Codelco has ordered underground loaders, face drill rigs, rock bolting rigs and mine trucks, as well as several years of technical support and training, for use at the Chuquicamata underground mine project. The order is valued at more than MUSD 20 (MSEK 190) and was booked in
Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, opened the Chuquicamata underground mine in 2019. The company is transforming the century-old Chuquicamata copper and gold mine from being the world's largest open-pit mine into a high-technological underground operation. The transformation will extend the useful mine life by 40 years, according to Codelco.
"We are proud to be a key partner of Codelco as it significantly extends the life of the Chuquicamata mine in the most productive, efficient and safe manner possible," says
The order includes multiple units of the Scooptram ST1030 and ST18 loader, the Boomer S2 face drilling rig, the Boltec M bolting machine, and the Minetruck MT65 (https://www.epiroc.com/en-ca/newsroom/2020/epiroc-further-improves-the-highest-payload-capacity-underground-truck-in-the-world), the highest payload capacity underground truck in the world. The machines will be equipped with 6[th] Sense solutions for automation, connectivity and information management. The solutions include
This order from Codelco follows the signing last year of a large contract for service (https://www.epirocgroup.com/en/media/corporate-press-releases/2019/20190912-epiroc-wins-large-mining-equipment-service-contract-in-chile) at Codelco's Andina mine, and a large order for equipment (https://www.epirocgroup.com/en/media/corporate-press-releases/2019/20190613-epiroc-wins-equipment-order-for-mine-expansion-in-chile) used at its
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