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.

Sandvik has agreed to acquire Italy-based Diemme Filtration, adding high-performance mining filter presses and dewatering systems as a new Filtration division within its Rock Processing business area. Diemme’s portfolio includes large automated filter presses for tailings and concentrate dewatering, targeting dry-stack tailings and reduced process water consumption in large concentrators. The move gives Sandvik an in-house solution for integrating crushing, screening and filtration flowsheets, with potential implications for tailings storage design and water balance in brownfield and greenfield plants.

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.