Accenture has launched Accenture Construct, a global business combining its capital projects advisory, engineering, project delivery and technology services to support large, complex infrastructure and mining developments. The unit consolidates a capital projects practice that has grown fourfold in three years, targeting fragmented delivery across EPCM contracts, multi-vendor digital systems and dispersed project controls. For mine owners, the move signals more integrated support for mega-project planning, schedule and cost control, and data-driven optimisation across the full asset lifecycle.

AIC Mines is moving to acquire the Mt Cuthbert copper project in north-west Queensland via a $120 million deal to purchase 100 per cent of Materra Metals. The transaction comprises $100 million in AIC shares and a $20 million cash component, giving AIC a second operating hub alongside its Eloise copper mine, 60km away. The close proximity of Eloise and Mt Cuthbert suggests potential for shared processing, consolidated infrastructure and regional optimisation of underground and open-pit copper operations.

Core Lithium has restarted mining and processing at its Finniss lithium operation in the Northern Territory, reporting $17.8 million in revenue for the 12 months to 30 June as it transitions out of care and maintenance. The company now targets steady-state production by 2028, backed by a materially stronger cash position after a difficult price environment for spodumene concentrate. For mine planners and process engineers, the restart signals renewed demand for contractor services, drilling, and plant optimisation as Finniss ramps back towards nameplate throughput.