosch Rexroth as a compact, high-torque drive for heavy-duty mining duties where envelope and mass are constrained, such as mobile crushers, apron feeders and belt drives. The CA280 extends the existing CA series architecture, retaining the same low-speed, high-torque behaviour and direct-drive capability while reducing overall package size compared with larger Hägglunds CB and CBM units. For designers, the motor targets retrofits on crowded structures and frames, enabling higher installed power without major steelwork or gearbox changes.

FLSmidth has launched the KREBS® OSA, an online particle size analyser that measures particle size distribution continuously and in real time directly in the process stream, rather than via manual sampling and lab assays. Installed on the grinding circuit, the unit gives immediate feedback on mill and cyclone performance, allowing operators to adjust variables such as feed rate, water addition and classification cut size without waiting for batch results. For plant metallurgists, this supports tighter control of grind size, more stable circulating loads and reduced risk of off-spec flotation feed.

PYBAR, a Thiess company, has secured new underground development contracts at Southern Cross Gold’s Sunday Creek gold‑antimony project and Agnico Eagle’s Fosterville gold mine in Victoria, plus a contract extension at MMG’s Rosebery polymetallic mine in Tasmania. The work packages centre on decline and level development, ground support installation and associated services for high‑grade narrow‑vein orebodies, including gold‑antimony and zinc‑lead‑copper mineralisation. For geotechnical and mining teams, the awards signal continued demand for specialist underground contractors capable of managing complex ground conditions in mature brownfield mines and emerging critical minerals projects.