Proactive maintenance strategies from Multotec are extending the service life of process samplers and high‑G centrifuges that are critical for representative sampling, solid–liquid separation and dewatering in mineral processing plants. The company stresses scheduled inspections of cutter edges, drive assemblies and wear liners on samplers, and close monitoring of vibration, bearing condition and bowl wear on centrifuges to avoid unplanned stoppages. For plant engineers, the message is to treat these units as production-critical assets, integrating condition monitoring and OEM spares into planned shutdowns.

Thiess has extended its joint operating agreement with explosives supplier AECI to December 2030, covering blasting services and product supply at the Lake Vermont, Olive Downs Complex and Mount Pleasant coal operations in Australia. The deal secures continuity of bulk explosives, initiation systems and on-bench blasting support across multiple large-scale open-cut pits in Queensland and New South Wales. For mine planners and drill-and-blast engineers, the extension reduces supply risk for explosives and maintains consistent blast performance parameters over the medium term.

GR Engineering Services has been named preferred EPC contractor by Venturex Sulphur Springs, a Develop Global subsidiary, for the 1.5 Mt/y Sulphur Springs copper-silver-zinc processing plant 144 km south-east of Port Hedland in Western Australia. The appointment follows Develop’s final investment decision on the project, clearing the way for detailed engineering, procurement and construction planning. Plant design and construction choices will be critical for handling polymetallic sulphide ore and managing remote-site logistics in the Pilbara environment.