Chinese machinery manufacturers XCMG and Brazil’s Sany have agreed to supply Brazilian mining groups Vale and National Steel Company (CSN) with a range of new equipment.
XCMG Brasil, part of China’s Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group (XCMG), will supply Vale under a new agreement for development and cooperation for the manufacture of mining machinery, product development aimed at decarburisation, electric lines of machinery and development of autonomous products.
XCMG said it is committed to serving global customers by providing mining solutions, a sustainable product line and zero carbon emissions.
The deal included two electric battery-powered mining haul trucks of 72 tonne capacity with zero emissions, which are set to arrive early this month and will operate in Vale’s Minas Gerais state iron ore operations.
In first-quarter results released on 4 May, fellow Brazilian iron ore mining major CSN Mineração stated it signed an agreement with Sany to become the first mining company in Brazil to use 100 per cent electric trucks in its fleet.
Two 60 tonne trucks that transport mining tailings are already into operation.
While the use of wide-body mining trucks has been increasing in Brazil in recent years, these developments show that it is now extending to battery electric versions.
The pilot testing of these smaller class battery electric trucks will serve as valuable experience in Brazilian mining for later introduction of larger class rigid battery electric mining trucks, CLBrief reported.
