Epiroc is expanding its Deep Automation portfolio to cover underground drilling and rock bolting, extending a platform previously focused mainly on autonomous loading and haulage. The updated concept spans the full automation curve, from tele-remote operation of drill rigs to higher autonomy levels with automated drilling cycles and bolt installation. For mine planners and engineers, this signals tighter integration between fleet management, drill-and-blast execution and ground support installation, with more predictable drilling patterns and support layouts in complex orebodies.

Metso has secured a repeat order in Asia Pacific to replace and modernise a railcar dumper, supplying a new fully assembled dumper cage with major mechanical and structural upgrades. The package targets higher train unloading throughput, reduced ore and coal spillage at the tipping station, and improved maintainability through simplified access and component replacement. For mine operators, the upgrade signals continued investment in brownfield load-out infrastructure to debottleneck rail logistics without expanding the existing dumper footprint.

Macmahon Holdings has secured a 12‑month extension for underground mining services at Black Cat Syndicate’s Majestic gold mine in Western Australia, awarded through its wholly owned subsidiary Macmahon Underground. The deal follows completion of the underground portal and first ore delivery from Majestic to Black Cat’s Lakewood mill near Kalgoorlie, confirming the mine’s transition from development to steady-state production. For contractors and mine planners, the extension signals continuity of decline development, stoping and backfill scheduling under a single operator across the Majestic–Lakewood circuit.