Hägglunds has introduced the CA280 radial piston hydraulic motor from Bosch Rexroth as a compact, high-torque drive for heavy-duty mining duties where envelope and mass are constrained, such as mobile crushers, apron feeders and belt drives. The CA280 extends the existing CA series architecture, retaining the same low-speed, high-torque behaviour and direct-drive capability while reducing overall package size compared with larger Hägglunds CB and CBM units. For designers, the motor targets retrofits on crowded structures and frames, enabling higher installed power without major steelwork or gearbox changes.

FLSmidth has launched the KREBS® OSA, an online particle size analyser that measures particle size distribution continuously and in real time directly in the process stream, rather than via manual sampling and lab assays. Installed on the grinding circuit, the unit gives immediate feedback on mill and cyclone performance, allowing operators to adjust variables such as feed rate, water addition and classification cut size without waiting for batch results. For plant metallurgists, this supports tighter control of grind size, more stable circulating loads and reduced risk of off-spec flotation feed.

Exploration activity across Australia remains strong, with Alkane Resources, Artemis Resources and Ark Mines progressing gold, copper and rare earths prospects via drilling, project funding and metallurgical test work. Alkane is advancing targets around its Boda–Kaiser porphyry deposits in the Northern Molong Belt, New South Wales, using recent diamond drilling and geophysical surveys to refine copper–gold mineralisation trends. Artemis and Ark are pushing early-stage programmes that will influence near-term resource definition drilling strategies and metallurgical flowsheet options for complex ore types.