Mining safety specialist David Coghlan, head of technology and product at TURCK, argues that connected sensing and control must shift mines from reactive alarms to predictive intervention as fleets, conveyors and fixed plant become more automated. He points to integrated proximity detection, real-time location and condition monitoring on mobile equipment, tied into site-wide networks, as the basis for predicting collision and entrapment risks rather than just logging incidents. For geotechnical and operations teams, this means designing safety systems around data quality, latency and interoperability, not just compliance with existing guarding and lock-out procedures.

Evolution Mining has become Carnaby Resources’ largest shareholder with a 13.7 per cent stake after acquiring the QIC Queensland Critical Minerals Fund’s ~37.9 million Carnaby shares as part of its proposed $213 million takeover. Evolution also issued about 2.6 million new shares to QIC, signalling continued use of scrip-based structures in Australian mid-tier M&A. For copper–gold project developers, the move points to stronger strategic interest from established producers in advanced exploration portfolios rather than greenfield assets.

Develop Global’s latest underground drilling at the Woodlawn copper–zinc mine in New South Wales has returned intercepts grading up to 15.7 per cent copper equivalent (CuEq), supporting its Project DM15 plan to extend mine life from 10 to 15 years. The high-grade results, from step-out holes targeting depth extensions of existing lenses, suggest additional sulphide resources beyond the current reserve envelope. For mine planners and geotechs, this points to a longer stoping schedule, potential redesign of sequencing and backfill, and extended use of existing underground infrastructure.