Epiroc Wins Large Order Including Battery Machines and Automation Solutions for New Mine in Canada
STOCKHOM, SWEDEN -- Epiroc, a leading productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has won a large order for equipment, including battery-electric machines and automation solutions, from the Canadian Malartic Partnership, that will be used in a major new underground gold mine currently under construction.
The Canadian Malartic Partnership is constructing the Odyssey Mine in Malartic, Québec, Canada, which will become one of Canada’s largest gold mines. The ordered equipment includes a variety of drill rigs, loaders and mine trucks. Some of the machines will be battery powered. Automation features include Minetruck Automation and Scooptram Automation, which are part of Epiroc’s 6th Sense portfolio of digital solutions. By combining these solutions with Epiroc’s Traffic Management System, material handling is optimized within the mine, bringing benefits such as virtually eliminating the risk of collisions.