Epiroc has won a significant order for battery-electric mining equipment from Ivanplats that will be used to develop its greenfield mine in South Africa in the most sustainable and productive manner possible. Ivanplats has ordered several Boomer M2 Battery face drill rigs and Scooptram ST14 Battery loaders. The new Platreef underground mine, which will trial the emissions-free machines during its initial development phase, will produce palladium, rhodium, platinum, nickel, copper and gold. Ivanplats has the ambition to use all battery-electric vehicles in their mining fleet at Platreef. The order exceeds MZAR 150 (MSEK 90) in value and was booked in the second quarter 2021. The equipment will be delivered early in 2022. Epiroc will also provide on-site operator and maintenance training to Ivanplats. Epiroc will offer its complete fleet of underground mining equipment as battery-electric versions by 2025, and its full fleet for surface operations as battery-powered versions by 2030.