Metso has secured more than 100 new Life Cycle Services (LCS) contracts in 2025 with global and regional mining companies and large aggregates producers, extending long-term support across crushing, screening and grinding circuits. The renewed LCS strategy centres on performance-based agreements, OEM spare and wear parts supply, and embedded process expertise to stabilise throughput and equipment availability over multi-year terms. For mine operators, the expansion signals further outsourcing of mill and crusher maintenance, condition monitoring and reliability engineering to a single OEM partner.

Fortescue has acquired US-based Zitara to extend its Elysia battery intelligence platform from cloud-only analytics to combined cloud and on-site precision control for Battery Energy Storage Systems used in mining and heavy industry. Zitara’s embedded software and model-based diagnostics will be integrated with Elysia’s existing fleet-level, cloud-hosted monitoring to manage cell degradation, thermal behaviour and charge–discharge cycles in real time. The move signals tighter control of large-format lithium-ion packs in battery-electric haul trucks, pit-edge BESS and remote microgrids, with potential gains in cycle life and availability.

Iván Arriagada, CEO of Antofagasta PLC and recently re-elected chairman of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), has been confirmed as a keynote speaker for the World Mining Congress 2026. His dual role at a major Chilean copper producer and at ICMM positions him to address large-scale decarbonisation of mine fleets, tailings governance and ESG standards that are increasingly shaping project approvals and financing. Engineers can expect signals on future expectations for Scope 3 reporting, water stewardship in arid operations and standards for high-capacity tailings storage facilities.