Sandvik reported Boliden’s Garpenberg zinc operation in Sweden will trial the LH518B for a year. The mine will be the first in Europe to trial the battery-powered loader.
The trial will start in late 2022.
Deploying the loader requires no major changes to infrastructure, the supplier said. AutoSwap and AutoConnect features aid in changing a battery in less than six minutes. The swap is performed by the loader, controlled by the operator in the cabin, and requires no crane or forklift.