Cleanova has launched the patent-pending OMNI™ feed interface system, targeting slurry entry as a key bottleneck in filter press performance and designed for universal compatibility across existing press designs. By re-engineering the feed zone rather than the plates or cloths, OMNI™ aims to improve cake formation, reduce cycle time and cut energy use in high-throughput dewatering circuits. The system is positioned for brownfield retrofits in tailings, concentrate and industrial mineral applications where press capacity is constrained by feed distribution rather than installed filtration area.

Engineering firm Salko UK has secured a 12‑month contract extension with Redpath Deilmann to continue supplying mechanical labour at Anglo American’s Woodsmith polyhalite mine in North Yorkshire, set to become Europe’s deepest mineshaft. A dedicated Salko team will support ongoing shaft and materials-handling installations, working alongside Redpath Deilmann’s specialist sinking crews. The extension signals continued demand for experienced mechanical contractors as Woodsmith advances critical underground infrastructure for large-scale polyhalite extraction.

BHP now expects full-year copper output near the top of its 1.9–2.0 Mt guidance after record material mined and concentrator throughput at Escondida, where improved recoveries are offsetting lower grades and a permit application has been lodged for a new concentrator. Antamina guidance has been raised to 150–160 kt on better grades and efficiency, while ore complexity has cut Spence’s outlook to 210–220 kt, and Resolution in Arizona advances alongside a $500 million Rio Tinto drilling campaign. Iron ore remains the earnings anchor, with WAIO output up 2% to 197 Mt and full-year guidance steady at 258–269 Mt despite cyclone disruptions.