Bradken has inaugurated a dedicated mill liner foundry in Chilca, Peru, to localise manufacture of wear parts for large grinding mills across Latin American copper and gold operations. The facility is intended to shorten lead times and reduce import dependency by producing region-specific liner designs and alloys closer to major concentrator hubs in Peru and neighbouring countries. CEO Sean Winstone said the plant is aimed at improving supply chain resilience and enabling faster on-site technical support for SAG and ball mill relines.

Stantec has been appointed by Anglo American as an engineering and project delivery partner for feasibility study services on the Woodsmith polyhalite mine in North Yorkshire, focusing on hoisting systems, production shafts, bulk material handling, and underground infrastructure. The work will refine designs for deep shaft hoisting and high-capacity ore handling needed to move polyhalite from the underground workings to surface processing and export infrastructure. For geotechnical and mining engineers, the study phase will shape shaft lining, ground support, and underground logistics concepts ahead of any major restart in capital deployment.

Weir has secured a first-quarter 2026 contract to supply the primary crushing circuit for Brightstar Resources’ Laverton processing plant, part of the Goldfields gold project in Western Australia. The package includes Weir’s recently upgraded ENDURON ET series jaw crusher and ENDURON EC series cone crusher, covering both primary and secondary crushing duties. For plant designers and maintenance teams, the standardised OEM circuit simplifies integration with existing comminution flowsheets and future debottlenecking or throughput upgrades.