Epiroc Wins Large Mining Equipment Order in Australia
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN -- Epiroc, a leading productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has won a large mining equipment order from CITIC Pacific Mining in Australia.
CITIC Pacific Mining has ordered a fleet of Epiroc Pit Viper 271 XC blasthole drill rigs with advanced automation features for use at the Sino Iron open-pit mine in the Pilbara region in Western Australia. The powerful Pit Viper drills will be used to drill for magnetite, one of the main iron ores.