Modern Mining July 2015

OFF-HIGHWAY TRUCKS AND EXCAVATORS

caters for mining’s super-pits

980 tonnes, an engine output of 3 360 kW and a payload of 94 tonnes. The 6090 FS is said to be the only shovel capable of four-pass loading of 360-tonne haulers such as the Cat 797F. Only one has thus far been supplied in Southern Africa – to Vale for its Moatize coal mine in Mozambique. Several smaller 6060 FS models (with a 61-tonne capacity) have also been sold

conditions. The fact that they are available in both Face Shovel (excluding the 6090, which is FS only) and Back Hoe configuration, as well as electric or diesel drive, adds to their ability to work in a variety of mining applications. The biggest model in the range is the 6090 FS, which is the world’s largest hydraulic min- ing face shovel, with an operating weight of

A Cat 7495 electric rope shovel pictured at the new Sentinel copper mine in north-west Zambia (photo: First QuantumMinerals).

A Cat 6090 FS shovel loads a Cat 797F ultra-truck at the Moatize coal mine in Mozambique.

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