LOAD & HAUL


“Sandvik’s ambition is to lead the market for battery electric vehicle solutions”


An electric LHD from Sandvik


the development of these solutions for mining houses’ needs, we host customer workshops and forums as an effective and successful means of collaboration; a concept with outstanding results in our development projects.” One example of a participant is


Goldcorp, which presented its Borden Lake project in the recent Canadian customer forum, at the world’s first all- electric underground mine in northern Ontario.


IN RANGE


Whether for consumer or industry, no conversation about electric vehicles can be complete without discussing range. Pirkkanen feels it’s important to consider the whole vehicle here: “Te operating range of traditional electric loaders, equipped with a trailing cable is limited by the cable length. When loaders or trucks are equipped with Lithium ion batteries, it allows more flexibility. However, underground loaders and trucks


EXCHANGE AND START A


ramine’s L140B features a new battery Quick Replacement System (QRS). In addition to an onboard


charger, a crane can be used to simply swap in a freshly charged unit, which takes around 15 minutes. Each charge lasts up to four hours. Existing fixed frame


L140Bs can be converted via an aftermarket kit. l


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