Liebherr-Canada has delivered a new 150-tonne-class R 9150 excavator to Hammerstone Infrastructure Materials, bringing the fleet of this model at Muskeg Quarry in Alberta to three units. All three R 9150s are deployed at Muskeg Quarry, one of Western Canada’s largest limestone operations supplying high-quality aggregates to the oil sands sector. The additional machine signals continued high-volume production requirements and reinforces demand for large-class hydraulic excavators in regional aggregate supply chains.

Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) has purchased two Roxia Smart Filter Press (SFP) units for the GTK Mintec pilot plant in Outokumpu to advance mineral processing and filtration research for mining and circular economy flowsheets. The installation includes the compact SFP 470 model, which offers fully automatic pressure filtration with integrated IIoT-based monitoring and control. For process engineers, the move provides an industrial-scale testbed to optimise dewatering performance, cake quality and water recovery before full-scale plant adoption.

Epiroc has secured a large order from Sibanye-Stillwater to supply low-profile underground equipment for the Siphumelele shaft at the Rustenburg platinum operations in South Africa. The package includes low-profile loaders and utility vehicles tailored for the mine’s constrained stopes, where equipment height and manoeuvrability are critical for production and ground control. For engineers, the move signals continued investment in mechanised low-profile fleets in mature PGM orebodies, with implications for layout design, ground support access and maintenance planning in tight headings.