# Komatsu PC8000-11 electric excavator delivered to Copper Mountain Mine

SMS Equipment delivered a Komatsu PC8000-11 electric excavator to Hudbay Minerals' Copper Mountain Mine in Princeton, B.C. The excavator is the largest surface mining excavator on the market and operates solely on electricity.

- Type: Product launch
- Announced: 2023-12-20
- Where: Princeton, B.C., Canada
- Status: completed
- Products: PC8000-11 electric excavator
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Komatsu](https://endata.com/companies/15845.md) (partner)
- [SMS Equipment](https://endata.com/companies/26363.md) (supplier)
- [Hudbay Minerals](https://endata.com/companies/37990.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [heavyequipmentguide.ca](https://www.heavyequipmentguide.ca/article/41212/sms-equipment-delivers-massive-komatsu-electric-excavator-to-bc-copper-mine), 2023-12-20: "A celebration at Copper Mountain Mine in Princeton, B.C. recently marked the arrival of a massive new excavator that will join the mine's electric fleet."

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