During ConExpo-Con/Agg 2026 in Las Vegas, Sandvik launched its Ranger DX1010i drill rig. This new long-feed version enhances the capabilities of the Ranger DXi top hammer rig family in mining applications, featuring up to 6.4 meters (21 feet) of single-pass drilling and a major boost in compressor output. To support the capability for deeper holes, the auxiliary systems of the…
Read MoreDiablo Resources has secured strategic ground adjacent to the priority South Star prospect, increasing the size of its Star Range critical minerals (silver-antimony) project in southwestern Utah to 5,242 acres. “The increase in project size at Star Range via the addition of Utah [Trust Lands Administration] lease Section 32 consolidates our tenure over similar geology to that seen at South…
Read MoreMetso has received orders for the delivery of crushing and grinding plant equipment for Artemis Gold’s Blackwater Mine Expanded Phase 2 (EP2) development project in central British Columbia, Canada. The total value of the orders is EUR 39 million (US$45.1 million), of which approximately EUR 16 million ($18.5 million) was booked in the Minerals segment’s 2025 second-half orders received, and…
Read MoreNow that we’ve shared the support of our sponsors for the West Virginia Coal Show 2026, we’d like to take time to also share information on our exhibitors. Over the coming weeks prior to show open, we hope you’ll take note of the companies and their booth locations and carve out time to stop and see your favorites. ABL MaterialsABL…
Read MoreColorado-based NioCorp, owner of the Elk Creek critical minerals project in southeastern Nebraska, has kicked off construction for the site’s main access to the mine’s underground portion. With detailed engineering well underway and construction equipment mobilized to the site near Elk Creek, NioCorp has started work on the $44.6 million section of the project. The portal will serve as the…
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Extending electrical power underground is one of the most complex, costly, and safety-critical aspects of deploying digital infrastructure in mining environments, and Maestro Digital Mine is addressing that challenge with the launch of its Power over Ethernet (PoE)-enabled SuperBrite Marquee Display. By delivering power and real-time data over a single Ethernet cable through Maestro’s Plexus PowerNet communications system, the display…
Read MoreThe U.S. Bureau of Land Management in Nevada has approved an expansion to the existing Silver Peak lithium mine near Silver Peak, Esmeralda County. The mine, in operation since 1965, is now authorized to operate on 8,058 total acres, including 1,601 public acres. It is currently the only producing lithium mine in the United States. The expansion allows for use…
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Viridien has launched the Geolucent geoscience-driven machine vision system that provides a breakthrough approach to production rock-face characterization, transforming operational decision-making in mining environments. Geolucent combines quantitative hyperspectral rock composition mapping, overlain on an accurate LIDAR-derived structural representation, to deliver consistent, decision-ready 3D geointelligence, related to mineralogy and geotechnical parameters, in minutes. Designed to operate in complete darkness or low-light…
Read MoreCanadian miner Hudbay Minerals has signed a definitive agreement to buy the remaining stake in Arizona Sonoran Copper Company that it does not already own for $1.48 billion. The deal will create a major copper hub in southern Arizona by adding Arizona Sonoran’s Cactus project to Hudbay’s existing operations, including the Copper World project. “The acquisition of ASCU is a…
Read MoreGlobal autonomous system firm Advanced Navigation recently announced the launch of Chimera Land. A new class of navigation, the 3D Laser Velocity Sensor, is specifically designed to solve the primary challenge for underground mining: maintaining precise vehicle positioning in deep, dark, and unmapped environments where GPS cannot reach. Traditional navigation relies on GPS signals, which disappear the moment a vehicle…
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