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"Mining giant Rio Tinto says it will partner with China’s State Power
Investment Corporation (SPIC) to demonstrate battery swap electric haul truck
technology at the giant Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia.
The two-year project will demonstrate a total of eight 91-tonne mining haul
trucks, equiped with 13.8 MWh batteries, and a robotic battery swap and
charging station.
Each battery is expected to be able to last up to 8 hours, though this depends
on the work being performed, while the actual battery swap process takes around
7 minutes.
The Oyu Tolgoi copper mine, one of the larges copper and gold deposits in the
world, was discovered in 2001 and is jointly owned by the government of
Mongolia, which has 34% ownership, and Rio Tinto, which owns 66%.
The first of the trucks is expected to arrive at the mine sometime this year,
with the remaining seven, along with the necessary battery swap and charging
infrastructure, to be in operation by the middle of next year."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
