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.

Sandfire MATSA has completed the first 100% surface-initiated underground blast at the Sotiel polymetallic mine in Calañas, Huelva, working with contractor Insersa and explosives specialist MAXAM. The blast was fully controlled from surface, removing personnel from the immediate firing area and validating remote initiation across the mine’s existing underground communications and blasting infrastructure. The move signals wider deployment potential for digitally controlled blasting sequences in complex Iberian Pyrite Belt orebodies where multiple headings and constrained access raise exposure risks.

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.