# Ivanhoe Mines commissions battery-electric fleet at Platreef mine

Ivanhoe Mines started commissioning an underground battery-electric mining fleet from Epiroc at its Platreef project in South Africa, including ST14 Scooptrams and other equipment, as part of Phase 1 development with first production expected in Q3 2024.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2022-05-09
- Where: Platreef, South Africa, South Africa
- Starts operating: Q4 2024
- Status: under construction
- Products: battery-electric mining equipment, palladium, rhodium, nickel, platinum, copper, gold
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Ivanhoe Mines](https://endata.com/companies/32505.md)
- [Ivanplats](https://endata.com/companies/56453.md)
- [Epiroc](https://endata.com/companies/12991.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [im-mining.com](https://im-mining.com/2022/05/09/ivanhoe-starts-commissioning-platreef-underground-electric-fleet-with-epiroc-st14-battery-loader/), 2022-05-09: "Ivanhoe Mines Executive Co-Chair Robert Friedland and President, Marna Cloete, announced at the African Mining Indaba Conference the completion of the Shaft 1 production changeover at the company’s tier-one Platreef palladium, rhodium, nickel, platinum, copper and gold project in South Africa."

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