Capital Equipment News March 2015

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CAPITAL EQUIPMENT NEWS MARCH 2015 13
For more than three years now a Lieb-
herr crawler crane, type LR 1300, has
been working in the largest copper and
gold mine in Mongolia and has satisfied with
its outstanding performance. The customer
particularly appreciates the crane’s flexible
application possibilities and excellent lifting
capacities.
The Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine, which
was discovered in 2001, is the largest of its
kind in Mongolia. It is situated in the south,
in the Gobi desert, near the Chinese border.
Construction work is being carried out in the
mine since 2010.
The LR 1300 owned by Ivanhoe Mines Mon-
golia Inc. has been working in Oyu Tolgoi for
more than three years. In the beginning the
crawler crane mainly assembled mining ex-
cavators and mining trucks. Currently the cus-
tomer is using the 300-tonne crane primarily
for lifting work requiring a crane with high
lifting capacities. Among the numerous advan-
tages of the LR 1300 is its flexibility due to the
large number of possible boom configurations.
Thus, the crawler crane which was initially de-
livered with a 71 m boom has, in the mean-
time, worked with various boom lengths.
Furthermore, the customer is impressed with
the crane’s excellent lifting capacities. Espe-
cially when handling heavy loads the crane
outperforms similar competitors’ machines.
One of the crane’s major advantages is the
possibility to travel with the load on the hook
even in rough terrain which, for example,
would not be possible with a mobile crane.
Oyu Tolgoi is the largest investment proj-
ect in the history of Mongolia. From today’s
perspective an investment of over 7 billion
dollars can be expected. After its completion
the mine will provide approx. 30% of the
gross domestic product of the Central Asian
country. b
LR 1300 WORKING
IN LARGEST COPPER
and gold mine in Mongolia
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