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The US Department of Energy has selected seven projects for $500 million in potential federal funding as part of a third round of investment aimed at expanding domestic critical mineral processing, battery manufacturing and recycling capacity. This latest tranche...

Underground mining contractor Byrnecut has committed to a significant underground mining equipment fleet investment, ordering 20 Sandvik underground drills, loaders and trucks alongside five raiseboring systems. The orders, booked during June 2026, will see equipment deliveries continue through June...

SANY shipped its first batch of SKT110Ei pure-electric autonomous mining trucks to South America on 12 August 2026, marking the company's first autonomous mining truck project in Latin America. The trucks left SANY's Heavy Equipment Industrial Park in Shenyang,...

Holcim has strengthened its electric mining equipment operations in Poland with the addition of three battery electric dump trucks and a significant expansion of charging infrastructure at its Małogoszcz Cement Plant. The site's captive limestone quarrying operation now runs...

Aramco and Maaden have announced their intention to form a joint venture focused on mineral exploration and hard rock mining across Saudi Arabia. The Saudi copper mining venture brings together deep geological knowledge and proven mining expertise to develop...

Korea Eximbank has extended $1 billion in working-capital financing to Glencore International AG, a wholly owned subsidiary of Glencore, in a deal tied to securing copper supply for Korean companies. The state-run Korean lender confirmed the arrangement in a...

Equinox Gold has secured federal approval to build the South Railroad Project in Nevada, clearing the primary regulatory hurdle for its next major mine development. The US Bureau of Land Management issued a positive Record of Decision for the...