Metso has staged a three-day live demonstration in Suzhou, China, of its mobile Media Pumping System (MPS) for HIGmill™ and SMD fine grinding applications, drawing customers and media suppliers from multiple countries. The MPS is designed to automate and simplify grinding media handling and transfer, replacing manual loading with pumped media circulation between storage and mills. For plant engineers, the system targets reduced liner damage risk, more controlled media addition rates, and lower manual handling exposure around vertical stirred mills.

DryFlow Magnetics has secured up to A$48.4 million from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s Future Made in Australia Innovation Fund to build a first-of-a-kind dry magnetite upgrading demonstration plant in South Australia. The 1.5 Mt/y facility will convert magnetite iron ore into high‑purity iron using a dry beneficiation flowsheet, eliminating process water and associated tailings dams. For process and project engineers, the key questions will centre on ore feed specification, power demand versus wet circuits, and integration with existing crushing and screening infrastructure.

Evolution Mining is partnering with Caterpillar to pursue practical emissions reductions across its operations, focusing on low‑carbon mobile equipment and site‑specific decarbonisation planning rather than offsets. The collaboration centres on building internal capability in fleet electrification, alternative fuels and energy‑efficient haulage, with Caterpillar providing technology roadmaps and performance data for next‑generation trucks and loaders. For mine planners and engineers, this signals closer OEM–operator integration on power demand modelling, mine layout for electric fleets, and staged replacement of diesel assets.