Water scarcity and multi‑year permitting delays—often two to four years for discharge and dewatering approvals in the western US—are increasingly stalling otherwise bankable mines, with water risk now affecting project schedules, financing and national credit profiles. Consultants such as Woodard & Curran report that “credible water stories” are becoming as critical as ore grades, pushing operators towards closed‑loop recycling and non‑traditional sources. US firms Genesis Systems and Atoco are deploying atmospheric water generation units, including Genesis’ containerised WaterCube systems producing over 1,000 gallons per day off‑grid, now trialled at mine sites.

Trafo Power Solutions is supplying 13 dry-type transformers for modular e-houses at a remote Pakistani copper-gold project being developed on one of the world’s largest undeveloped deposits. The South Africa-based firm is working through an EPC contractor to build out the mine’s medium-voltage power distribution, using dry-type units suited to high dust loads and fire-risk constraints typical of arid, remote sites. For engineers, the move signals growing reliance on pre-assembled e-houses and low-maintenance transformer technology to accelerate large greenfield mine electrification.

Datamine has taken a strategic equity stake in Brisbane-based Commit Works, whose Fewzion and Visual Ops platforms are used for operational planning and short interval control in underground and open-pit mines. The deal links Datamine’s long-range and tactical planning tools with Commit Works’ shift-level scheduling and frontline execution, aiming to close the gap between weekly plans and 4–12 hour operating windows. For engineers, this signals tighter integration of mine design, production data and work management on a single digital stack.

CSCS Smart Check has been upgraded with a new API that records GPS coordinates, site ID or name, and the reason for each card scan (pre‑induction, induction, re‑induction, routine check, site entry or other), feeding data from both the web portal and app into approved access and induction systems. The changes are designed to support Building Safety Act compliance and strengthen workforce planning. Combined with CSCS Alliance Workforce Insights, which aggregates anonymised data from over 2.3 million cardholders across 37 schemes, the platform now gives a more granular geographic view of skills and occupational density.

Genesis Energy, New Zealand’s largest electricity retailer and a major generator, has gone live on Workday’s enterprise AI platform to consolidate management of its 1000-plus workforce and financial operations. The deployment brings HR, payroll and finance onto a single cloud system, replacing multiple legacy tools and manual workflows across its thermal, hydro and wind generation assets. For mining and heavy-industry peers, the move signals growing adoption of integrated, AI-enabled back-office platforms to support large asset fleets and complex shift-based labour models.

The transition from traditional telematics to an AI‑driven ecosystem is now operational reality for Australian fleets, as showcased at Geotab Connect, the annual conference of connected vehicle specialist Geotab. Founder and CEO Neil Cawse detailed how Geotab’s platform is moving beyond GPS tracking to real‑time data analytics across entire vehicle fleets, using AI models trained on large, connected‑vehicle datasets. For road and infrastructure operators, this signals rapid uptake of AI‑based tools for route optimisation, asset utilisation and predictive maintenance of heavy vehicles and plant.

Finning UK & Ireland has invested £200,000 in advanced Cat engine testing, including a new £160,000 high‑power dynamometer at its Cannock headquarters to certify build quality, strength and power for engines overhauled at its component rebuild centre. The dyno cell collects detailed power, torque and load data in a controlled environment to validate engines for Cat Certified Rebuilds and customer Self Service Repair Options, with settings tuned for fuel economy and reliability. The Cannock installation sits within a new 1,230 m² Rebuild Centre of Excellence being built to handle rising demand for full machine rebuilds and major reconditions.

Modul-System UK has staged a van demonstration day for gas distributor SGN, showcasing a Ford Transit 350 RWD L2 H3 in repair specification, two 100 kW Ford E-Courier Trend vans (including a ‘Safe & Warm’ build), and a Renault E-Master L2 H3 demonstrator. Fleet leads, front line teams and union representatives compared diesel and electric configurations against SGN’s existing service vans. Modul-System’s Modul Connect platform was also demonstrated, giving mixed-fleet visibility on vehicle location, driving behaviour and diesel versus EV performance during the transition period.

Screencore has launched the Orbiter 206R trommel, a 31‑tonne unit with a 7m³ hopper, 1,200mm heavy belt, and variable feed angle designed to maintain unencumbered material flow. The machine uses independent, radio‑controlled belt speed controls and a large PLC interface with full‑auto functionality, plus a Cat engine on 4m tracks with two‑speed drive and remote control for site mobility. A 180° radial fines conveyor with radio remote and auto‑functionality targets higher stockpile volumes and reduced loader rehandling on constrained sites.

Groundforce Shorco has launched SheetMaster 2.0, a 10‑tonne SWL multi-function trench sheet handling attachment with a ratchet release mechanism designed to prevent accidental sheet drops and remove the need for quick-release shackles. The unit lifts sheets to vertical, incorporates a driving cap to protect pile heads, and acts as an extractor, consolidating three separate tools into one while requiring no formal retraining for operators. Trials with JN Bentley, Seymour Construction, United Infrastructure and J Murphy & Sons report cutting personnel in excavator exclusion zones from up to four to one or two and eliminating work at height during sheet installation.

Sandvik’s Digital Mining Technologies division, created in 2021 to drive underground electrification, automation, digitalisation and end-to-end optimisation, is now deploying interoperable systems across planning, execution and processing. The business integrates Deswik mine planning, Newtrax IoT and OptiMine/Fleet management with AutoMine automation to link real-time telemetry from loaders, trucks and drills to short-interval control and production scheduling. For engineers, the key shift is from siloed fleet and planning tools to a single data environment that can support dynamic haulage routing, energy use tracking and condition-based maintenance.

Four mining technologies from the ARC Training Centre for Integrated Operations for Complex Resources are now ready for field trials, including a digital twin platform for complex orebodies, real-time sensor fusion for ore characterisation, and AI-based decision support for integrated mine-to-mill control. The suite targets data-driven optimisation of drilling, blasting, and processing, with pilots seeking partners across hard-rock operations and brownfield plants. For engineers, the work signals near-term opportunities to plug advanced analytics and automation into existing fleets and control rooms without full greenfield redesigns.

Australian Power Equipment is reframing mine-site optimisation around transformer reliability, availability and lifecycle performance rather than lowest upfront cost, supplying B&D transformers filled with FR3 natural ester fluid instead of mineral oil or diesel-based coolants. The FR3 ester offers higher fire point and biodegradability, enabling compact substation layouts closer to plant and reduced bunding requirements, which can simplify brownfield expansions. For engineers, the shift pushes whole-of-life asset modelling, factoring in longer insulation life, fewer unplanned outages and reduced supply chain risk for critical electrical equipment.

Sandvik Ground Support has agreed a US joint venture with Alpha Metallurgical Resources to establish local manufacturing for rock reinforcement products, with Sandvik holding 51% and Alpha 49%. The structure includes a long-term exclusive supply arrangement, giving Sandvik secured offtake into Alpha’s underground coal operations while anchoring domestic production capacity for bolts, mesh and other ground support consumables. For US mines, the move signals shorter supply chains, reduced import exposure and potentially tighter technical integration between support design and production.

Boliden’s Somincor zinc and copper operations in Portugal are about to trial their first battery-electric production support unit, a Normet Variomec XS 035 Crew SD mine service vehicle delivered this week after being showcased at The Electric Mine in Lisbon. The compact XS 035 platform is configured for crew transport and general services, targeting reduced diesel emissions and heat in deep workings. Results from this trial will inform Somincor’s wider electrification strategy for auxiliary fleets and associated ventilation load reductions.

Pyroguard and Schüco have supplied more than 400 m² of Pyroguard Protect fire safety glass integrated into Schüco FW 50+ FR 60 curtain walling for Belfast’s new £340m Grand Central Station, designed by RPP and delivered by Carey Glass and specialist contractor Williaam Cox. The glass specification, Pyroguard Protect T-EI60/25-3, provides 60 minutes’ fire resistance while allowing large pane sizes and uninterrupted sightlines across multiple façades. As Ireland’s largest integrated transport hub, designed for up to 20 million passenger journeys a year, the station’s fire strategy depends on combining this EI60 performance with high natural light, thermal and acoustic control.

Leguan has launched a fully electric power train option for its all-terrain spider lifts, using the in-house Avant Power OptiTemp battery with liquid-immersion thermal management to keep cells at optimal temperature for consistent output in hot and cold conditions. The electric system is offered alongside, not instead of, existing diesel variants, with lift structures and user interfaces unchanged, simplifying fleet integration and operator training. First public demonstrations of the electrified models are scheduled for the Apex exhibition in the Netherlands in June.

Peri UK has delivered a bespoke formwork system for the Hinkley Point C reactor domes, enabling multi-directional curved concrete pours about 45 m above ground without conventional through-ties due to the inner 6 mm airtight steel shell. The solution combined Vario formwork with 199 custom panels, Rundflex transition panels, SCS Starter Brace with 550 Strongbacks, and reconfigured SB platforms forming 5 m-wide horizontal working decks, all anchored via special 45° adapters to carry fresh concrete and equipment loads. Extensive 2D-to-3D digital modelling and precise anchor coordination around dense rebar grids cut Unit 2 platform installation to under 14 days and reduced on-site redesign.

Heidelberg Materials UK has resurfaced 1,600m² at the Kent entrance to the Eurotunnel service tunnel and emergency vehicle garages with 140 tonnes of Tufflex asphalt using a CarbonLock bio-binder and CleanAir additive, cutting CO₂ by more than 25% versus the original SMA specification. The Era 140 warm mix process enabled production at up to 40°C lower temperature, reducing plant emissions by up to 15%, improving on-site conditions and shortening possession time. Biogenic CarbonLock permanently stores absorbed CO₂ even after recycling, while CleanAir cuts specific gas and particulate emissions by up to 40%, critical for tunnel air quality.

Ivanhoe Electric plans to acquire Robbins’ purpose-built Crossover XRE tunnel boring machine and material handling system, previously used at Anglo American’s Grosvenor coal mine, for its Santa Cruz copper project in Arizona. The mixed-face XRE TBM is designed to handle both hard rock and soft ground, allowing continuous, segmentally lined access tunnels instead of conventional drill-and-blast shafts. For geotechnical and mine development teams, this signals potential for faster, lower-disturbance underground access in complex ground conditions typical of Arizona copper deposits.

Shuanglin has unveiled an autonomous, battery-electric multi-axle mining truck using distributed drive technology, entering a niche previously explored by China Space Sanjiang Group’s 220 t WTW220E (16 wheels in eight pairs) and ETF’s 218 t MT-240. The new platform targets ultra-heavy haul with multiple driven axles to spread ground pressure and improve traction on weak pit floors, while removing the mechanical drive train. For mine planners and geotechnical teams, such configurations could materially change haul road design, turning radius constraints and underfoot bearing capacity assumptions.

Zijin Longking has dispatched the first production-line LK220E battery electric mining trucks from its Longyang City plant in Fujian Province, marking the start of series manufacture at the Longjing Smart Environmental Protection Industrial Park. At the same event on 9 May, the company signed a new contract for its larger LK350E battery electric truck, signalling customer commitment to higher-capacity BEV haulage. For mine planners and fleet engineers, this points to accelerating availability of Chinese-built battery trucks in the 220–350 t class for large open-pit operations.

Komatsu’s Mine 4D technology is being deployed at Boliden’s Kevitsa open-pit nickel-copper operation in northern Finland to give dispatchers and supervisors real-time visibility of fleets working in temperatures down to –40°C. The integrated platform links high-precision GNSS machine guidance, fleet management and production reporting so operators can track shovel–truck interactions, ore–waste boundaries and cycle times across 24/7 shifts. For engineers, the key gains are tighter compliance to dig lines, reduced rehandle and faster response to equipment or road condition issues in one of Europe’s harshest mining climates.

The University of Wolverhampton has begun a Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Drywall Steel Sections Ltd to develop AI-powered tools for designing and costing light gauge steel framing and drywall systems. Current manual take-off and pricing workflows can take several weeks and are often unrecoverable pre-contract costs, while the planned digital system aims to cut this to a few hours and improve quantity and cost accuracy. For contractors and designers, faster, more reliable steel stud and board layouts could tighten bid margins, reduce abortive design effort and support more standardised detailing.

JCHX has broken ground on a new underground high-end intelligent heavy mining equipment factory for its King Ant product line in the Daye Lake High-Tech Zone, Huangshi City, Hubei Province, expanding domestic capacity for loaders, trucks and other mechanised mining fleets. The facility, led by subsidiary JCHX (Hubei) Intelligent Equipment Co Ltd, will focus on intelligent, battery-electric and automation-ready machines tailored to Chinese hard-rock mines. For contractors and mine owners, the project signals stronger local supply options for advanced underground fleets and reduced reliance on imported OEMs.

Ionic Rare Earths has led a UK–European collaboration with Less Common Metals, GKN and Ford UK to complete what it calls the Western world’s first end-to-end recycled rare earth supply chain for EV motor magnets, using “made-in-Belfast” long-loop recycling technology. Recycled neodymium, dysprosium and terbium oxides at >99.5% purity were converted by LCM into strip alloy, then into GKN magnets that passed Ford Dunton rotor durability tests with performance equivalent to production magnets. The Belfast commercial recycling plant will feed LCM alloy production for Ford’s UK EV facilities, directly supporting the UK Critical Minerals Strategy target of sourcing 20% of mineral needs from recycling by 2035.

The Department for Transport has opened the ninth round of its multimillion‑pound First‑of‑a‑Kind competition to fund technology‑led improvements across the UK rail network. The programme typically backs early‑stage demonstrators on live infrastructure, such as digital inspection tools, rolling stock retrofits and station accessibility systems, with individual awards previously reaching low‑million‑pound scales. Rail engineers and suppliers can use the scheme to de‑risk novel signalling, monitoring and materials solutions by securing part‑funding for design, on‑track trials and performance validation.

Fox Group has acquired surfacing contractor DSD Construction and concrete producer Moore Readymix, in a Stellex Capital Management-backed deal aimed at building a circular economy-focused construction materials business. The move expands Fox’s footprint in asphalt surfacing and ready-mixed concrete supply, integrating upstream materials with contracting services. For civil and highways projects, the combined group signals tighter control of aggregates, asphalt and concrete logistics, with potential for increased use of recycled materials in pavements and structural concrete mixes.

Kinross Tasiast has commissioned a Hitachi EX8000-6 face-shovel excavator, now the largest mining excavator operating in Mauritania and only the fourth EX8000 unit delivered in Africa. The machine, weighing over 800 t and typically paired with ultra-class haul trucks, is expected to materially increase loading rates in the Tasiast open pit. For mine planners and geotechnical teams, the larger bench heights, wider dig faces and higher instantaneous production rates will influence slope design, traffic management and blast fragmentation requirements.

Epiroc has supplied its HB 3600 DP hydraulic breaker to Bharat Constructions for the 27.4km Shimla Bypass Tunnel Project in India, where blasting is restricted in geologically sensitive Himalayan sections close to populated areas. The breaker provides controlled, non‑explosive rock excavation in zones with complex formations and faulted ground, complementing drill‑and‑blast tunnelling supported by the New Austrian Tunnelling Method. Technical adaptations for tunnel clearances, continuous duty and underground working cycles enabled steady advance while keeping vibration and safety within regulatory limits.

Hillhead 2026 at Hillhead Quarry from 23–25 June will host 600 exhibitors with expanded live demonstrations of crushers, dumpers, tyres, powertrains, hydraulics, and safety systems for quarrying, construction, and recycling. Key launches include Pilot Crushtec’s TwisterTrac VS350E VSI crusher with Stage V Volvo Penta engine claiming up to 40% lower fuel use, Thwaites’ nine-tonne ROPS+ dumper and new electric two- and three-tonne swivel models, and Continental’s LD-Master Rock L5 and MPT 91 tyres with integrated pressure/temperature sensors. Engineers can also assess ACE Plant’s Dromone D80 Ball & Spoon hitch for reduced whole-body vibration, Hyundai G2/DX engines via Marshall’s, and Jihostroj QHDM2 reversible hydraulic motors for mobile crushing plant.

Liebherr has delivered the UK’s first 195 HC-LH luffing jib tower crane to City Lifting, with initial erection and testing carried out at the company’s Leighton Buzzard yard. Liebherr technicians supported City Lifting’s team through the first assembly, giving UK operators early hands-on experience with the new HC-LH series configuration and erection procedures. The crane’s first deployment will be on a housing development in Essex, signalling growing use of high-capacity luffers for constrained residential sites and tight urban lifting envelopes.

SANY Group has delivered its 1,000th electric excavator and moved its 5G remote-controlled excavator fleet into commercial deployment across construction, quarrying and mining sites. The company has also put an unmanned paving-roller fleet into service and brought integrated “smart port” and “smart mine” solutions online, combining electric mobile plant with centralised remote-control centres. For operators, the key shift is towards zero‑tailpipe‑emission earthmoving and compaction equipment that can be run from offsite control rooms, reducing on-bench exposure and enabling continuous operation.

Seequent has released a major Leapfrog update for mining, adding new workflows for drill hole planning, stratigraphic modelling and data preparation aimed at faster, more consistent resource estimation. The upgrade deepens subsurface modelling by improving handling of complex stratigraphy and drillhole datasets, enabling geologists to iterate models more quickly and reduce manual rework. For mine planning teams, tighter integration of geological models with estimation inputs should sharpen pit optimisation, cut-off decisions and early-stage project evaluation.

Pebble recirculation, which can account for up to 30% of mill feed and significantly raise energy use, is being re‑examined by SRK Consulting and TOMRA Mining through sensor‑based ore sorting of the pebble stream. By treating pebbles as a heterogeneous feed and diverting barren or low-value fragments via TOMRA’s sorting units, operations can cut unnecessary regrinding and reduce circulating loads. The approach targets higher throughput and lower specific energy consumption in SAG and AG circuits without major changes to existing comminution layouts.

Gold Fields is reviewing its deployment of INDIMIN’s AI-based Smart Mining Coach at the Cerro Corona open-pit copper-gold mine in northern Peru, with early results presented jointly at ExpoCobre in Lima (27–29 April). The digital coach platform is being used to support operators in real time on load–haul–dump cycles and drilling, integrating fleet data and short-interval control to tighten adherence to mine plans. For geotechnical and production teams, the trial points to closer linkage between dispatch data, operator behaviour and daily pit performance.

Canadian mining technology company ELEMISSION has won the Global Open Innovation Colab challenge at GRX26 in Perth after a live pitch to investors, innovators and senior mining executives. The competition, delivered by Austmine and AusIMM with partners including Expande (Chile) and the Peru Mining Innovation Hub, sought deployable solutions for real mine-site challenges across multiple jurisdictions. ELEMISSION’s win signals growing interest from major operators and METS partners in advanced sensing and automation technologies that can be integrated into existing mining circuits.

Hydrogen power was demonstrated at the Port of Tilbury as a direct replacement for diesel generators and fuel on large construction sites, targeting both temporary power and heavy plant. The event showcased containerised hydrogen generator units and hydrogen-fuelled machinery operating at construction scale, aimed at cutting on-site emissions and noise without major changes to existing site logistics. For civil contractors, the trial signals growing practical options for low‑carbon site power on major infrastructure works where grid connections are constrained.

Groundworks contractor Jack Elliott Groundworks in Barnsley reports significant cycle-time savings after deploying a JCB 4CX Pro DualDrive backhoe loader supplied by TC Harrison. The DualDrive system allows repositioning with simultaneous travel, stabiliser and implement functions, eliminating the traditional sequence of lifting the bucket, rotating the seat and raising stabilisers before moving. Director Jack Elliott cites reduced operator fatigue, faster ditching and repositioning on large groundworks sites, and says the firm will specify DualDrive on all future backhoe purchases.

Bradken’s SmartRoller system replaces manual undercarriage roller inspections with continuous, real-time temperature monitoring streamed directly to operators on large mining machines such as electric rope shovels and draglines. Wireless sensors mounted on individual rollers track thermal behaviour under load and speed, flagging abnormal temperature rise that can precede bearing failure or seizure. Earlier detection enables targeted roller change-outs during planned shutdowns, reducing unplanned downtime, limiting collateral damage to track frames, and giving maintenance teams data to refine lubrication intervals and component selection.

Winners at the Global Resources Innovation Expo’s GRX Industry Awards in Perth recognised advances across automation, decarbonisation and digital mining, with Pitcrew AI taking the Craig Senger Excellence in Export Award for its computer-vision tyre inspection systems now deployed at multiple international mine sites. Other awards covered emerging leaders and METS innovators delivering solutions in areas such as remote operations, data analytics and low‑emission equipment. For engineers, the results point to rapid uptake of AI‑driven condition monitoring and export‑ready Australian technology in mine maintenance and productivity improvement.

allmineral is expanding from its core wet and dry processing technologies – including air-pulsed density separation, fluidised bed density sorting, magnetic separation and jigging – into integrated ore sorting solutions. Director of Business Development Richard Monteiro Ferreira describes a “separation suite” approach that combines sensor-based ore sorters with downstream jigging and fluidised bed units to optimise cut-off grades and reduce plant mass pull. For plant designers, the key shift is treating ore sorting as a front-end upgrade stage tightly coupled to existing gravity and magnetic circuits rather than a standalone bolt-on.

Rolls-Royce Power Systems is developing a hybrid haul truck drive that couples its mtu Series 4000 diesel engines with a high‑performance electric drivetrain, with field trials scheduled from autumn 2026 at an operating mine. The architecture targets fuel and CO₂ reductions by using electric propulsion for traction while retaining conventional engines for peak load and range. For mine operators, the package offers a retrofit‑friendly path towards lower emissions and fuel burn without immediate replacement of existing ultra‑class truck fleets.

Hitachi has unveiled the Landcros Mini concept based on its ZX55U-6 mini excavator at Samoter in Verona, using the cab’s structural blind spots to create a redesigned operator space with a full 360° view, integrated comms unit and a slidable secondary display for third-party tools such as Rototilt. An LED lighting system linked to external sensors switches interior lights to red when people approach and uses exterior LEDs to signal machine operation to those nearby. Visibility is further improved by relocating the windscreen wiper motor to the right side of the front window to clear the left-hand sightline in tight sites.

Tracto has launched the Grundomat 45 Extra Short mole in the UK, a trenchless pipe-laying tool just 800mm long and 8kg in weight for sites with severely constrained entry and exit pits. The pneumatic mole delivers 580 impacts per minute and is offered in either high-strength steel or hardened alloy steel, targeting service connections and short bores where standard-length tools are impractical. An initial batch of 40 units is stocked at Tracto UK’s Bedford headquarters, with early uptake from groundworkers, contractors and utility installers.

Schneider Electric has introduced its StarCharge Fast 720 system to the UK, delivering up to 720kW DC and simultaneously charging up to 12 EVs for fleet and heavy-duty transport depots. The unit operates at 97% efficiency and uses dynamic load management to optimise charging across mixed vehicle types while a decentralised layout allows up to six dispensers to be sited within 80m of a single Boost Pro+ Power Cabinet, limiting grid connection points and installation works. Remote monitoring via the EcoStruxure Energy Asset Portal and 24/7 support target high-availability, mission-critical charging yards.

Minimising unplanned downtime in mining fleets is being tackled through smarter drivetrain selection and maintenance strategies, focusing on high-torque, low-speed applications in large haul trucks and loaders. The whitepaper examines trade-offs between conventional mechanical drivetrains and electric or hybrid-electric systems, including modular gearbox designs and condition-based monitoring of critical components such as final drives and torque converters. For mine planners and maintenance engineers, the key message is that drivetrain choices directly affect mean time between failures, spare parts inventories, and planned shutdown durations.

Metso is expanding its presence in Argentina with new local capabilities in San Juan, the country’s key copper and gold mining hub, entering a new growth phase from the second quarter. The investment is aimed at building long‑term in‑country capacity for equipment support and services, reducing reliance on imported expertise and long supply chains. For mine operators, closer access to OEM support in San Juan should cut downtime on critical process equipment and improve lifecycle management for large copper and gold concentrator assets.

Moxa has secured the world’s first IEC 62443-4-2 certification under the IECEE scheme for serial device servers, covering its NPort 6000 G2 series used to connect legacy RS-232/422/485 equipment to IP networks in harsh industrial and mining environments. The certification verifies embedded security functions such as secure boot, user authentication, encrypted protocols and integrity checks at the component level, rather than only at system level. For mines running brownfield SCADA and PLC infrastructure, this signals a path to harden serial-to-Ethernet gateways without wholesale replacement of field devices.

JLG has introduced a board and pipe carrier for its Power Tower and Power Tower Duo low-level electric platforms, adding a 75kg-capacity plasterboard ledge and a 45kg rack along the handrail for pipe, threaded rod or strut. Both platforms retain their 0.78m width to pass through standard doorways, offer a 5m maximum working height and 250kg total lift capacity, with the board tray folding away to preserve manoeuvrability. Additional options include an anticlimb grate to deter unsafe climbing and the Power Tower CS confined space basket for full-cage use in restricted areas.