Tharisa Minerals has deployed an advanced adaptive wireless network across its South African open-pit mine in partnership with hybrid ICT integrator Datacentrix, creating what it calls a highly connected, data-driven operation. The Africa-first solution replaces legacy, patchy communications with a mine-wide, high-bandwidth wireless backbone designed to support real-time fleet telemetry, high-resolution condition monitoring and IP-based voice and video. For geotechnical and mining engineers, the infrastructure enables faster dispatch decisions, tighter drill-and-blast control and more reliable data capture from mobile equipment and in-pit monitoring systems.

Metso has inaugurated an expanded Service Centre and a new Training Centre in Mesa, Arizona, combining OEM‑level maintenance for crushers, mills and screens with a purpose‑built classroom and hands‑on training facility in a single site. The Mesa hub is positioned to support large copper and gold operations across the US Southwest, reducing overhaul lead times by keeping critical component repairs and rebuilds closer to mine sites. Co‑located training on Metso equipment and digital tools should help standardise maintenance procedures and improve asset availability for regional fleets.

Evonik has formed a strategic partnership with the School of Mining at the University of Guanajuato in Mexico to develop next‑generation sustainable, lower‑toxicity reagents for mineral processing. The collaboration centres on Evonik’s biosurfactant platform, targeting replacement of conventional petrochemical surfactants in flotation and related unit operations to cut ecotoxicity and improve biodegradability. For mine operators, this points to future options for meeting stricter water‑quality and tailings‑discharge limits without major flowsheet changes.