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  • Sandvik LH518B electric loader to be supplied to India's Hindustan Zinc.

    Sandvik deal electrifies Hindustan Zinc

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Jul 12, 2022

    In a move to help decarbonize the largest underground mine in India, Hindustan Zinc has signed a deal to acquire a fleet of Sandvik electric mining equipment for its Sindesar Khurd zinc-lead-silver operation. Under a memorandum of understanding, Sandvik will deliver an LH518B battery-electric loader, three battery-electric TH550B underground trucks, and a DD422iE electric drill rig with Sandvik's unique and patented "charging-while-drilling" technology. Built on Artisan...

  • Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions Exyn Technologies automated drones PDAC

    Glimpse of mining future unveiled at PDAC

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Jul 10, 2022

    The future of automated underground mining – where drones self-navigate through a labyrinth of underground mine workings and send back high-accuracy 3D data that can be used to guide autonomous mining equipment – is closer than you think. Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions (formerly Sandvik Mining and Rock Technologies) and Exyn Technologies Inc. offered Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention attendees a glimpse of the mining autonomy horizon in a vide...

  • Sandvik Innovation in Mining Virtual Event autonomous mine technology

    Sandvik reimagines the underground mine

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Jul 10, 2022

    From electric loaders with self-swapping battery packs to complete autonomous mining systems, Sandvik is reimagining the future of underground mining. The Sweden-based leader in underground mining equipment unveiled their avant-garde vision for mining at the Innovation in Mining Virtual Event on Sept. 29. During this online event, Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology introduced AutoMine Concept, a fully autonomous and operational electric-powered underground loader that is...