BHP has appointed Brandon Craig as its new chief executive officer, succeeding Mike Henry at the helm of the world’s largest diversified miner. Craig steps up from within BHP’s leadership ranks, inheriting a portfolio dominated by iron ore, metallurgical coal, copper and nickel, with major operations in the Pilbara, Bowen Basin and South America. The transition signals continuity in large-scale bulk and base metals strategy, with implications for long-life asset investment, brownfield expansion decisions and capital allocation across BHP’s global open-pit and underground operations.

Sandvik has introduced the HPA20 automatic resin injection pump for resin-based ground support, designed to automate resin mixing and delivery in underground bolting operations. The system integrates with Sandvik bolters to control resin volume and injection pressure, reducing manual handling at the face and improving consistency in encapsulation around rock bolts. For geotechnical and ground support engineers, this points to tighter control of bolt installation parameters and potential reductions in variability of resin annulus quality in highly stressed ground.

MST Global is preparing to launch a next‑generation underground digital network designed to simplify mine connectivity while expanding support for location tracking, voice, video and sensor data. The system targets more reliable communications in complex headings and declines, where signal propagation and power distribution typically limit Wi‑Fi and LTE coverage. For geotechnical and operations teams, denser, more resilient networks enable higher‑resolution monitoring of ground movement, equipment status and environmental conditions, supporting faster response to rockfall, gas or ventilation issues.