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Sandvik is introducing a higher-capacity battery for its BEV loaders and trucks that delivers 36 percent more energy in the same envelope. Featuring the same less volatile lithium iron phosphate (LFP) chemistry ideal for underground mining, the new battery is a leap forward in safety, reliability and performance.

To strengthen its position as underground mining’s leading battery-electric innovator, Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is further expanding its battery center of excellence in Camarillo, California.

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is expanding its technology portfolio by developing a diesel-electric range of underground loaders and trucks to complement its leading BEV offering.

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is introducing the new Sandvik RR340 single seal roller bearing rotary drill bit. With it, customers can achieve 45 percent longer service life compared to standard air bearing bits, as well as lower total drilling costs.

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is introducing AutoMine^® Flexible Safety Zone, a new feature for its AutoMine^® underground system for autonomous mining operations. The new capability is designed to improve productivity and increase flexibility by enabling alternating safety zone states between autonomous and manual operation.

Sandvik has upgraded its Sandvik MT721 and Sandvik MT521 tunneling roadheaders with several new features, designed to further boost excavation performance and customer profitability.

Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, has chosen Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions to supply its leading AutoMine^® Fleet automation solution and 13 autonomous loaders for the Recursos Norte operations at El Teniente mine in Chile. The contract will run from 2023 through 2027, supporting Codelco's goal of operating the world's most automated and digitalized mine.

Canadian miner Torex Gold Resources has selected Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions to supply a hybrid 35-unit fleet for its Media Luna project in Mexico, including 15 battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) for production mining and 20 pieces of conventional equipment primarily for development.

Following a successful implementation at its Loulo-Gounkoto underground complex in Mali, West Africa, mining giant Barrick Gold Corporation is adopting Sandvik’s Remote Monitoring Service (RMS) for its entire global underground fleet of more than 200 connected Sandvik trucks, loaders and drills.