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Charged EVs | Eldorado Gold orders 10 Sandvik electrical autos for Québec mining advanced

Eldorado Gold, an intermediate gold and base metals producer, has chosen Sandvik to produce 10 battery-electric autos, plus 10 charging techniques, for its Lamaque Complicated in Val-d’Or, Québec.

The orders embrace 5 Sandvik TH550B vans and 5 Toro LH518iB loaders. The primary two 50-ton vans had been delivered in October. The remaining three vans and 5 18-ton loaders might be delivered from mid-2026 into 2027.

The brand new gear will assist Lamaque’s transition in the direction of an electrified underground load-and-haul operation.

Sandvik’s TH550B and Toro LH518iB are each purpose-built BEVs, designed from the bottom up round their battery techniques and electrical drivelines. The truck and loader each function Sandvik’s patented “self-swapping” battery system, together with AutoSwap and AutoConnect features. Sandvik claims to supply the quickest EV “pit cease” within the trade, enabling its gear to return to operation considerably before mining BEVs that rely on DC quick charging.

The Sandvik TH550B and the automation-ready Toro LH518iB additionally function refined knowledge assortment and evaluation capabilities, enabling operators and upkeep personnel to watch and optimize gear efficiency in actual time.

“The primary Sandvik BEVs at Lamaque have confirmed their functionality underground, and increasing the fleet lets us transfer extra tons with much less vitality and warmth,” stated Sylvain Lehoux, Vice President, Canada at Eldorado Gold Québec. “We see electrification as a long-term enabler of safer, extra environment friendly and extra productive mining.”

Supply: Sandvik


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