Hunter Valley Operations deploys Hitachi excavators to boost coal output to 21M tons/year

Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) is using a new fleet of 11 Hitachi excavators (six EX5600-7 and five EX3600) to increase annual raw coal production from 17 million tons to 21 million tons, replacing dragline excavators.

“Hitachi machines have always been great for us, and with this new fleet we get not only the historic reliability, but an upside in productivity because they have slightly bigger buckets and a bit more power and capacity enabling the trucks to be loaded faster.”miningmonthly.com

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• miningmonthly.comHitachi machinery will support coal production at the mine site to reach 21-million tons a yearskids bradshawMar 5, 2024

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