# Rio Tinto orders Hitachi EX3600-7 ultra-large excavators for Australian mine

Rio Tinto ordered Hitachi EX3600-7 ultra-large hydraulic backhoe excavators, with an operating weight of 360 tons, for an undisclosed Australian mine site.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2024-05-03
- Where: Australia (undisclosed site), Australia
- Status: announced
- Products: EX3600-7 ultra-large hydraulic backhoe excavator
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Rio Tinto](https://endata.com/companies/4215.md) (customer)
- [Hitachi Construction Machinery](https://endata.com/companies/15738.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [amsj.com.au](https://www.amsj.com.au/global-mineral-producer-orders-ultra-large-heavy-vehicles/), 2024-05-03: "Rio Tinto recently approved running some of the largest excavators available in an undisclosed Australian site."

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