The agreement will see 12 Hitachi EH4000 AC-3 dump trucks and two Hitachi EX5600E hydraulic excavators delivered this year to the Kacharsky open pit iron-ore mine, part of ERG’s Sokolov-Sarybai Mining Production Association. This stands as one of the most significant acquisitions of specialised mining equipment in Kazakhstan’s history. The new equipment boasting 220-tonnes lifting capacity will be used for overburden operations and the transportation of iron ore, and is part of a large-scale reconstruction of the entire Kacharsky site aimed at a considerable increase in iron ore production volumes at SSGPO.

The delivery of the specialised equipment will offer remarkable increases in load capacity and provide further advantages when working on a large scale.

In addition to delivering specialised equipment, Eurasian Machinery will perform a wide range of maintenance works, including the construction of service infrastructure and the supply of necessary spare parts over the next ten years. They will also offer specialised simulator training to ERG’s drivers.

As part of the agreement, which will be is carried out according to the MARC (Maintenance and repair contract) principles, ERG will purchase up to 50 units of specialised mining equipment.