Anglo Asian Mining has appointed Worley Europe Limited to deliver full feasibility studies for its Xarxar and Garadag copper-gold projects in Azerbaijan, moving both assets towards potential development decisions. Worley, part of Australia-headquartered Worley Group, will apply its global open-pit and processing-plant design capability to define mine layouts, metallurgical flowsheets and infrastructure requirements. The work is expected to firm up capital and operating cost estimates and clarify options for staged development and shared infrastructure across the two deposits.

Veracio and Bureau Veritas have signed an MoU to roll out Veracio’s advanced geological scanning technologies across Chile, Peru, Argentina and Brazil, with scope to extend into other Latin American markets. The collaboration is expected to pair Veracio’s digital core scanning and downhole sensing tools with Bureau Veritas’ regional laboratory and inspection network to speed up geological data acquisition and QA/QC. For miners, this could tighten drill-to-model cycles, improve orebody characterisation and standardise high-resolution geoscientific datasets across multiple operations.

Sandvik Mining has launched the DD423iE battery-electric twin-boom development drill, pairing the proven DD423i drilling platform with onboard battery power and electric driveline to cut diesel use and exhaust emissions in underground headings. The unit targets the same 4 x 4 m to 5 x 5 m tunnel profiles as the diesel DD423i, but with claimed productivity gains from automated drilling cycles, i-series control architecture and optimised boom geometry. For mine operators, the key implications are reduced ventilation demand, lower heat load and easier integration into existing Sandvik i-series digital and automation ecosystems.