by Kyle Molyneux | Thu 06 Oct 2022
Gold Fields orders Epiroc underground mining trucks
Epiroc has won a large order for underground mining trucks from Gold Fields, one of the world’s largest gold producers. Gold Fields has ordered a fleet of powerful Minetruck MT65 haulers with automation features to be used at the Granny Smith gold mine in Western Australia. The equipment order is valued at about SEK130m (£105m) and was booked in the third quarter of 2022.
Epiroc is a long-standing provider of equipment and services to the mine site, and is also supplying production drills and consumables. The Granny Smith mine also utilises Epiroc’s Mobilaris Onboard solution, an advanced operator navigation system.
Epiroc manufactures the Minetruck MT65 in Örebro, Sweden. The mining trucks will come equipped with Epiroc’s telematics system Certiq, which allows for intelligent monitoring of machine performance and productivity in real-time, and will have Epiroc’s Rig Control System, RCS, installed, which makes them ready for automation and remote control. Delivery is expected to begin in early 2023.
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