As mining customers around the world show greater urgency to reduce CO2 emissions, innovative solutions such as Trolley Assist Systems present a step towards mine site electrification, paving the road for zero emission mines of the future.
Liebherr Mining offers a range of solutions to help customers lower their emissions, including the Trolley Assist System for its full mining haul truck range.
In 2013, Liebherr received an initial request from
Agreeing to this partnership, Liebherr engineers began developing, testing, and verifying the trolley solution. Two Liebherr T 284 trucks with the Trolley Assist System were commissioned at Sentinel copper mine in
At the end of the trial period, FQML expressed they were pleased with the results of the Trolley Assist System and the performance of the T 284, leading to an order for six more trolley-capable T 284 trucks at Sentinel mine, along with thirty trolley-capable T 284 trucks for Cobre Panama copper mine in
As a mark of success of the partnership between FQML and Liebherr, along with the performance of the T 284 with trolley solution, FQML recently confirmed an order for a further 11 T 284 trucks. These three trucks for Sentinel mine and eight trucks for Cobre Panama mine, will join the existing fleets operating with the Trolley Assist System. This soon-to-be fleet of 38 T 284s in
'Trolley Assist truck systems have become integral to the development of First Quantum's large scale open pit truck haulage operations,' said an FQML representative. 'Over the last decade, First Quantum has emerged as one of the industry leaders in implementation of Trolley Assist systems across mine planning and design, installation, operations, and maintenance. We consider our purpose designed Trolley Assist systems deliver a step change in measurable haulage performance through increased truck productivity, improved maintenance cost, and reduced carbon emissions.'
'During the past five years, Liebherr has proven itself as a pro-active partner in the development of Trolley Assist capable truck fleet systems,' they continued. 'First Quantum has selected the Liebherr T 284 ultra-class truck for some of our Trolley Assist deployments at our large-scale mining operations in
Liebherr has also delivered six trolley-capable 100 t / 110 ton T 236 haul trucks in
Liebherr continues to pursue low emission technology for its equipment, with a target to offer fossil fuel free solutions for its entire digging, dozing, and hauling product range by 2030.
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