EACON Mining Technology is rolling out a next‑generation autonomous haulage system in China built around on‑board perception, integrating lidar, millimetre‑wave radar and camera fusion directly on 60–100 t class trucks from Tonly, NHL and Yutong. Field deployments span a large open‑pit mine and a quarry operation, with mixed fleets running driverless haul on existing benches and ramps rather than purpose‑built AHS roads. The focus on vehicle‑centric sensing over fixed roadside infrastructure has implications for retrofitting brownfield pits and managing variable geotechnical conditions and visibility.

Glencore Technology has partnered with XPS in Falconbridge, Ontario, to expand Jameson Cell flotation test work coverage across North America, using XPS’s piloting facilities and state-of-the-art mineral processing laboratories. The multidisciplinary XPS team will run laboratory and pilot-scale campaigns for operations and projects, integrating metallurgical test work with consulting and flowsheet development. For concentrator engineers, this should simplify scale-up of Jameson Cell applications in brownfield and greenfield plants, potentially shortening test programmes and de-risking circuit design changes.

XCMG Machinery has begun shipping a fleet of 230 t-payload XDE260 diesel-electric haul trucks from its Xuzhou intelligent manufacturing base to the SimFer-operated Simandou Blocks 3 & 4 iron ore project in Guinea. The 240 t-class trucks will support large-scale open-pit development at Simandou, where haul profiles, ramp geometry and crusher feed rates demand high-capacity, long-haul units. Deployment of diesel-electric drives at this scale signals continued preference for trolley-ready, high-efficiency truck fleets on West African greenfield iron ore projects.