Albion Stone PLC adds a third Volvo L150H loading shovel for its mining operations on Portland


A third Volvo L150H loading shovel has been supplied to Albion Stone for its mining operations at the Jordans and Bowers mines on the Isle of Portland.


Joining the two existing L150s that were supplied in 2014 and 2016, the new arrival will take over the primary duties of extracting and rehandling blocks of Portland stone from the mine face, as well as conveying them to the stockyards and designated block cutting areas of the works.


“Our original machine has clocked up over 10,000 hours, so we considered it was time to replace this with a fresh machine and put the older unit onto secondary duties,” says Operations Manager Dan White.


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Unlike the two older units that had to be supplied with reduced height operators’ compartments, the new L150H has been supplied with a conventional cab. “Since those machines were delivered, we have made a significant investment in our drilling operations inside the mines to increase the roof horizon and maximise our production capability. This means we can now utilise a conventional loading shovel without a significant amount of modification,” continues Dan. “Furthermore, having such a reduced cab height meant our operators had a restricted field of


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