Bent Flyvbjerg, co-author of “How Big Things Get Done” and a leading academic on megaproject cost and schedule risk, will deliver a keynote at the World Mining Congress 2026 in Lima, Peru, from 24–26 June. His work on cost overruns, reference class forecasting and front-end planning is widely used on multi-billion-dollar infrastructure and mining developments. Attendance will interest owners and EPCM teams grappling with budget blowouts and delays on large open-pit expansions, underground block caves and associated rail, port and tailings facilities.

Metso has agreed to divest its Häggblom-branded loading and hauling business in Finland and Sweden to Miilux Oy, a Finnish manufacturer of wear-resistant steels and personal protection solutions using its own proprietary brands and alloys. The deal, which follows a strategic review launched in August 2025, shifts Häggblom’s truck body and bucket operations to an owner focused on abrasion-resistant plate and liner systems. For mine operators, the move signals closer integration between mobile equipment attachments and high-hardness wear materials, potentially affecting lifecycle cost and maintenance strategies for truck fleets and loaders.

Volvo Autonomous Solutions has begun series assembly of its Volvo FH Autonomous mining trucks at Volvo Buses’ Säffle plant in Sweden, marking the shift from pilot builds to industrial production. The facility, long used for high-volume bus manufacturing, has been retooled to integrate V.A.S. autonomous hardware and software stacks directly into the FH platform on the main line. For mine operators, this signals impending availability of OEM-built autonomous haul trucks with factory-integrated perception, control and redundancy systems rather than retrofit kits.