Liebherr, Fortescue will partner on green haul trucks

Liebherr and Fortescue Metals Group Ltd  announced a partnership for the development and supply of green mining haul trucks for integration with the zero-emission power system technologies being developed by Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) and Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE). This is a major step towards transitioning Fortescue’s diesel mining fleet to a green mining fleet before 2030 and accelerates the…

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Liebherr PR 776, others in range now tele-operable

At the recently held Liebherr Customer Day 2022 at the company’s new Newport News, Va., campus, the OEM revealed that its fleet of mining dozers with operating weights ranging between 78,044 and 161,354 pounds can now be teleoperated via remote control using the Liebherr Remote Control (LiReCon) technology.  The PR 776, which Liebherr said is the world’s biggest hydrostatic dozer,…

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Thiess deploys Liebherr T 264s at Chilean copper mine

Thiess said five new electric drive Liebherr T 264s are making an impression in Chile with their distinctive Thiess-blue trays, cementing its commitment to growing in the region.   The trucks expand the mining contractor’s 240-tonne fleet range to deliver clients productivity and efficiency gains by allowing faster cycle times and higher load capacity. The T 264s have been deployed to…

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Liebherr, Hexagon form global alliance for next-gen automation

OEM Liebherr and the mining division of Hexagon announced at MINExpo the morning of September 14 that they have formed a global framework deal that will advance the respective companies’ goals for the next generation of mining automation. Andrew Crose, vice president of autonomous for Hexagon Mining, noted that the two share visions of what the autonomous future will look…

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