Sofi Filtration has opened a new Sofi Filtration Test Center in Izmir, Türkiye, to run commercial testing and piloting of its filtration technology with local mining customers. The facility, established with local partner Ecoline Group, is aimed at on-site evaluation of mine water and process streams under Turkish operating conditions. For engineers, this signals easier access to pilot-scale trials and performance data without shipping samples abroad, potentially shortening design cycles for dewatering and water-reuse projects in the region.

Metso will supply several Nordberg MP800 high-capacity cone crushers to Grupo Mexico’s La Caridad copper mine concentrator in Nacozari, Sonora, as part of a plant capacity upgrade. The MP800 units, typically used for secondary and tertiary crushing in large copper concentrators, will be integrated into existing circuits to handle higher throughputs without major footprint changes. For plant and process engineers, the move signals continued reliance on large, fixed crushing assets rather than smaller, modular units for brownfield debottlenecking.

Grangex AB has signed a strategic commercial agreement with Anglo American to support the restart of the Sydvaranger magnetite iron ore mine at Kirkenes in northern Norway. The plan is to produce about 3.5 Mt/y of 70% Fe direct reduction, ultra-high-grade magnetite concentrate, targeting DR pellet and green steel value chains. For process engineers and mine planners, the high-grade DR specification points to tight control of impurity levels and beneficiation performance, with logistics routed through the existing ice-free Barents Sea port infrastructure.